PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dois Pra Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Pra Um

186 cm
34
159 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

180 cm
30
150 lbs
8 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dois Pra Um!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pra Um takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Pra Um's body.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pra Um has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Johnson gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pra Um.
Pra Um lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Pra Um.
Pra Um looks winded!
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pra Um's defenses.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pra Um throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pra Um takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has Pra Um pressed against the cage.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Pra Um shrugs off.
Pra Um trying to land knees to the body.
Pra Um drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Pra Um misses with a leg kick

and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Pra Um 's eye.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Pra Um shrugs off.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Pra Um's ribcage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Pra Um shrugs off.
Johnson working Pra Um over with knees to the body.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pra Um's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Pra Um is rocked!
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pra Um is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Pra Um won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pra Um's defenses.
Johnson lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Pra Um out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). John Johnson!
John Johnson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.