PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Jang Jai (ranked 2421 p4p, 3468 weight class) and Harold Johnson (ranked 266 p4p, 376 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jang Jai
vs
Johnson

190 cm
25
265
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
265
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wang Jang Jai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jang Jai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Jang Jai swings widly with a right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jang Jai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jang Jai throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Jang Jai pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Jang Jai. Beautiful body shot.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Jang Jai keeps it at a distance.
Jang Jai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jang Jai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jang Jai.
As Jang Jai backs off Johnson throws a huge counter combo but Jang Jai manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Jang Jai circles away.
Johnson closes the distance but Jang Jai moves to the side
enabling Jang Jai to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jang Jai counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Harold Johnson has been cut.
Johnson tries to clinch up
enabling Jang Jai to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson wants to clinch but Jang Jai slips to the side
and Jang Jai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson moves to clinch but Jang Jai breaks away
and Jang Jai counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson closes the distance but Jang Jai moves to the side
and Jang Jai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harold Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Jang Jai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jang Jai pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jang Jai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jang Jai leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Jang Jai cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
A short left from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Jang Jai.
Jang Jai is working Johnson over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jang Jai.
Jang Jai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jang Jai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jang Jai is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jang Jai cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Jang Jai lands a body shot.
Jang Jai lands with a left to the head.
Jang Jai working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That has opened up Harold Johnson's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jang Jai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!

Jang Jai drops Johnson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Johnson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jang Jai finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jang Jai lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Johnson to his knees! Jang Jai keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wang Jang Jai!
A victorious Wang Jang Jai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.