PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben The Hound (ranked 4593 p4p, 458 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 9314 p4p, 698 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Hound
vs
Johnson

196 cm
20
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
273 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Pit Bull Development

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben The Hound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hound throws a body shot but no joy.
The Hound avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but The Hound shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Hound appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
The Hound lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Hound pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Hound pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Hound. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by The Hound.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a hook. The Hound ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for The Hound.
The Hound thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hound scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson looks winded!
The Hound lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Hound has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle -Apply Within in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but The Hound saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ben The Hound has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Johnson.
Nice shot lands for The Hound.

It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Hound. That's going to slow Johnson down.
The Hound throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Hound, right into the meat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Hound. Johnson shrugs it off though.
The Hound scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Hound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by The Hound.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but The Hound pushes him off.
Both fighters circling a little - The Hound finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Hound lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Hound - that will leave a mark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Hound.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Hound.
The Hound lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
The Hound scores with a push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Hound.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Hound.
The Hound explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

The Hound gets a clinch.
The Hound working aggressively here.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from The Hound.
Johnson tries for a takedown but The Hound manages to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Hound.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Hound.
The Hound lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from The Hound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Hound's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Hound can pounce on him.
Both fighters circling a little - The Hound finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Hound pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
The Hound throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ben The Hound is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Hound.
Ben The Hound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Hound thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crunch! The Hound slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
The Hound slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Hound.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can The Hound finish him?
The Hound ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Hound. Johnson shrugs it off though.
The Hound lands an uppercut, right on the button! Johnson 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 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben The Hound!