PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kshitij Singh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh Negi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2pac - Raise Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Singh Negi
vs
Johanson

186 cm
20
185 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

190 cm
27
184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Namunamu Clothing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kshitij Singh Negi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Johanson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johanson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Singh Negi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johanson wants to break free but Singh Negi has control.
Singh Negi pushes off an throws an elbow but Johanson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johanson digs a right hand underneath Singh Negi's ribcage. Singh Negi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Singh Negi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johanson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Singh Negi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johanson avoids it.
Singh Negi trying to land knees to the body.

Johanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johanson looks to land a body kick but Singh Negi moved away.
Johanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Singh Negi defending well as Johanson loads up on a big left hand.
Johanson misses with a head kick.

Singh Negi tries to keep at a distance but Johanson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Singh Negi misses with an elbow over the top.
Singh Negi takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi looking to throw knees to the head but Johanson is blocking nicely.
Johanson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Johanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Singh Negi wants to clinch.
Johanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Singh Negi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johanson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Singh Negi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've been told by Singh Negi's head coaches at team razors mma fight club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Johanson drives through and clinches with Singh Negi against the cage.
Johanson throws an elbow that misses.
Johanson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Singh Negi tries to land knees in the clinch but Johanson avoids the damage to the body.
Singh Negi avoiding damage as Johanson throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Johanson manages to break the clinch.
Singh Negi moves out of range of the body kick.

Johanson drives through and clinches with Singh Negi against the cage.
Johanson tries to throw a body punch but Singh Negi avoids it by throwing Johanson back against the cage.
Singh Negi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johanson's defenses.

It looks like Bjorn Johanson has been cut.
Johanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Singh Negi misses with an elbow over the top.
Singh Negi throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Singh Negi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh Negi landing knees to the body.
Johanson dodges an elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi tries to land knees in the clinch but Johanson avoids the damage to the body.
Singh Negi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johanson is defending well for now.
Johanson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Singh Negi avoids it.
Johanson working hard to break the clinch.
Singh Negi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Singh Negi blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Singh Negi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johanson's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johanson is trying to stall.
Singh Negi misses with an elbow strike.
Singh Negi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Singh Negi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Singh Negi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johanson's efforts to push away.
Johanson tries to circle away but Singh Negi has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johanson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Singh Negi avoids the elbow strike from Johanson, against the cage.
Singh Negi crunches a lovely knee into Johanson's ribcage.
Johanson avoiding damage as Singh Negi throws knees to the body.
Singh Negi blocks the elbow strike.
Johanson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johanson wants to break free but Singh Negi has control.
Johanson pushes off an throws an elbow but Singh Negi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Singh Negi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johanson's defenses.
Singh Negi lands a damaging elbow.
Johanson stalling in the clinch but Singh Negi improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Johanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johanson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Singh Negi checks it well.
Johanson tries a head kick but it misses.

Singh Negi clinches.
Singh Negi connects with a knee to the head.
Singh Negi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johanson's efforts to push away.
Singh Negi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've been informed that Johanson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Singh Negi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Singh Negi throws an elbow but misses.
Singh Negi pushes off an throws an elbow but Johanson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Singh Negi lands a nice knee to the body.
Johanson takes an elbow to the temple.

Johanson is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Singh Negi.
Johanson is still on wobbly legs! Can Singh Negi finish him?
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Singh Negi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johanson looks winded!
Clinched against the cage, Singh Negi lands a big elbow that drops Johanson! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Johanson is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kshitij Singh Negi!
Kshitij Singh Negi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing , into his post fight interview.