PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick De Koning (ranked 5907 p4p, 477 weight class) and Bryan Johnson (ranked 23105 p4p, 606 weight class). De Koning's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All Eyez On Me. Bryan Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Koning
vs
Johnson

180 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick De Koning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Koning went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
De Koning throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Koning tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Koning lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
De Koning went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Koning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and De Koning counters with a one-two to the body.
De Koning misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Koning thinking.
De Koning is breathing heavily.
De Koning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson cracks De Koning with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Koning uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
De Koning really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson tests De Koning's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Johnson.

De Koning is rocked!
De Koning on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh De Koning is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Koning takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson lands an uppercut, right on the button! De Koning tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bryan Johnson!
The defeated Nick De Koning had this to say: 'Losing is part of the game. This will only make me stronger as a fighter.'.