PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Brascoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Brascoe

186 cm
20
182 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

177 cm
19
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Brascoe!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brascoe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.

Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brascoe to the ground. Johnson is now in Brascoe's guard.

Brascoe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brascoe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Brascoe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brascoe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Brascoe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Brascoe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Brascoe is looking to sinch up a triangle. Johnson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Brascoe's body to avoid the submission. Brascoe has instead reached around Johnson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Brascoe arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Don Brascoe!