PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Johnstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Johnstone
vs
Wise

193 cm
19
272 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
272 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Down Under Clothing

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Johnstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Wise!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wise steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnstone.
Wise looks for a takedown but Johnstone sprawls well.

Wise clinches up against the cage.
Johnstone jumps guard but Wise stands there with Johnstone around his waist. Johnstone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Johnstone decides to pull guard.
Johnstone controls Wise momentarily but Wise frees himself.
Johnstone keeping moving, preventing Wise from controlling successfully.
Wise wants to stand and escape but instead Johnstone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Wise working for a triangle but Johnstone defends it easily.
Johnstone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wise swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wise has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnstone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Johnstone postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wise is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Johnstone, into his guard.
Johnstone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Johnstone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnstone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Wise decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnstone scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Johnstone.
Johnstone works Wise's body with a nice hook.
Wise gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wise has a takedown stuffed.
Wise looks gassed!
Johnstone misses with the combination.
Hank Johnstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnstone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wise throws a combination that misses
and Johnstone counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Wise.
Wise looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice combination there by Johnstone.

It looks like Dennis Wise has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnstone looks to throw the jab but Wise is out of range.
Johnstone lands a hook that stumbles Wise back into the cage. Johnstone follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Wise to the canvas! Johnstone pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Wise has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hank Johnstone!