PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnsson comes to the cage accompanied by Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. Padraig Keane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnsson
vs
Keane

180 cm
26
182 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

192 cm
27
177 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson throws the left hand but Keane avoids the punch easily.
Keane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnsson looks to land a left hand but Keane moved out of range nicely.
Keane staying out of range there.
Johnsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keane throws a series of punches but Johnsson avoids them all with ease.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson misses with a looping right.
Keane tries to bum rush Johnsson with a series of wild strikes but Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Nice uppercut there from Johnsson.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Keane slips the punch.
Keane scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnsson should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keane moves away from the strike by Johnsson.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Keane's shoulder, as Keane tries to avoid the shot.
Keane misses with the combination.
Johnsson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Keane's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnsson thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson misses with a straight right.

Johnsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnsson wants to control from the top but Keane keeps moving.
Keane wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnsson wants to control from the top but Keane keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnsson working the head with strikes.
Johnsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Keane's head but Keane avoids it well.
Johnsson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Keane is avoiding damage well.
Johnsson wants to control but Keane is keeping him busy.
Keane tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Keane tries to buck Johnsson off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson avoids the attempt from Keane to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnsson looking to finish with strikes here!

Johnsson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Keane is on top in guard.
Johnsson wants to sweep here but Keane controlling him for the moment.
Keane trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnsson's guard.
Johnsson trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keane trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnsson's guard.
Johnsson wants to sweep here but Keane controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Keane postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Keane misses with a few strikes there.
Keane throws a solid leg kick but Johnsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keane.
Keane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Keane slips the punch.
Keane lands a jab to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keane slips a straight right by Johnsson.
Keane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Johnsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnsson.
Johnsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Keane slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Padraig Keane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Keane fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Keane.
Keane slips under a jab.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut. Keane saw that one coming.
Johnsson misses with a straight left.
Johnsson scores with a nice strike.
Johnsson throws out a loose jab but Keane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keane.
Keane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keane scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Keane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keane.
Keane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnsson throws out the jab.
Johnsson slips under a jab from Keane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Johnsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnsson.
Keane misses with the combination.
Keane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keane lands with a nice combination. Johnsson backs away looking to recover.
Keane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws the left hand but Keane avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Keane.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Keane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
Keane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Keane is trying to control but can't.
Keane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnsson.

Johnsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Keane has managed to free his arm - good work.
Keane striking from half guard on the bottom.
Johnsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keane's head.
Johnsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Keane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnsson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Johnsson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Keane to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Keane shrugs it off.
Johnsson avoids the attempt from Keane to control.
Johnsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Keane working to try and regain half guard.
Keane wants to control but Johnsson is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnsson looking to ground and pound but Keane is blocking nicely.
Johnsson won't let Keane get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Keane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnsson landing strikes from the mount.
Keane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnsson lands with some strikes.
Keane is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnsson trying to control but Keane is having none of it.
Keane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Keane tries to lock up and control but Johnsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Johnsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnsson throws a hook but Keane avoids it easily.
Johnsson throws a jab when Keane was well out of range.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Keane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Keane slips the punch.
Johnsson throws a series of punches but Keane moves out of range.
Keane slips a straight right by Johnsson.
Johnsson misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Keane. No joy for Johnsson on that attempt.
Johnsson avoids the body shot from Keane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keane.
Keane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnsson looks to land a right hand but Keane moved out of range.
Padraig Keane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keane throws a front kick aimed at Johnsson's knee but Johnsson avoids it well.
A low kick from Keane misses
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Keane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keane slips under a jab from Johnsson.
Keane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Johnsson misses.
Keane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Keane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keane defending well as Johnsson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keane.
Johnsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Johnsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnsson working over Keane with some ground and pound. Keane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Keane trying to control from the bottom.
Keane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane is looking to improve his position.
Johnsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Johnsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Keane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnsson throwing shots but Keane is blocking nicely.
Johnsson is keen to just control but Keane is a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keane moves out of range as Johnsson strikes.
Keane sizes up Johnsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Keane slips the punch.
Johnsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnsson misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Keane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut. Keane saw that one coming.
Johnsson scores with a jab. Keane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnsson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Johnsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keane fails to land with a series of punches.
Padraig Keane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnsson misses with a looping right.
Johnsson throws a hook but Keane blocks it.
Keane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keane throws the left hand but Johnsson avoids the punch easily.
Keane slips a straight right by Johnsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keane.
Johnsson connects with a looping right hand.
Keane throws a wild body kick that Johnsson sees coming a mile off.
Keane throws a series of punches but Johnsson avoids them all with ease.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keane lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnsson's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keane.
Keane motions for Johnsson to come forward. Keane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keane.
Johnsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Keane sprawls well. He's pushed Johnsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Keane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnsson misses with a straight left.
Keane slips a straight right by Johnsson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Padraig Keane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Keane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Keane!