PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class) and Karim Johnson (ranked 1 p4p, 1 weight class). Maluga comes to the cage accompanied by JUNGLE. The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Don't say nuthin'. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Maluga
vs
Johnson

197 cm
32
263
37 - 7 - 0

195 cm
28
270
22 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
PWNAGE™

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Karim Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maluga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maluga.
Maluga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maluga throws a sloppy head kick
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maluga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson misses with a hook.

Maluga pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maluga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maluga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maluga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Maluga fails to land.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Maluga misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Maluga is breathing heavily.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Maluga.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maluga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson tries a body shot but Maluga blocks it.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Maluga.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maluga.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Maluga's ribcage. Maluga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maluga seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson tries a body shot but Maluga blocks it.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maluga or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maluga prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.

Kilo Maluga's cut is getting worse.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maluga.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Maluga controls the action.
Maluga swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson gets through Maluga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Kilo Maluga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Maluga prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson works on Maluga's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson cracks Maluga with a nice body shot.
Johnson is leaning against Maluga and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.

Maluga is rocked!
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Maluga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Maluga's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Maluga drops to his knees and Johnson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karim Johnson!
Karim Johnson is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Karim Johnson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Kilo Maluga stepped up to the mic, saying 'My name is Kilo. Born to bleed.'.