PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macca Outback (ranked 252 p4p, 155 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 41 p4p, 23 weight class). 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?

Outback
vs
Johnson

188 cm
33
193
29 - 12 - 0

186 cm
33
198
26 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
Conviction

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Hoarse Pills

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Outback keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Outback is looking to counter with a body kick.
Johnson scores with a jab. Outback acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Outback scores with a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Outback!

It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Outback takes a jab right on the kisser.
Outback connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Outback circles away quickly and effectively.
Macca Outback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Outback manages to avoid it.
Outback swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Outback misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Outback uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Outback throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson slips a jab from Outback.
Outback throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Outback.
Outback tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Outback shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Outback cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Outback takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Outback.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Outback.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Outback defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good leg kick by Outback.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Outback. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Outback pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Outback counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Outback moves away and avoids it.
Outback misses with a head kick.
Johnson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Outback.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Outback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Outback tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Outback's defenses.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson lands a jab.
Johnson motions for Outback to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Outback counters with a head kick that drops Johnson to the mat! Johnson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Johnson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Outback walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Johnson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Outback swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Johnson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macca Outback!
After the fight, Macca Outback 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.