PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salath Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by lunatic fringe. Michael Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Johnson
vs
Sar

185 cm
29
210 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

185 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salath Sar!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Sar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sar tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sar!
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Sar is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sar tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Sar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sar wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sar is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson prevents Sar from getting the reversal.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Sar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson prevents Sar from getting the reversal.
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Sar working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson looking to finish Sar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sar!
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Sar is squirming around nicely.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sar is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.

Johnson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sar really wants to buck Johnson off and get back to his feet.
Sar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.

Johnson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sar is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson cracks Sar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sar?
Johnson unloading with bombs!

Sar is rocked!
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sar is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson working Sar over with strikes here.
Johnson won't let Sar get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
Sar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson prevents Sar from getting the reversal.
Johnson lands a big elbow - Sar is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sar is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Johnson!
Michael Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.