PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joni Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Poppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poppins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama Said Knock You Out. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Johnsson
vs
Poppins

185 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

193 cm
26
218 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Q158 -$40 bucks
Q158 -$40 bucks

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joni Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Harry Poppins!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poppins is looking to clinch.
Poppins looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
Johnsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poppins.
Poppins throws a big shot that misses.
Harry Poppins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poppins loads up on a big right hand but Johnsson slips the punch.
Poppins moves in looking to clinch but Johnsson pushes him off.
Poppins fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Johnsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Poppins misses.
Poppins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poppins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Johnsson.
Poppins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poppins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poppins misses with a body shot.
Johnsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Poppins throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Johnsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poppins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poppins misses with the head strike.
Poppins misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Johnsson.

It looks like Harry Poppins has been cut.
Poppins looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poppins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnsson lands an uppercut.
Johnsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnsson scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Johnsson.
Johnsson presses Poppins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Johnsson.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnsson is leaning against Poppins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Johnsson - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Johnsson.
Johnsson pushes Poppins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Johnsson.
Johnsson lands a shot to the body.

Johnsson manages to break the clinch.
Johnsson lands a high kick!
Johnsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Poppins.
Poppins ducks right into an uppercut from Johnsson.

Poppins is rocked!
Johnsson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Poppins is looking to close the distance but Johnsson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Poppins crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Poppins is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Joni Johnsson!