PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fenix Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Espada
vs
Jonhson

185 cm
25
190 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

190 cm
33
200 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fenix Espada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espada is looking to clinch.
Espada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Espada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jonhson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jonhson tries to bum rush Espada with a series of wild strikes but Espada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Espada.
Espada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jonhson's sensitive parts.
Espada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Espada moves in looking to clinch but Jonhson pushes him off.
Jonhson throws a jab when Espada was well out of range.
Espada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jonhson blocks the body kick.
Espada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Espada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jonhson presses Espada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Jonhson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonhson struggles to land a body shot inside as Espada controls his hands.
Jonhson struggles to land a body shot inside as Espada controls his hands.
Jonhson blocks an elbow strike from Espada.
Jonhson is working Espada over against the cage.
Espada trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson gets through Espada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jonhson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jonhson works on Espada's body with a couple of short punches.
Jonhson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Espada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jonhson.
A short body shot lands from Jonhson as the two fighters clinch.
Espada is breathing heavily.
Jonhson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jonhson pushes Espada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Jonhson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonhson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jonhson pushes Espada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jonhson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jonhson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Jonhson breaks the clinch.
Espada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jonhson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jonhson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Fenix Espada has been cut.
Espada tries to close the distance and clinch but Jonhson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Espada on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson throws a right hand that Espada ducks under and follows up with a left that Espada also avoids with ease.
Espada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Espada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Espada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jonhson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Espada's calf.
Jonhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jonhson connects with a nice looking jab.
Espada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jonhson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jonhson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Espada connects with a leg kick. Jonhson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jonhson avoids the head kick by Espada.
Espada moves out of range of the body kick.
Jonhson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Espada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Jonhson lands a big head kick that sends Espada tumbling to the mat! Jonhson takes a step backwards and waves Espada back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Espada is rocked!
Jonhson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jonhson steps in with a hook that catches Espada right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jonhson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Espada looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Jonhson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeff Jonhson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Fenix Espada spoke after the fight, saying 'Even the greatest fall. But the real test is who rises back to the top.'.