PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lefty Johnson (ranked 4809 p4p, 4800 weight class) and Garcia Simbolon (ranked 430 p4p, 428 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Masturbate. Garcia Simbolon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Johnson
vs
Simbolon

153 cm
18
140
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lefty Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garcia Simbolon!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
Simbolon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simbolon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Simbolon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Simbolon tries to pull guard but Johnson holds him up against the cage and eventually Simbolon drops back down to his feet.
Simbolon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simbolon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simbolon is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Simbolon tries to tie him up.
Simbolon looking to stall.
Simbolon is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Johnson has denied him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson stalling.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson tries a body shot but Simbolon blocks it.
Simbolon takes a shot to the head.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Simbolon is trying to stall.

Simbolon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Johnson clinches.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Simbolon working aggressively here.
Simbolon avoiding damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simbolon can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Simbolon backwards.

Simbolon is rocked!
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Simbolon is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Simbolon up against the cage.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simbolon is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Johnson - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simbolon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Simbolon to his knees! Johnson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lefty Johnson!
After winning the bout, Lefty Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.