PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fela Kuti (ranked 2380 p4p, 2664 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 363 p4p, 397 weight class). Kuti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Expensive Shit. Kareem Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kuti
vs
Johnson

192 cm
21
195
4 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
198
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fela Kuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuti just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuti should have avoided that one.

Johnson cracks Kuti with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kuti looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Johnson finish him?

Kuti is rocked!
Johnson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Kuti up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Johnson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Kuti's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kareem Johnson!
During a confident post fight interview, Kareem Johnson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.