PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Johnson (ranked 3221 p4p, 276 weight class) and Derek Harris (ranked 1594 p4p, 157 weight class). Johnson comes to the ring accompanied by On March The Saints. Harris has chosen Not again - You all ready dropped? as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Johnson
vs
Harris

170 cm
31
159 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

173 cm
29
153 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Harris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris misses with a body punch
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Harris.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
Nick Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Harris wants to counter with a clinch but Johnson pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Harris with a hook.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Harris seems unphased.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris misses with a hook.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Harris sees coming a mile off.
Johnson throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Johnson is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Harris cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harris just manages to avoid it.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harris throws a nice head kick!
Johnson throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris lands a body shot.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris lands an overhand right.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Johnson with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
And Harris responds with a good body kick, but Johnson manages to step out the way in time.
Harris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a nice body shot.
Nick Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Harris throws a front kick aimed at Johnson's knee but Johnson avoids it well.
Harris wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Harris lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Harris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris scores with a jab to the body.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Harris scores with a nice right hand.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Johnson cracks Harris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson checks a low kick from Harris.
Harris misses with an uppercut
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson lands with a hook. Harris tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Harris's ribs.
Harris misses with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johnson with a body shot.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Harris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice jab there from Harris.
Harris takes one on the button.
A left lands for Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab. Harris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harris keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Harris thinks about the counter body kick.
Harris misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Johnson!
Nick Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.