PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mykhaylo Romanchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mykhaylo Romanchenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jṏhanssṏn
vs
Romanchenko

196 cm
18
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
204 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Conviction
Meet the Future

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mykhaylo Romanchenko!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanchenko wants to clinch.
Romanchenko dodges the punch combination from Jṏhanssṏn.
Mykhaylo Romanchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jṏhanssṏn keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanchenko takes one to the side of the head.
Romanchenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn has been cut.
Romanchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jṏhanssṏn.
Romanchenko darts in trying to clinch
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romanchenko thinking.
Romanchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jṏhanssṏn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romanchenko tries to clinch but Jṏhanssṏn moves out of range.
Romanchenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a straight left.
Romanchenko wants to clinch
and Jṏhanssṏn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Romanchenko looks to clinch
enabling Jṏhanssṏn to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanchenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a left to the body.
Romanchenko wants to clinch up but Jṏhanssṏn keeps it at a distance.
Romanchenko wants to clinch
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romanchenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romanchenko moves to clinch but Jṏhanssṏn breaks away
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romanchenko moves to clinch but Jṏhanssṏn breaks away
enabling Jṏhanssṏn to counter with a crisp jab.

Romanchenko is rocked!
Romanchenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romanchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jṏhanssṏn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romanchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jṏhanssṏn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romanchenko tries to clinch up.
Romanchenko slips under a jab.
Romanchenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romanchenko tries to clinch up.
Jṏhanssṏn stalks Romanchenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romanchenko's face. Romanchenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Romanchenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Jṏhanssṏn finish him?
Jṏhanssṏn lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Romanchenko falls backwards - clearly groggy! Jṏhanssṏn dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn!
In his post fight interview, Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.