PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bullet Bookem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bookem comes to the cage accompanied by Solitaire Unraveling. Johns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cocaine Blues. 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.

Bookem
vs
Johns

170 cm
22
155 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

165 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Tri Light Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bullet Bookem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bookem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johns.
Johns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johns throws a lazy right hand but Bookem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bookem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bookem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bookem shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johns defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Johns misses the target.
Bookem works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Bookem.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Bookem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bookem clobbers Johns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bookem fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bookem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johns.
Johns looks to land a left hand but Bookem moved out of range nicely.
Johns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bookem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bookem connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bookem digs a good body shot into Johns's ribs.
Bookem slips under a jab from Johns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A cross from Bookem lands.
Bookem looks to score with a jab to the body but Johns is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bookem.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bookem fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bullet Bookem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bookem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bookem lunges at Johns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johns's hand.
Johns throws out a loose jab but Bookem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bookem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Johns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johns swinging wildly here.
Bookem is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice sprawl there from Bookem as Johns shoots in.
Bookem scores with a hook.
Bookem thuds a left hand into Johns's body.
Johns looks gassed!
Bookem lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johns at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns blocks a head kick by Bookem.
Bookem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bookem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bullet Bookem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns drops his hands momentarily and Bookem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bookem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bookem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Bookem. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bookem.
Johns tries to bum rush Bookem with a series of wild strikes but Bookem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johns throws a big shot that misses.
Bookem lands a with a good body shot.
Bookem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bookem lands an overhand right.
Johns misses with a hook.
Johns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bookem stalks Johns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johns's face. Johns staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Tim Johns has been cut.
Johns gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bookem.
Bookem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johns backs up against the cage.

Johns is rocked!
Bookem uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johns is still on wobbly legs! Can Bookem finish him?
Johns is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bookem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bookem lands the left hand.
Johns misses with a body kick.
Bookem closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johns circles away.
Bookem lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bookem scores with a jab.
Johns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bookem connects with a jab.
Johns takes one to the side of the head.
Bookem drops Johns with a naaaaasty hook - Johns is in real trouble here! Bookem dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bullet Bookem!