PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun . Barney Rumble is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Johansson
vs
Rumble

195 cm
21
280 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
28
266 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Rumble!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Rumble lands but Johansson takes it in his stride.

It looks like Johnny Johansson has been cut.
Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Rumble lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johansson's sensitive parts.
Rumble lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rumble shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Barney Rumble has been cut.
Good work by Johansson as he checks the leg kick.
Rumble throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rumble.
Rumble throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johansson.
Rumble looks to score with a jab to the body but Johansson is just out of range.
As Rumble tries to get set, Johansson tries to push him back and clinch up but Rumble manages to avoid the attempt.
Rumble tests Johansson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Johansson pushes Rumble up against the cage in a clinch.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rumble controls his hands.
Johansson takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rumble misses with a body punch.
Johansson has a couple of punches blocked by Rumble.
Johansson is trying to push Rumble away but Rumble has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rumble scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johansson backwards.
A short uppercut from Rumble.

Johansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Johansson gets a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rumble.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rumble.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Rumble.
Johansson is trying to break free.
Rumble lands a damaging elbow.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johansson can't break the clinch.
Rumble holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rumble tries to land a knee to the head but Johansson blocks with his arms.
Rumble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumble's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johansson's elbow.

Johansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Johansson pushes Rumble up against the cage in a clinch.
Johansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Rumble.
Rumble blocking some punches.
Johansson can't break the clinch.
Rumble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johansson avoids it.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
A frustrated look appears on Johansson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rumble lands with a right to the head.
Rumble makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rumble dodges an elbow strike from Johansson.
Johansson can't find room to land a body shot as Rumble controls the action.
Rumble digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank.
Johansson is breathing heavily.
Rumble lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johansson's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rumble.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rumble with a knee to the head.

Johansson is rocked!
Rumble has Johansson pressed against the cage, preventing Johansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oh Johansson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rumble will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johansson up against the cage.
Johansson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
Rumble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johansson wants to break free but Rumble has control.
Johansson tries to circle away but Rumble has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rumble.
Rumble lands a nice knee to the body.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch but Rumble keeps him there for the moment.
Rumble unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johansson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rumble connects with a knee to the head.

Johnny Johansson's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Johansson takes an elbow to the temple.
Johansson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rumble works on Johansson's body with a couple of short punches.
Rumble lands with a light punch inside.

Rumble drops Johansson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Johansson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Rumble cracks Johansson with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rumble obliges.
Rumble unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johansson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rumble lands with a left to the head.
Rumble pushes Johansson against the cage and as Johansson bounces back, Rumble cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Rumble follows up with more strikes but Johansson was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barney Rumble!
After winning the bout, Barney Rumble thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.