PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tonis Liete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Liete
vs
Johnson

175 cm
25
152 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

Spartan Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tonis Liete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson thuds a left hand into Liete's body.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Liete looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Liete looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Liete under the eye.
Liete throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Liete moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson stuns Liete with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Liete.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liete.
Good standup being displayed there by Liete as he connects with a hook.
Liete takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Liete if he has to take too many more of those.
Liete connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liete feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Liete throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liete lands a jab to the nose.
Liete scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Liete throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Liete back to the cage. Johnson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Liete throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Liete in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Liete swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Liete scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Liete throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liete throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Liete.
Johnson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Liete scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liete.
Liete thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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 lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Liete takes it in his stride.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson blocks a head kick by Liete.
Liete swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Liete is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liete throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Liete looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Liete stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liete sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liete swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Liete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Liete.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liete misses with a wild body shot.
Liete pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Liete scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Liete on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liete lands with a cross.
A jab from Johnson misses.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Liete counters with a nice uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!
Liete cracks Johnson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Johnson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Liete pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Johnson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tonis Liete!