PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Kaukalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaukalo's entrance music is Rancid - Indestructible. A fine choice. Johnson has chosen On March The Saints as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kaukalo
vs
Johnson

180 cm
21
153 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
159 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Instinct

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Kaukalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Kaukalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Nick Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaukalo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson dives in and grabs Kaukalo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaukalo pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaukalos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kaukalo misses with a low kick.
Johnson throws a body punch but Kaukalo moves out of range.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Kaukalo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook
letting Kaukalo counter with a right hand.
Kaukalo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kaukalo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pekka Kaukalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson jabs Kaukalo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson sizes up Kaukalo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Kaukalo counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaukalo.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaukalo.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Kaukalo counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Pekka Kaukalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Johnson.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kaukalo at a distance.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Kaukalo counters with a leg kick.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Kaukalo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Kaukalo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Kaukalo moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Kaukalo saw that one coming.
Kaukalo checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Kaukalo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.

Kaukalo is rocked!
Johnson ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Kaukalo's jaw. Kaukalo's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Johnson does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Johnson!
Nick Johnson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.