PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Eli Takesian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fleece Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleece Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Takesian
vs
Johnson

186 cm
37
186 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

200 cm
26
185 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Venom Combat Sports
Voodoo Nutrition

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eli Takesian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fleece Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Takesian moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson throws a hook but Takesian avoids it easily.
Takesian lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.

It looks like Fleece Johnson has been cut.
Takesian motions for Johnson to come forward. Takesian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takesian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnson is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Takesian misses.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Takesian.
Takesian walks into a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Johnson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takesian. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takesian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Takesian moved out of range nicely.
Takesian connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Takesian is rocked!
Takesian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Takesian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takesian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takesian seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson tries to bum rush Takesian with a series of wild strikes but Takesian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fleece Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takesian just misses with a punch to the body.
Takesian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takesian thumps Johnson with a low kick.

Johnson looks low and kicks high, catching Takesian right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!

It looks like Eli Takesian has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takesian walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Fleece Johnson!
A relieved looking Fleece Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.