PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanchez Gonzalez (ranked 4072 p4p, 4091 weight class) and Mike Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 426 weight class). Mike Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gonzalez
vs
Johnson

195 cm
25
270
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
265
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sanchez Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonzalez forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

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

Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Mike Johnson has been cut.

Johnson manages to pull guard.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson pulls Gonzalez in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Gonzalez controlling him for the moment.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.

Gonzalez has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gonzalez has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson jumps guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gonzalez.
A short right from Gonzalez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Gonzalez has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gonzalez gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Gonzalez lands a big right hand that drops Johnson! The killer instinct kicks in and Gonzalez finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gonzalez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sanchez Gonzalez!
After the fight, Sanchez Gonzalez 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.