Lia Marie Johnson vs Elyse Willems (Comediennes)

Lia Marie Johnson
(24 / 5’6” / 0:1 FCBA / Free Agent)

Elyse Willems
(34 / 5’3” / 5:6 FCBA / The Comediennes)

Results: Lookout!

R1

Both blondes come out swinging. It’s clear they’re eager to get going and Elyse takes the advantage early. A few jabs sneak through Lia’s defenses and put the younger boxer on her heels. Elyse keeps the pressure on. Jab. Jab. Jab. Hook. Each one landing as she finds swiss cheese sized holes in Lia’s defenses. Lia snaps back with a pretty right cross of her own to stop Elyse in her tracks. She moves in, slamming an uppercut to the older woman’s body. Then a left to the other side.

Elyse has to back off and it’s clear Lia’s power just hits different. A buzzing Lia comes in and looks to saw through Elyse’s guard, but the smaller woman stands tough. She takes a few shots to her gloves and forearms before ducking under a sloppy right hook and nailing Lia with a right uppercut. Now it’s Lia who is in trouble. Elyse goes after her, landing a few nice rights to the body before the bell rings.

Elyse goes to her corner, gives Alyssa Milano a fist bump, and gets some water. Lia stumbles over to here corner, a little dejected.

R2

Lia comes out round too a little more desperate, and Elyse takes a bit of a beating early on. The younger girl throws all she has at the older, savvier fighter. And Elyse stands up, takes tons of shots for the first minute, before gearing up and fighting back. Lia, a bit worn out from throwing tons of haymakers, struggles as Elyse puts her on her heels. The highlight is a glorious left-right combo to the body that Lia just can’t seem to defend. Elyse sets it up beautifully with her jab and then goes back to it at least 4 times throughout the rest of the round.

A round that started as all Lia ends all Elyse, as she has Lia running for her life by the time the bell rings.

R3

Lia, who has come out aggressive the first two rounds, clearly got some on the fly coaching up between the last two rounds. Because she comes out much more reserved and coaxes Elyse to come to her. The older fighter does, and Lia uses her reach to her advantage. Now it’s Lia’s jab that causes Elyse trouble. It’s a stinging, cutting jab that cuts downward at an angle that’s difficult for Elyse to defend. Any time the smaller woman gets anywhere close, Lia uses that jab to great effectiveness. Then she simply scoots out of harm’s way.

Lia looks like a completely different fighter. And it clearly throws Elyse for a loop.

Lia’s more patient approach opens some things up for her, and she’s able to knock down Elyse’s guard a bit. She opens up the right side and sends a right cross that knocks the older woman back. But as Lia steps in for more, Elyse gets close and nullifies the reach advantage. In the final minutes of the round there’s a flurry that Elyse wins. But it’s not enough to give either fighter a clear advantage in the round.

R4

The change in pace really throws off Elyse. She was teeing off on an aggressive Lia, but now finds herself having to push the tempo. And she gets picked apart for it. Lia with her reach and an unstoppable jab, just sits back, waits, and then fires off. She does this for a minute until Elyse’s guard finally starts to drop.

Lia hears the direction from her corner and charges. A devastating right hook takes Elyse by surprise and knocks her to the side. Lia follows her. Elyse’s hands go up to try to defend Lia’s headhunting, but Lia decides to work the body. And work the body she does. Left-right-left-right. Elyse keeps her guard up. Lia steps in. Left-right-left-right. Elyse’s hands drop. Lia goes for the head. A left hook followed by a right and Elyse crashes into the corner. Lia throws the kitchen sink at Elyse, uppercuts, straights, hooks, crosses. Elyse blocks about half of them. The other half land with loud echoes followed by desperate agony-fueled grunts.

The bell rings, mercifully ending the slaughter. Elyse slinks back to her corner, stunned at the turn of events. Lia on the opposite end of the ring looks laser focused. Unwilling to crack a smile just yet as she listens to her trainer.

R5

It’s now Elyse who comes out looking desperate. She throws whatever she can at Lia, who blocks pretty much everything. The smaller fighter has nothing left. Lia has figured her out. Completely and overwhelmngly, Lia goes to town. She dodges everything Elyse throws at her. Ducking a hook and following up with an uppercut. Elyse throws a desperate left, which Lia dodges and follows up with two brutal jabs.

Elyse’s guard drops. Lia’s longer, thicker, and stronger arms power up and throw vicious combos that shred her opponent. Elyse is up against the ropes. Lia continues with her combos. Elyse’s hands raise. Lia goes to the body. A brutal left uppercut lifts Elyse off of her feet. The older fighter doubles over, clearly in agony. She’s set up for Lia’s right hand, which has a cutting downward motion that slams unguarded into Elyse’s cheek.

The blow knocks Elyse down flat on her face. The ref steps between Lia and her downed opponent. Elyse plants her hands and tries to push herself up, but her shoulders give out. She falls back down flat and the ref finishes the 10 count.

Lia’s hands fly up in the air as her trainer and team rush the ring. They surround her, hugging her as a beaming smile shows just how much Lia's first ever FCBA win means.

Lia Marie Johnson wins via KO 5