PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eero Niinimaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Niinimaa

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Niinimaa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Jab from Niinimaa.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niinimaa lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Niinimaa sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Niinimaa with a jab.
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!
Johnson walks into a jab.
Niinimaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Niinimaa steps in with a hook that catches Johnson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Niinimaa follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Johnson looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eero Niinimaa!