PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choke Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The Longest Day by Iron Maiden. Liddell has chosen Intro - DMX as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Choke Liddell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Johnson
vs
Liddell

185 cm
21
217 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

189 cm
28
220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Choke Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson cracks Liddell with a good jab.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson moves to clinch but Liddell breaks away
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell misses with a body shot.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson keeps control of Liddell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liddell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Liddell prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Liddells head.
Liddell digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
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!
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liddell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liddell looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Liddell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Johnson digs a right hand into Liddell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liddell's gas tank.
Johnson stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson tries a body shot but Liddell blocks it.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.
Johnson cracks Liddell with a nice body shot.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson is leaning against Liddell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson is leaning against Liddell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson is pushing Liddell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Liddell gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell fails to pull guard.
Liddell can't break the clinch.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.

Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Johnson.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.

Liddell is rocked!
Johnson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Liddell's defenses. It connects perfectly with Liddell's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Calvin Johnson!
Calvin Johnson retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Calvin Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.