PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Simon Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Braga
vs
Johnson

178 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simon Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Braga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Braga's head back.

It looks like Simon Braga has been cut.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Braga counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braga.
Braga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Braga scores with a jab.
Braga tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Braga is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Braga's front leg but catches the back leg as Braga tries to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Calvin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braga.

Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Braga blocks a jab.
Braga misses the shot to the body.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Braga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson plants his feet and throws a devastating head kick! It connects square on Braga's ear and has knocked him out cold! No need for a count here as the referee immediately tends to a stricken Braga, crumpled in the corner! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Calvin Johnson!
Our winner, Calvin Johnson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.