PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 183 p4p, 232 weight class) and Karim Johnson (ranked 33 p4p, 38 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't say nuthin'. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Out
vs
Johnson

180 cm
44
273
40 - 15 - 0

195 cm
24
270
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Voodoo Nutrition

Urban Fighter
Core Combat

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 40 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Knock Out has been cut.
Out misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Out avoids it well.
Johnson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Out if he has to take too many more of those.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Out to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Out went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've been told by Out's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Out ducks down to avoid it.
Out throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Out.

It looks like Karim Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Out's shoulder, as Out tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Out misses the target.
Karim Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Out moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Out misses the target.
Out keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Out misses with a series of wild punches.
Out looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
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.
Johnson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson catches Out with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson scores with a jab. Out acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Out fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Out misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Out lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Out.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Out misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Out throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Out misses.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Out misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a hook but Out blocks it.
Out throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson with the inside leg kick.
Out misses with a straight right.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Out uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Out throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson wants to slow Out down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Out sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Out might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Out scores with a body shot.
Out misses with a left hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Out momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karim Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Out off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Out's knee but Out avoids it well.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Out.
Out throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Out lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Out is just out of range.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Johnson drops Out with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Out looks back up at him and smiles so Johnson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Out just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to slow Out down with leg kicks.
Out takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Out.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Out is looking to counter punch.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson with a nice calf kick.
Out throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a jab when Out was well out of range.
Out misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a body punch but Out moves out of range.
Out seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Out misses with a two punch combination.
A nice side step and Johnson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Out moves away from the strike by Johnson.
It looked like Out wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Out cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Out counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Out crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Out gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Out manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Out misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Johnson! Out is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.