PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teiji Uno (ranked 2469 p4p, 311 weight class) and Mike Johnson (ranked 7759 p4p, 621 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Uno
vs
Johnson

187 cm
20
209 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Kore Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Teiji Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uno throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
Uno seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Uno explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnson misses with a body kick.

Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Uno is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Uno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson looks winded!
Uno works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Uno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Uno working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Uno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Uno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Mike Johnson has been cut.
Uno creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Uno throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Uno missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Uno obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Uno.
Uno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Uno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Uno lands a nice knee to the body.
Uno looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Uno landing knees to the body.
Uno scores with a knee to the head.
Uno presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Uno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Uno.
Uno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uno lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Uno.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno missing with knees to the body.
Uno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Uno misses with a body punch.
Uno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson has Uno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Uno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uno lands a knee to the head.
Uno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Uno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Uno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uno lands a damaging elbow.
Uno lands a knee to the head.
Uno lands with a short shot to the head.
Uno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uno landing knees to the body.
Uno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Uno.
Nice elbow from Uno.
Johnson wants to break free but Uno has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uno.
Uno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Uno scores a nice knee to the body.
Uno landing knees to the head.
Uno crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Uno scores with a knee to the head.
Uno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uno lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Uno landing knees to the body.
Uno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Uno misses with an elbow over the top.
Uno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Uno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Knees to the body from Uno.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Uno.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Uno obliges.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A left hand lands to the body for Uno.
Uno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Uno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teiji Uno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Uno. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Mike Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uno scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Uno finish him?
Uno connects with the punch.
Johnson shoots in but Uno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Uno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.

Uno gets a clinch.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Uno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Uno lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Uno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Uno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Uno landing knees to the head.
Teiji Uno has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Uno.
Uno dips a shoulder and cracks Johnson with a mighty uppercut! Johnson falls back against the cage and Uno unloads with a barrage of strikes! Johnson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Uno screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teiji Uno!
After the big win, Teiji Uno made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kore Fight Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.