PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markku Oramo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Brooklyn by Jay Z kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oramo
vs
Johnson

203 cm
24
270 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
260 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markku Oramo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Oramo staying out of range there.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Oramo takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oramo walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oramo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Oramo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oramo lands the left hand.
Oramo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oramo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Oramo cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Johnson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Oramo finish him?

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Oramo finish him?
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Oramo's head but Oramo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.

Oramo takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson is trying to drag Oramo to the mat but Oramo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right handed body shot lands from Oramo.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Markku Oramo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Johnson.
Oramo lands a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oramo smiles and moves away.
Oramo lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oramo sends Johnson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Oramo is motioning to the referee to let Johnson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Oramo pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oramo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Oramo.

Oramo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Oramo lands a left and a right that send Johnson crashing to the mat, dazed. Oramo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oramo cracks Johnson with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Markku Oramo!
Markku Oramo retains his heavyweight title!