PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Chad Yonic (ranked 4081 p4p, 2265 weight class) and Jeff Johnson (ranked 550 p4p, 332 weight class). Johnson has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Jeff Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yonic
vs
Johnson

168 cm
30
167
13 - 10 - 0

183 cm
30
190
14 - 11 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson looks winded!

Yonic rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yonic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yonic.
Yonic lands an uppercut.
Yonic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yonic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Yonic gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yonic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Yonic.
Yonic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yonic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Yonic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yonic lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Yonic as the two fighters clinch.
Yonic lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a body punch.
Yonic misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to circle away but Yonic has him pinned against the ropes.
Yonic is stalling here.
Yonic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yonic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Yonic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yonic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yonic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Yonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yonic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Yonic rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.
Yonic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Yonic.
Yonic pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yonic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yonic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yonic.
Yonic pushes Johnson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yonic is working Johnson over against the ropes.
Yonic scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Yonic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yonic digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yonic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yonic presses Johnson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yonic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Yonic.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Johnson is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yonic.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Yonic finish him?
Yonic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic lands an uppercut.
Yonic lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Yonic - that landed with a thud.
Yonic lands a nice uppercut.
Yonic creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Johnson crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Johnson face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Yonic takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Chad Yonic!
A pretty intense looking Chad Yonic took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.