PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Stanislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo People. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Adam Stanislav was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Johnson
vs
Stanislav

202 cm
42
250 lbs
32 - 31 - 1

193 cm
26
240 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 31 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Stanislav!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanislav tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Adam Stanislav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stanislav as he avoids it easily.
Stanislav tries to counter with a clinch but Johnson shakes him off and moves away.
Johnson swings for the body but Stanislav moves out of range.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Stanislav shows good takedown defense.
Stanislav throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.

Stanislav moves into the clinch.
Stanislav is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Stanislav's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stanislav feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Stanislav then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stanislav throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Stanislav swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanislav is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
Stanislav wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Stanislav is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson prevents Stanislav from getting the reversal.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Stanislav is in trouble!
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Adam Stanislav has been cut.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.

The cut above Adam Stanislav's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A big strike lands for Johnson! That's really hurt Stanislav and he's turned his back - Johnson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Johnson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Johnson!
A relieved looking Thomas Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.