PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vegas Pop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Johnson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Johnson
vs
Pop

170 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
27
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vegas Pop!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson darts in trying to clinch
and Pop counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pop scores with a three punch combo!
Johnson blocks a head kick by Pop.
Vegas Pop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pop cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Pop lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick from Pop lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Pop scores with a leg kick.
Pop lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pop goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pop tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pop lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pop pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnson back to the cage. Pop follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Johnson is rocked!
Pop lands a big head kick that sends Johnson to the canvas! Pop follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vegas Pop!