PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Geist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viktor Geist could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Manuel Johnson's chin.

Geist
vs
Johnson

180 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Geist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manuel Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Geist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Geist circles away.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Geist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Geist circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Geist circles away.
Geist swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Geist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson is looking to clinch.

Geist changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Geist is controlling well.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Geist.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Geist throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Geist scores a takedown into full mount!
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Geist connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Manuel Johnson has been cut.
BOOM! Geist connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That has opened up Manuel Johnson's cut even more.
A nice elbow there by Geist.

Manuel Johnson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Manuel Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Viktor Geist!