PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Johnson
vs
Taylor

172 cm
24
142 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson digs a good hook to Taylor's body.
Chris Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a big right hand! Oh Taylor is in trouble here! Johnson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Johnson!