PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Johnson (ranked 5658 p4p, 4480 weight class) and Daker Soul (ranked 233 p4p, 207 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Johnson
vs
Soul

194 cm
26
280
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damien Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daker Soul!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soul throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Soul throws a lazy head kick

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson is in close to Soul's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Soul is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson cracks Soul with a solid left hand.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Soul some visible discomfort.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson scoring with punches and elbows.
Johnson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Soul taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Soul down.
Johnson wants to control but Soul is keeping him busy.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soul is looking for a sweep.
Soul is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson looks up at the clock and then as Soul takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Johnson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Soul really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soul takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soul taking a bit of punishment here - Johnson scoring with strikes.
Soul taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.

Soul is rocked!
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Soul is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soul can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson lands a strong strike to the head of Soul. That's dazed him! Johnson looking to finish here. Soul is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Johnson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Johnson!
Damien Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.