PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Big Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Bravo

168 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Bravo clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as Bravo throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bravo.

It looks like Big Johnson has been cut.
Bravo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bravo landing knees to the head.
Johnson tries to circle away but Bravo has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bravo pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Bravo manages to break the clinch.
Bravo leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bravo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bravo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Bravo.

Bravo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Johnson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bravo to the mat. Bravo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Bravo is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Johnson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Bravo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bravo jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bravo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Bravo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bravo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bravo kicks Johnson off and gets to his feet.
Bravo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
A head kick misses from Bravo.

Bravo lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Bravo takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Johnson is rocked!
Bravo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chris Bravo!