PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Test Five (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Test Five has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Test Five seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Five
vs
Johnson

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Test Five!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Five looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A lazy body kick from Five
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Five misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson's coach down at FIERCE was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Five.
Five doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Five shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Test Five. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Five gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Five shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Five has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Five doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Five gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Five doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Five is rocked!
Five shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Five is breathing heavily.
Five throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Five is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Five gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Johnson gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Johnson!
A very excited looking Kyle Johnson 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.