PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Safforn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Safforn
vs
Johnson

205 cm
34
279 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

196 cm
24
260 lbs
5 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Safforn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Safforn both land. Nice combination.
Safforn scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Safforn pushes him off.

Johnson rushes Safforn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Safforn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Johnson regains guard immediately.

Safforn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Safforn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Safforn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Safforn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Safforn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to full guard here but Safforn has managed to pass to side control instead.
Check out the look on Safforn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn staying calm.
Safforn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Safforn grinds an elbow into Johnson's temple.
Safforn is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Johnson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Safforn cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Safforn has an Americana. Johnson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Safforn is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Safforn hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Abraham Safforn!
A very excited looking Abraham Safforn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.