PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sleight Of Hand (ranked 3464 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Johnson (ranked 7215 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Welcome to the jungle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Of Hand
vs
Johnson

200 cm
26
211 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sleight Of Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Hand misses with a body shot.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Of Hand counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Of Hand has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Of Hand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Of Hand sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Joey Johnson has been cut.
Good leg kick by Of Hand there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Hand. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Hand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Of Hand darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Of Hand swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Of Hand.
Of Hand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Of Hand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of Hand connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Of Hand avoids nicely.
Of Hand appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Of Hand stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Of Hand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Of Hand counters with a crisp right hand that drops Johnson! Of Hand lets Johnson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Johnson is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Of Hand has cracked Johnson with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Of Hand lands another huge swinging hook and Johnson tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Johnson, before Of Hand can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sleight Of Hand!
Sleight Of Hand tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.