PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldas Sireika (ranked 937 p4p, 123 weight class) and CJ Johnson (ranked 2634 p4p, 314 weight class). Johnson has chosen Relentless - Slayer as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sireika
vs
Johnson

180 cm
26
197 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

King Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnoldas Sireika!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, CJ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Sireika sprawls well.
As Johnson tries to get set, Sireika tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnson manages to avoid the attempt.
Johnson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Sireika circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with a hook. Sireika ducked under it nicely.
Sireika is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Johnson.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sireika on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sireika seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Sireika cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Sireika sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika keeps the fight on the outside.
Sireika seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Johnson closes the distance but Sireika moves to the side
and Sireika counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sireika throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson lunges at Sireika with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sireika's hand.
Sireika swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Sireika counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Sireika counters with a right hand to the body.
Sireika misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Sireika counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
CJ Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Sireika sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arnoldas Sireika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Johnson.

Sireika gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sireika as the two fighters clinch.
Sireika misses with a punch to the body.
Sireika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Sireika controls the action.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sireika uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A short uppercut from Sireika.
Nice body punch from Sireika.
Sireika dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Sireika lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sireika scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
Sireika scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Sireika lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!
Sireika presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sireika finish him?
Sireika lands a body shot.
Sireika unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Johnson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Sireika is unloading with more strikes now! Johnson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnoldas Sireika!
Arnoldas Sireika retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Arnoldas Sireika thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.