PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Valenzuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilherme Valenzuela acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Johnson
vs
Valenzuela

208 cm
28
275 lbs
9 - 16 - 0

184 cm
25
228 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guilherme Valenzuela!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valenzuela throws a nice head kick!
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Valenzuela counters with a left to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valenzuela but Valenzuela pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Valenzuela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Valenzuela to work.
Valenzuela unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valenzuela dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Valenzuela lands a knee to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Valenzuela won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valenzuela.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Valenzuela turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valenzuela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Dave Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Valenzuela is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valenzuela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Dave Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Valenzuela obliges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valenzuela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Dave Johnson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Guilherme Valenzuela.
Valenzuela wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valenzuela catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Guilherme Valenzuela!
Guilherme Valenzuela decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.