PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeniy Sharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingmar Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sharma
vs
Johansson

190 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

189 cm
19
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evgeniy Sharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ingmar Johansson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johansson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sharma has double underhooks.
Johansson prevents Sharma from breaking the clinch.

Johansson breaks the clinch.
Johansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sharma throws a leg kick
and Johansson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sharma is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sharma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sharma thows a leg kick but Johansson checks it
and Johansson counters with a nice body kick.
Sharma lands a jab to the nose.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johansson tries to clinch but Sharma is having none of it.
A low kick from Sharma is predictable there
and Johansson counters with a left to the body.
Sharma throws a combination that misses
and Johansson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sharma is breathing heavily.
Johansson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sharma counters with a straight right hand.

Johansson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sharma, pushing him back against the cage.
Johansson tries to pull guard but Sharma holds him up against the cage and eventually Johansson drops back down to his feet.

Johansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharma misses with a combination
and Johansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johansson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sharma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johansson counters with a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Sharma.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johansson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sharma's knee momentarily.
Johansson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Evgeniy Sharma has been cut.
Sharma keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson moves to clinch but Sharma breaks away
and Sharma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sharma keeps the fight on the outside.
Sharma throws a combination that misses
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johansson lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharma misses with a right hand
and Johansson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johansson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johansson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Johansson clinches.
Johansson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sharma prevents it.

Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johansson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sharma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sharma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johansson counters with a left right combination that sends Sharma crashing to the mat - Johansson wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Sharma out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ingmar Johansson!