PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karim Johnson (ranked 4 p4p, 168 weight class) and Yago Nascimento (ranked 1 p4p, 7 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Don't say nuthin'. Nascimento is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aggressive War Epic Music Collection!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Johnson
vs
Nascimento

195 cm
30
270
27 - 6 - 0

195 cm
31
278
21 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

HELLBENT
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yago Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nascimento misses with a looping right.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nascimento.
A little jabbing left from Nascimento on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nascimento thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Jab by Johnson.
Nascimento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Yago Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Johnson.

It looks like Yago Nascimento has been cut.
Nascimento displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nascimento takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nascimento checks a low kick from Johnson.
Nascimento scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nascimento lands with a good body shot.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Nascimento to counter with a crisp jab.
Nascimento throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nascimento goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nascimento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nascimento fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nascimento misses with a body shot.
Johnson defending well as Nascimento loads up on a big left hand.
Nascimento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Nascimento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nascimento throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nascimento throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nascimento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Nascimento.
Johnson tried to counter with a leg kick but Nascimento avoided it.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Johnson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nascimento throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nascimento lands with a shot to the body.
Nascimento blocks a leg kick.
Nascimento doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nascimento takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nascimento checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nascimento doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nascimento throws a lazy head kick
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nascimento throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nascimento misses with a body shot.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Nascimento sees coming a mile off.
Nascimento keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nascimento was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Nascimento lands a nice looking body shot.
Nascimento throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nascimento lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yago Nascimento will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yago Nascimento's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nascimento is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson with a hook.
Nascimento misses with a wild body shot.
Nascimento ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Nascimento works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nascimento throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Nascimento's knee but Nascimento avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Yago Nascimento seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nascimento throws a body shot but no joy.
Nascimento throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Nascimento only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Nascimento.
Nascimento misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Nascimento is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nascimento lands a right hook to the body.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Nascimento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nascimento throws a right hand that misses
and Nascimento takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nascimento throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nascimento lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
A head kick by Nascimento misses
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Nascimento is breathing heavily.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nascimento looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Johnson drives through and clinches with Nascimento against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento misses with some punches.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nascimento uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nascimento blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nascimento lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson tries to work over Nascimento's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Nascimento's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Nascimento controls the action.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Nascimento controls the action.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Nascimento avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nascimento.
Nascimento throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nascimento.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tries to work over Nascimento's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Nascimento's head.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Nascimento as the two fighters clinch.
Nascimento works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nascimento avoids it.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nascimento tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Nascimento.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Nascimento.
Johnson digs a right hand into Nascimento's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nascimento's gas tank.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yago Nascimento's cut.
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.

Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson jabs Nascimento to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Nascimento drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Johnson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Nascimento's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson retains his super heavyweight title!
Karim Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.