PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frulegur Wiskeber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wiskeber's choice of entrance music: Michel Cleis - Hey Lady Luck (Official Music Video) . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Johnson
vs
Wiskeber

175 cm
27
147 lbs
11 - 10 - 1

173 cm
24
150 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frulegur Wiskeber!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wiskeber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiskeber moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.

Johnson gets tackled into the ropes by Wiskeber. Wiskeber maintains the clinch.
Wiskeber trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wiskeber into the ropes.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson pushes Wiskeber back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiskeber tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Wiskeber throws knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Wiskeber shrugs off.
Wiskeber looking to slow down the pace here.
Wiskeber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Wiskeber avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Wiskeber tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Frulegur Wiskeber has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Wiskeber shrugs off.
Wiskeber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Wiskeber has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiskeber avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Wiskeber avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson keeps control of Wiskeber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Wiskeber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiskeber is looking to clinch.
Wiskeber tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Wiskeber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Frulegur Wiskeber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Johnson clinches up against the ropes.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Wiskeber in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiskeber's defenses.
Wiskeber tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Wiskeber back against the ropes.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Wiskeber shrugs off.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Wiskeber shrugs off.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Wiskeber takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiskeber's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Wiskeber avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Wiskeber missing with knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frulegur Wiskeber's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wiskeber wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Wiskeber shrugs it off.

Wiskeber is rocked!
Wiskeber moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Wiskeber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wiskeber sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wiskeber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wiskeber lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiskeber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Wiskeber shrugs it off.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiskeber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wiskeber wants to clinch.

Wiskeber closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Wiskeber looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Wiskeber.
Wiskeber tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Wiskeber blocks an elbow strike.
Wiskeber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wiskeber has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Wiskeber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Wiskeber in his tracks for a moment.
Wiskeber managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wiskeber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiskeber tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the ropes.
Wiskeber is trying to stall.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Wiskeber 's eye.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Wiskeber looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frulegur Wiskeber's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wiskeber tries to clinch up.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Wiskeber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A left and a right from Wiskeber both land. Nice combination.
Wiskeber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Wiskeber 's knee.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Wiskeber checks it.
Wiskeber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wiskeber throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Wiskeber goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson scores with a head kick. Wiskeber tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiskeber tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wiskeber takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Wiskeber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Wiskeber looking to stall.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiskeber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wiskeber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Frulegur Wiskeber's cut even more.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiskeber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wiskeber taking a breather.
Wiskeber is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiskeber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiskeber tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiskeber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wiskeber throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiskeber tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson landing knees to the body.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Wiskeber.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiskeber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the ropes.
Wiskeber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiskeber tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Johnson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Frulegur Wiskeber's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wiskeber tries to clinch

and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Wiskeber in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wiskeber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Wiskeber blocks with his arms.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiskeber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiskeber tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Wiskeber is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?

The cut above Frulegur Wiskeber's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiskeber trying to land knees to the body.
Wiskeber seems to have recovered his senses.
Wiskeber is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Wiskeber tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Wiskeber is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wiskeber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.

Frulegur Wiskeber's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiskeber's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Wiskeber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiskeber wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Wiskeber won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson smacks Wiskeber right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Wiskeber goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'