PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huston Rustow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Rustow
vs
Johnson

190 cm
27
215 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

187 cm
28
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huston Rustow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rustow tries to clinch up.
Nice shot lands for Rustow.
Rustow scores with a hook.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rustow throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Rustow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rustow lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson throws a jab when Rustow was well out of range.
Johnson works Rustow's body with a nice hook.
Rustow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rustow slips a straight right by Johnson.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Rustow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Huston Rustow has been cut.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Rustow.
Rustow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rustow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Johnson clinches.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Rustow. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rustow.
Rustow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rustow scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Rustow is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rustow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Rustow.

Johnson is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Rustow lands a big elbow that drops Johnson! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Johnson is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huston Rustow!