PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al an (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Johnson
vs
an

176 cm
30
195 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

185 cm
26
195 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al an!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
an takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
an ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
an throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a straight right. an didn't see that one coming.
an misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but an checks it.
Good exchange - an coming out on top.
an gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

an shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
an scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but an pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. an lands a nice short elbow.

Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but an pulls his head out easily.
an has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
an is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
an is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
an scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
an tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
an lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
an working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
an working Johnson over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
an scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. an is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with an in his half guard.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with an in his half guard.

Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
an looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
an lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with an in his half guard.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
an postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells an's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
an lands a couple of elbows.
an distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
an is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Johnson is rocked!
an cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
an loads up on a big left hand. Johnson felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - an looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Johnson can't hide his disappointment, as an celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al an!
Al an was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.