PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Vand de Housen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns comes to the cage accompanied by Cocaine Blues. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vand de Housen's choice of entrance music: LIL WAYNE- DROP THE WORLD. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johns
vs
Vand de Housen

165 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

175 cm
24
154 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Patrick Vand de Housen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vand de Housen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Patrick Vand de Housen has been cut.
Vand de Housen throws a low kick, looking for Johns's leg but Johns calmly moves out of range.
Johns throws a series of punches but Vand de Housen moves out of range.
Johns throws a shot from downtown. Vand de Housen moves away and avoids it.
Vand de Housen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johns throws a hook to the side of Vand de Housen's head but Vand de Housen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vand de Housen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vand de Housen tries to avoid it but Johns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vand de Housen to the ground. Vand de Housen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vand de Housen checks a low kick from Johns.
Johns misses with a looping left.
Vand de Housen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johns misses with a looping right.
Johns moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vand de Housen misses the target.
Nice takedown defense from Vand de Housen. No joy for Johns on that attempt.
Johns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johns tries to bum rush Vand de Housen with a series of wild strikes but Vand de Housen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vand de Housen. That did some damage!
Patrick Vand de Housen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vand de Housen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vand de Housen throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vand de Housen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johns misses with a head kick.
Vand de Housen misses with a leg kick.
Vand de Housen throws a head kick that misses.
Johns misses with the combination.
Vand de Housen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johns throws an overhand right that lands on Vand de Housen's shoulder, as Vand de Housen tries to avoid the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vand de Housen checks a leg kick.
Vand de Housen moves away from the strike by Johns.
Johns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vand de Housen throws a jab but it's blocked by Johns.
Vand de Housen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vand de Housen moves out of range of the body kick.
Vand de Housen misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johns.
Johns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vand de Housen slips a jab from Johns.
Vand de Housen scoring well with a low kick there.
Vand de Housen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vand de Housen ducks right into an uppercut from Johns.
Johns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vand de Housen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johns is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vand de Housen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johns is able to avoid easily.
Vand de Housen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Johns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johns throws a series of punches but Vand de Housen avoids them all with ease.
A leg kick checked by Johns.
Vand de Housen throws a combination that misses
and Johns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johns dodges the punch combination from Vand de Housen.
Vand de Housen looks to land a combination but Johns avoids it well.
Johns throws a good cross that connects.
Johns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vand de Housen's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vand de Housen ducks under a wild hook from Johns.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johns.
Vand de Housen looks for a takedown but Johns sprawls well.
Vand de Housen tries to clinch
and Johns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vand de Housen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johns.
Johns lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Johns.
Johns keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johns goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johns.
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!
Johns lands with a right hand.
Vand de Housen walks into a jab.
Vand de Housen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vand de Housen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Johns counters with a stiff right hand.
Johns dips to his left and cracks Vand de Housen with an uppercut!

Vand de Housen is rocked!
Johns scores with the left hand. Vand de Housen knows he should have avoided that one.
Vand de Housen is still on wobbly legs! Can Johns finish him?
Johns is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johns circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Vand de Housen to the canvas! Vand de Housen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Johns keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Johns!