PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Panda One (ranked 1882 p4p, 3241 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 264 p4p, 432 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

One
vs
Johnson

150 cm
20
197
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
201
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Knock Out Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by One.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Johnson and One goes tumbling to the canvas! Johnson follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

One is rocked!

It looks like Panda One has been cut.

One looking for submissions off his back.
Oh One is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
One wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
One seems to have got his legs back now.

One looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

One is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

One looking for submissions off his back.
One makes his way to full guard. A much better position for One.

One throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

One is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and One has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between One's legs - danger averted.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

One looking for a triangle here. Johnson is fighting it but it looks tight! One pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Johnson is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Panda One!