PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between leo van kik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson has chosen New Noise by Refused as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

van kik
vs
Johansson

180 cm
25
191 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
201 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, leo van kik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Johansson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van kik throws a series of punches but Johansson avoids them all with ease.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by van kik.
van kik slips under a jab from Johansson.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
van kik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansson. That did some damage!
van kik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
van kik is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by van kik.
van kik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
van kik throws a quick inside leg kick.
van kik thuds his shin into the meat of Johansson's side.
Johansson looks gassed!
van kik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van kik tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van kik connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

van kik pushes Johansson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from van kik.
van kik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
van kik leaning his opponent against the cage.
van kik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
van kik lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Johansson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as van kik takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
van kik stalling in the clinch.
van kik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
van kik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johansson misses with an elbow strike.
van kik lands a body shot.
Johansson blocks the elbow strike.
Johansson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls for van kik to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van kik lands an elbow that stopped Johansson in his tracks for a moment.
van kik has Johansson pressed against the cage, preventing Johansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
van kik lands an elbow inside.
van kik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
van kik missing with knees to the body.
van kik scores with a knee to the head.
van kik lands a damaging elbow.
van kik looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
van kik lands an elbow inside.
van kik digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
van kik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
van kik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
van kik lands a damaging elbow.

Johansson is rocked!
van kik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johansson's defenses.
Johansson is still on wobbly legs! Can van kik finish him?
van kik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johansson's face.
van kik lands an elbow inside.
van kik throws a big uppercut that drops Johansson! More strikes from van kik and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johansson lies dazed against the cage as van kik celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). leo van kik!