PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolland Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Rolland Strong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Johnson
vs
Strong

180 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rolland Strong!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson lands a jab to Strong's midsection.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strong.
Strong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.

Strong is rocked!
Strong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strong scrambles back to his feet.
Strong is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
A big left from Johnson misses.
Despite the aggression on Strong's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Strong seems to have recovered his senses.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Strong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Strong throws a counter combo.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Strong moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Strong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Strong. Strong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Strong moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Strong is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Strong is just out of range.
Strong is looking for the big counter here.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson connects with a combination that backs up Strong into the cage. Johnson lands a flurry of punches that gets past Strong's guard. Strong is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Johnson bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Johnson!
A relieved looking Anthony Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.