PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Zmrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Johnson
vs
Zmrd

185 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adrian Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lukas Zmrd!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Zmrd.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Zmrd is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zmrd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zmrd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zmrd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zmrd tries to clinch
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson cracks Zmrd with a good jab.
Zmrd tries to clinch up
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.

Zmrd is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Johnson!