PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Proskhurin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
Proskhurin

190 cm
24
218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitaly Proskhurin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch but Proskhurin is having none of it.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.

Johnson rushes Proskhurin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Proskhurin looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Johnson.

It looks like Vitaly Proskhurin has been cut.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Proskhurin shrugs off.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Proskhurin looks gassed!
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Vitaly Proskhurin's cut even more.
Johnson scores with a knee to the head.
Johnson has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Proskhurin - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Johnson, and another! Proskhurin is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). King Johnson!
King Johnson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Crippler's Corner logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.