PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smokey Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon Ignarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnston comes to the cage accompanied by Bone Thugs N Harmony - 1st Of Tha Month . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnston
vs
Ignarus

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 The Island, Smokey Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simeon Ignarus!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignarus tries to clinch but Johnston is having none of it.

Ignarus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ignarus manages to break the clinch.
Ignarus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ignarus tries to clinch but Johnston moves away
and Johnston counters with a nice uppercut.
Ignarus tries to clinch

and Johnston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnston wants to get back to his feet.
Johnston trying to mount his opponent but Ignarus defends it.

Ignarus is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnston.
It looks like Johnston is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignarus pushes Johnston off looking to stand but Johnston dives back in and keeps control.
Ignarus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Johnston stands up and beckons Ignarus to join him on the feet.
Ignarus tries to clinch

and Johnston counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Ignarus!

Ignarus is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnston trying to control from half guard but Ignarus is working away.
Ignarus is still in real trouble! Can Johnston finish him?

Johnston decides to stand up.
Ignarus moves to clinch but Johnston breaks away
and Ignarus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simeon Ignarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignarus wants to clinch
and Johnston counters with a right hand to the body.
Ignarus looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston fails with a takedown attempt.

Ignarus gets a clinch.

Johnston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ignarus looks to clinch
and Johnston counters with a crisp right that sends Ignarus to the canvas! Johnston follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Smokey Johnston!
In his post fight interview, Smokey Johnston gave a big smile as he said 'Always remember Greenland is ice and Iceland is green. What?! Hey, you tall, skinny punk! Now you know!! Your rents due, mother f--ker!!!'.