PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johnson (ranked 4256 p4p, 4097 weight class) and Isjus Alkahal (ranked 0 p4p, 472 weight class). Isjus Alkahal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Johnson
vs
Alkahal

200 cm
24
260
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
24
275
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Isjus Alkahal!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkahal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson takes one on the button.

It looks like Jimmy Johnson has been cut.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Alkahal moved out of range nicely.
Alkahal throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alkahal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Alkahal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Alkahal.
Alkahal slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alkahal throws out the jab.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alkahal.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Alkahal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson slips a jab from Alkahal.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Alkahal moves away and avoids it.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Alkahal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alkahal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Alkahal moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Alkahal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson moves out of range as Alkahal strikes.
Alkahal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alkahal loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Alkahal throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Alkahal throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Alkahal.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Alkahal saw that one coming.
Alkahal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alkahal manages to avoid it.

Johnson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Alkahal sprawling to the canvas! Alkahal rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Johnson finish him?!

Alkahal is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Alkahal falls backwards - clearly groggy! Johnson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Johnson!