PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Wheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Wheldon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wheldon
vs
Johnson

187 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Wheldon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheldon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Wheldon closes the distance and clinches.
Wheldon misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Wheldon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wheldon.
Wheldon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wheldon lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wheldon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wheldon misses with an elbow strike.
Wheldon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheldon pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wheldon.

Johnson is rocked!
Wheldon throws a big uppercut that drops Johnson! More strikes from Wheldon and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johnson lies dazed against the cage as Wheldon celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Wheldon!