PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Win Rar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rar
vs
Johnston

188 cm
23
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Win Rar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Johnston clinches.
Johnston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Johnston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnston avoids it really well and circles away.
Rar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rar has his takedown stuffed

and Johnston counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Win Rar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rar tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily

and Johnston counters by clinching up.
Johnston is trying to force a seperation but Rar has the dominant position.
Johnston gets underhooks to prevent Rar's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston is trying to break free.
Johnston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnston wants to break free but Rar has control.
Johnston avoids the elbow strike from Rar, against the cage.
Rar goes for a takedown attempt but Johnston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rar misses the body punch

and Johnston counters with a beautiful punch that sends Rar to the canvas!

Rar is rocked!
Johnston would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oh Rar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Johnston gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Johnston engages and cracks Rar with a massive lead left hook - Rar tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Johnston is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Johnston!
Don Johnston is the new middleweight champion!