PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Johnston (ranked 3551 p4p, 5883 weight class) and Charlie White (ranked 424 p4p, 569 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnston
vs
White

180 cm
25
209
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
200
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie White!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Francis DeMontford and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

White drives through and clinches with Johnston against the cage.
White looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Johnston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White misses with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnston has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
White has Johnston pressed against the cage, preventing Johnston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnston lands a nice uppercut.
Johnston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Johnston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Johnston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johnston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Johnston has White up against the cage in a clinch.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Johnston.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White moves in looking to clinch but Johnston pushes him off.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnston but Johnston pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Johnston closes the distance and clinches.
White is working for takedown but Johnston is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnston tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Johnston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White prevents Johnston from breaking the clinch.

Johnston breaks from the clinch.

Johnston moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston lands with a light punch inside.
Johnston controlling the action here for a moment.

Johnston manages to break the clinch.

Johnston clinches.
Johnston stalling in the clinch.
Johnston displaying some good clinch control by pressing White up against the cage.
Johnston is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Johnston clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnston content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Johnston manages to break the clinch.
White walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles White limp body while Johnston jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Johnston!