PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obi Ihejirika (ranked 7889 p4p, 704 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 4759 p4p, 496 weight class). Johnson has chosen OG Loc Commmmin up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ihejirika
vs
Johnson

202 cm
20
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
26
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Ihejirika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihejirika lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson lands an overhand right.

It looks like Obi Ihejirika has been cut.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Ihejirika checks it.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Ihejirika manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ihejirika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Ihejirika wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ihejirika letting Johnson take a breather here.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ihejirika misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to work over Ihejirika's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ihejirika's elbow.
Nice body punch from Ihejirika - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ihejirika has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Ihejirika misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ihejirika.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Ihejirika misses with a body punch.
Ihejirika blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ihejirika fails to land.
Ihejirika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ihejirika working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ihejirika lands an uppercut.
Ihejirika tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Ihejirika.

It looks like Carl Johnson has been cut.
Ihejirika misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihejirika throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A short left from Ihejirika.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ihejirika tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Ihejirika throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Ihejirika.
Ihejirika scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.

Johnson is rocked!
Ihejirika works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson looks winded!
Ihejirika works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Ihejirika lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ihejirika finish him?
Ihejirika lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Johnson to his knees! Ihejirika keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obi Ihejirika!
In defeat, Carl Johnson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Come on Big Smoke, O.G. Loc, lets roll. '.