PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes to the cage accompanied by Shake It Off. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Charles
vs
Johnson

175 cm
21
147 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
27
135 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill

Red Light Coffeeshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charles half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson tries to clinch but Charles moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charles attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Charles circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charles swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Charles has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Charles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charles attempts a counter takedown but Johnson avoids it well and moves away.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Charles is avoiding it.
Charles changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charles drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Charles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charles swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Charles keeps it at a distance.
Charles drops down looking for a counter takedown but Johnson sprawls and moves away.
Johnson has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Jon Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Charles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Charles scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Charles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Charles works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Charles is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Johnson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Charles!
Mike Charles made sure to mention his sponsor, Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview.