PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Mataitai (ranked 651 p4p, 236 weight class) and Haruki Johnson (ranked 97 p4p, 38 weight class). Haruki Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mataitai
vs
Johnson

195 cm
34
215
26 - 12 - 1

190 cm
26
211
12 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haruki Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mataitai.
Mataitai looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Mataitai with a nice cross.

It looks like Haruki Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mataitai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Mataitai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mataitai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
A short uppercut from Mataitai.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mataitai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mataitai lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
Mataitai struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mataitai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mataitai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Mataitai controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Mataitai blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mataitai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mataitai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mataitai lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mataitai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Mataitai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mataitai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson pushes Mataitai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mataitai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mataitai throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Mataitai.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Mataitai.
Mataitai lands a body shot.
Johnson looks winded!
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!
Mataitai can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Mataitai.
Mataitai pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai scores with a shoulder strike.
Mataitai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Mataitai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Haruki Johnson's cut even more.
Mataitai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mataitai.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mataitai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Mataitai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mataitai.
Mataitai works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Mataitai.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mataitai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Mataitai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mataitai throws a head punch that misses.
Mataitai working aggressively here.
Mataitai lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Mataitai.

The cut above Haruki Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mataitai throws a head punch that misses.
Mataitai struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mataitai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Mataitai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mataitai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson trying to stall but Mataitai improves his position.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Mataitai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mataitai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Mataitai.
Johnson tries to work over Mataitai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Mataitai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Mataitai controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mataitai.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mataitai throws an elbow but misses.
Mataitai controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Mataitai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mataitai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Mataitai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Mataitai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haruki Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johnson connects with a leg kick.
Mataitai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Mataitai slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Mataitai thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mataitai throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Mataitai checks the leg kick.

Oooooh!!! Johnson has knocked Mataitai down with a huge combo! Johnson steps away and waves a wobbly Mataitai back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Mataitai is rocked!

It looks like Willy Mataitai has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mataitai leaves his chin hanging out and Johnson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Mataitai crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haruki Johnson!
Haruki Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Willy Mataitai had this to say: 'Back to the gym.'.