PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Jager

190 cm
18
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben 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, Artur Jager!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jager rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jager thinking.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jager.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson cracks Jager with a nice body shot.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Jager throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson pushes Jager back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jager fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jager wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson scores with a hook 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!
Jager tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jager uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Jager fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jager backwards.
Jager working aggressively here.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Jager's head.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jager trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jager into the cage.
Johnson digs a right hand into Jager's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jager's gas tank.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jager misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jager throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jager backwards.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Jager tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Jager back against the cage.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jager looks winded!
Jager throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Jager misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Jager lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson pushes Jager back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Jager.
Johnson presses Jager against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Jager fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jagers head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jager backwards.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Jager tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jager backwards.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Jager is rocked!
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jagers head.
Jager is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jager's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jager drops to his knees and Johnson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Johnson!