PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen The Longest Day by Iron Maiden as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ryan Edward could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Calvin Johnson's chin.

Edward
vs
Johnson

180 cm
28
223 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

185 cm
26
217 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BeastMode
Mango Nutrition

BeastMode
Hardcore Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Edward!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson thuds a left hand into Edward's body.
Edward swinging wildly here.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edward throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.

It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
Johnson motions for Edward to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edward tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Edward slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edward. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Edward moves his leg out of the way.
Edward tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edward.
Edward dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Edward throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Edward takes one on the button.
Edward throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Edward blocks the body kick.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Edward staying out of range there.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edward checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson throws a hook but Edward blocks it.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Edward checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Edward with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Edward blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Edwards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Edward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edward checks it well.
Edward blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edward throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Edward throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Edward tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edward checks it well.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Edward on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson scores with a leg kick.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Edward ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edward blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Edward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Edward tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson wants to slow Edward down by chopping away at his legs.
Edward looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Edward.
Edward throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edward with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Edward scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Edward counters with a stiff right hand.
Edward throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Edward was not able to check.
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Edward is out of range.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edward's corner calls for a 1-2. Edward obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edward keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Edward counters with a stiff right hand.
Edward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That has opened up Calvin Johnson's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edward connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.

Johnson is rocked!
A low kick from Johnson misses
and Edward counters with a huge left! Johnson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Edward isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Johnson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Edward!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Edward!
Ryan Edward retains his light heavyweight title!
Ryan Edward bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.