PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dan johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sabre
vs
johnson

189 cm
18
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, dan johnson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Sabre.
Sabre throws a nice head kick!

It looks like dan johnson has been cut.

Sabre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. johnson sprawls well initially but Sabre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sabre works his way into full mount!
johnson regains half guard.
johnson wants to get back to his feet.
johnson is looking for a sweep. Sabre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
johnson punching from the bottom.
johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sabre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
johnson is looking to improve his position.
Sabre lands strikes from half guard.
johnson taking some punishment here, with Sabre in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sabre trying to control from half guard but johnson is working away.
Sabre wants to free his trapped foot but johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
johnson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sabre.
Sabre works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Sabre has a good base and remains in mount.
Sabre landing punches.
Sabre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Sabre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sabre lands a big elbow.
Sabre landing punches.
Sabre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish johnson?

johnson is rocked!

That has opened up dan johnson's cut even more.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabre blocks johnson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sabre postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have johnson in real trouble here! The ref calls for johnson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Sabre!