PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Here Comes the Boom as his entrance music. Morgan Punch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Punch
vs
Johnson

170 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

NUT UP or SHUT UP (153q Rec. /$20)

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morgan Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson tries to clinch
and Punch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Punch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Punch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson moves to clinch but Punch breaks away
and Punch counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Punch counters with a nice body shot.
Morgan Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Punch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson looks gassed!
Punch scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Punch. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punch lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
A left and a right from Punch both land. Nice combination.
Punch punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Punch lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Punch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Punch lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson looks to clinch
and Punch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morgan Punch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Punch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Punch is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Johnson.
Punch lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punch lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Punch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Punch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws a shot to the body.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Punch lands a nice shot to the body.
Punch connects with a body shot.
Punch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Punch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A shot to the liver by Punch. Beautiful body shot.
Punch is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice body punch from Punch.
Punch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Punch thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Punch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Johnson is rocked!
Punch lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Punch finish him?
Corey Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Punch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Johnson drops his hands for a split second and Punch immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Johnson face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Punch follows up with a right hand that knocks Johnson into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Morgan Punch!