PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Bunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cocaine Blues. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bunch
vs
Johns

164 cm
29
141 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

165 cm
32
133 lbs
17 - 15 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morgan Bunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johns.
Bunch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johns manages to avoid it.
Bunch avoids the body shot from Johns.
Johns scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Tim Johns has been cut.
Bunch throws a jab but it's blocked by Johns.
Johns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johns throws a right hand that Bunch ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunch also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Johns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Johns closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bunch flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johns slips a nice elbow through Bunch's hands, connecting with Bunch's forehead.

Johns looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bunch wants to stand back up but Johns manages to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns is chipping away with strikes.

Johns has an Americana. Bunch didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Johns is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Johns hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tim Johns!