PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kram Zetroc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Zetroc
vs
Johnson

183 cm
22
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

185 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kram Zetroc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a head kick but Zetroc moves out of range.
Zetroc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zetroc goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zetroc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zetroc throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.

Zetroc drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zetroc.
Zetroc tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Zetroc.

Zetroc manages to break the clinch.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zetroc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zetroc crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Zetroc gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Zetroc manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zetroc takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Zetroc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zetroc throws out the jab.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Zetroc.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zetroc counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson keeps Zetroc at a distance using the push kick.
Zetroc takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zetroc is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Crunch! Johnson slams his shin into Zetroc's torso.
Johnson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Zetroc stumbling backwards into the cage! Zetroc bounces back off the cage towards Johnson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Johnson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Johnson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Melvin Johnson!