PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zakk Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Mouth for war. Zakk Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Johnson
vs
Malik

215 cm
22
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

203 cm
19
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zakk Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Malik!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson cracks Malik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Joe Malik has been cut.
Malik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Malik sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Malik moves into the clinch.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Malik prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Malik lands an elbow inside.
Malik content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Malik closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Johnson kicks Malik off and gets back to his feet.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
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!
Horrible takedown by Malik or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson tries to clinch but Malik moves away

and Malik counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.

Malik decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Johnson, up you get!
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Malik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Malik counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zakk Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Malik breaks from the clinch.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Malik shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Malik hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zakk Johnson!