PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EJ Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo's entrance music is ISIS - Grinning Mouths. A fine choice. Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem: Despicable . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Plo
vs
Johnson

173 cm
22
150 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

173 cm
22
153 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, EJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Plo misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Plo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Plo lands an overhand right.
Plo misses with a looping right.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Plo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Plo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Plo stalling.
Plo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Plo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Plo slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Plo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Plo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Plo is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Plo is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson has hold of Plo's hands but Plo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Plo is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Plo passes to side control.
Plo working away.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
Plo passes into side control, despite Johnson's attempt to control the position.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Plo takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Plo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson tries to improve position but can't.
Plo is putting a hurting on Johnson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Plo is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Plo controls the position.
Plo prevents Johnson from escaping the position.
Plo working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.

Plo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Johnson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrick Plo!
Patrick Plo retains his featherweight title!