PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Fleece Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Max Teller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Johnson
vs
Teller

200 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Teller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teller.

Teller has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in 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.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Teller.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson cracks Teller with a nice body shot.
Teller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Teller avoids it.
Teller can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Teller is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teller's elbow.
Teller prevents a body shot from Johnson.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Johnson digs a right hand into Teller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Teller's gas tank.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Teller throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Teller misses with the head strike.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Teller backwards.
Teller tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Teller avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the ropes.
Teller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Teller looks winded!
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Teller blocks the elbow strike.
Teller blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Teller controls the action.
Johnson blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Teller's elbow.
Teller misses with a body punch.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Teller controls the action.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Teller backwards.
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 lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Teller is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is leaning against Teller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Teller is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson cracks Teller with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Teller goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Teller wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Fleece Johnson!
After the fight, Fleece Johnson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.