PBP Commentary

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

Johnsson
vs
Marciano

180 cm
27
182 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
15 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sharon Needles Nutrition

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 - 9 - 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 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Marciano off the cage and back into rage.
Johnsson scores with the left hand. Marciano knows he should have avoided that one.
Marciano walks into a jab.
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Marciano finds it's target.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut. Marciano saw that one coming.
Johnsson looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Johnsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marciano is looking to score with low kicks.
Marciano slips under a jab from Johnsson.
Marciano lands with a good body shot.
Marciano lands with a slapping head kick.
Marciano slips under a jab.
Marciano throws a head kick but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson with a nice cross.
Marciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Marciano misses.
Johnsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marciano throws out a loose jab but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marciano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson misses with a straight left.
Johnsson looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range.
Marciano lands with an overhand left.
Johnsson misses the jab.
Johnsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnsson throws a big shot that misses.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Johnsson.
Johnsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frank Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marciano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
An inside leg kick lands from Marciano.
A jab from Johnsson misses.
A big left from Johnsson misses.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marciano slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
Marciano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marciano.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Marciano's shoulder, as Marciano tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson tried to score with a low kick but Marciano checks it.
Johnsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marciano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Johnsson.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marciano connects with a right hand. Johnsson shakes it off.
Marciano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnsson throws a lazy right hand but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marciano misses with an uppercut. Johnsson saw that one coming.
Johnsson cracks Marciano with a good jab.
Johnsson throws a shot from downtown. Marciano moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson lands with a hook. Marciano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Johnsson.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Marciano misses with a few strikes there.
Marciano looks to throw the jab but Johnsson is out of range.
Johnsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marciano.
Marciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marciano throws a series of punches but Johnsson moves out of range.
Marciano lands a front kick.
Johnsson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnsson fails to land the takedown.
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnsson throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Johnsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marciano sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano slips a jab from Johnsson.
Marciano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to de liver by Marciano. Beautiful body shot.
Johnsson is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnsson misses the target.
Marciano swings for the body but Johnsson moves out of range.
Marciano misses with a few strikes there.
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marciano misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Johnsson.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Johnsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marciano is fending him off so far but Johnsson persists. Nope, Marciano circles away and we're back to standing.

Marciano drops Johnsson with a beautiful combination! Johnsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marciano is looking for the KO!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marciano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano slips a straight right by Johnsson.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Marciano dominated that round.
That's time! Johnsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Johnsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marciano throws a jab when Johnsson was well out of range.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Johnsson.
A slow jab from Johnsson misses its intended target.
Marciano thows a leg kick but Johnsson checks it
enabling Johnsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Marciano misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnsson misses the target.
Marciano slips under a jab.
Marciano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnsson.
A nice combination there by Marciano.
Frank Marciano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano misses with a looping right.
Johnsson dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frank Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marciano lands with a straight right. Johnsson didn't see that one coming.
Johnsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marciano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a leg kick but Johnsson checks it.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Marciano slips the punch.
Johnsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
Johnsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marciano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Marciano's shoulder, as Marciano tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Marciano misses.
Johnsson ducks right into an uppercut from Marciano.
Johnsson dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
Johnsson misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
Marciano throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Marciano throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Johnsson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marciano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnsson wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
Marciano is trying to keep Johnsson in close.
Marciano is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Johnsson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnsson chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marciano scores with a hook.
Johnsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Decent striking displayed by Marciano there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marciano, right into the meat.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Marciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnsson. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
Marciano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marciano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnsson.
Marciano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marciano misses with a hook. Johnsson ducked under it nicely.
Marciano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnsson's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marciano.
Johnsson tries for a takedown but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Johnsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Marciano. No joy for Johnsson on that attempt.
Marciano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marciano.
Marciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Marciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Marciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Marciano misses with a kick to the body.
Johnsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Johnsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marciano lands a jab to Johnsson's midsection.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Johnsson.
Marciano scores with a nice right hand.
Marciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marciano scores with a jab. Johnsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnsson misses with a straight right.
Marciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnsson.
Marciano misses with a leg kick.
Johnsson looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Marciano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marciano drops Johnsson with a beautiful combination! Johnsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marciano is looking for the KO!

Johnsson is rocked!
Johnsson walks straight into a right hand from Marciano - that's dropped him! Marciano jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Johnsson from any more punishment! Johnsson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Marciano!