PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by On March The Saints. Ball has chosen Freak On A Leash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Ball

187 cm
29
260 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

208 cm
20
277 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicholas Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Ball!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.

Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ball!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ball tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Ball that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson looking to finish with strikes here!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Ball blocking the ground and pound.
Ball wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Ball tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Ball really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ball is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Ball is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Ball is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johnson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ball is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Ball wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Ball seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson lands a big shot to the head and Ball winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nicholas Johnson!
After the fight, Nicholas Johnson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.