PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rosenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight. Alex Rosenberg looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Johnson
vs
Rosenberg

185 cm
25
198 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Rosenberg!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson wants to control but Rosenberg is keeping him busy.
Johnson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Rosenberg parries the strikes from Johnson easily there. Johnson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rosenberg to escape.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rosenberg tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Johnson fails to advance to Rosenberg's back.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rosenberg's face.
Rosenberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenberg wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!

Johnson has hold of Rosenberg's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rosenberg manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.

Rosenberg is rocked!
Rosenberg looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rosenberg is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rosenberg scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Johnson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Johnson stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Johnson!
A relieved looking Mark Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.