PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeorge Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry's entrance music is The Beast . A fine choice. Jeorge Johanson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Berry
vs
Johanson

187 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeorge Johanson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry misses with the combination.
Berry tries to clinch up.
Berry lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Berry.
Berry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johanson takes a swing at Berry's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry is looking to clinch.
Berry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berry misses with a double jab
and Johanson counters with a straight right hand.
Berry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Berry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berry.
Berry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johanson counters with a straight right hand.
Johanson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johanson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Berry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry looks to throw a body kick
and Johanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berry.
Berry misses with a looping right.
Berry throws a combination that misses
and Berry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berry misses with a double jab
and Johanson counters with a nice body shot.
Johanson lands a nice shot that snaps Berry's head back.
Eric Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Berry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Berry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Berry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johanson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Berry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johanson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berry misses with an uppercut.
Berry closes the distance but Johanson moves to the side
and Johanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeorge Johanson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Berry misses with a combination
and Johanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Berry misses with a double jab
and Johanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berry falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Johanson counter with a right hand.
Johanson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Eric Berry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanson throws a shot to the body.
Berry closes the distance but Johanson moves to the side
and Johanson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Berry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johanson.
The fighters circling - Johanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berry takes one to the chin there.
Berry misses with a combination
and Berry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Johanson.
Berry slips a jab from Johanson.
Berry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berry.
Berry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johanson misses with a hook. Berry ducked under it nicely.
Berry misses with a combination
and Johanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Berry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johanson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johanson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berry clinches but Johanson breaks the clinch
and Johanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jeorge Johanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berry moves away from the strike by Johanson.
Berry misses with a combination
enabling Johanson to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeorge Johanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Johanson throws out a powerful jab.
Berry tries to clinch but Johanson moves out of range.
Berry lands a with a good body shot.
Johanson misses the body punch
and Berry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johanson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johanson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berry moves away.
Berry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Berry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johanson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Berry thinking.
Johanson misses with a looping left.
Berry throws a combination that misses
and Johanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johanson scores with a nice right hand.
Jeorge Johanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanson lands with a right hand.
Johanson cracks Berry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Berry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johanson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johanson keeps the fight on the outside.
Berry misses with a double jab
and Johanson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Johanson finds it's way through Berry's defenses.
Johanson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johanson counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berry closes the distance but Johanson moves to the side
and Johanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Berry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johanson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eric Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Berry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeorge Johanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johanson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeorge Johanson!