PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 7150 p4p, 560 weight class) and Mathew Johnson (ranked 8693 p4p, 612 weight class). Johnson has chosen Monster - Starset as his entrance music. Mathew Johnson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Do Ho Joy's chin.

Ho Joy
vs
Johnson

175 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
27
145 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mathew Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ho Joy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mathew Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Ho Joy gets a clinch.
Ho Joy lands a right hand.
Ho Joy lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ho Joy keeps him there for the moment.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ho Joy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Ho Joy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Joy. Ho Joy obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Joy is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ho Joy.
Nice body kick from Ho Joy.
Johnson looks winded!
Ho Joy throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ho Joy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A good leg kick by Ho Joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ho Joy. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Joy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Ho Joy! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Do Ho Joy!