PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Hino Nacional do Brasil as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Werdum
vs
Johnson

194 cm
25
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

204 cm
26
279 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Werdum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Werdum is defended easily by Johnson.

Johnson dives in and scores a takedown into Werdum's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Werdum looking for a sweep. Not yet Werdum, not yet.

Werdum throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Werdum has an active guard here but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Werdum is rocked!
Johnson lands a big elbow - Werdum is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Johnson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Johnson!
Roger Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.