PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abram Petrov (ranked 6559 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Johnson (ranked 6949 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: DNA. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Petrov
vs
Johnson

183 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abram Petrov!
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, Demetrious Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Petrov lands a high kick!
Petrov throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Petrov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Petrov avoids nicely.

Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Petrov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson is in close to Petrov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Petrov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov is in trouble now - Johnson has advanced to mount!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Petrov tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson breaks from Petrov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson controlling from mount.

Johnson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demetrious Johnson!
Demetrious Johnson took some time post fight to say the following; 'CHAMP IM COMING FOR YOU! WATCH YOUR BACK WHILE IM GONNA TAKE YOUR BELT'.