PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 1727 p4p, 1290 weight class) and Kareem Johnson (ranked 210 p4p, 161 weight class). Palmotic comes to the cage accompanied by One day I'll be king. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Palmotic
vs
Johnson

189 cm
32
205
22 - 17 - 0

186 cm
34
198
26 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)

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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kareem Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palmotic cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Kareem Johnson has been cut.
Palmotic lands the left hand.
Palmotic scores with a leg kick.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Palmotic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Palmotic moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
As Johnson backs away, Palmotic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmotic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmotic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Palmotic seems unphased.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Palmotic misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmotic. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Palmotic lands with a right hand.
Palmotic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Palmotic lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick by Palmotic misses
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson slips under a jab from Palmotic.
Palmotic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Palmotic misses with a straight left.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Palmotic with a body shot.
Palmotic misses with a low kick.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Palmotic is predictable there
and Palmotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Palmotic, as that shot connected.
Palmotic lands a jab to the head.

That has opened up Kareem Johnson's cut even more.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson slips a straight right by Palmotic.
Palmotic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson switches off momentarily and Palmotic cracks him with a monster right hand! Johnson topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Palmotic dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Palmotic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hrvoje Palmotic!
An out of breath Hrvoje Palmotic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.