PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Wecowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Johnson
vs
Wecowski

177 cm
26
184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Grand Royal Wear

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kamil Wecowski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wecowski clinches up against the cage.
Wecowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Wecowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Wecowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wecowski lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wecowski.
Wecowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wecowski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good body shot from Wecowski.
Wecowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Wecowski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Wecowski - that landed with a thud.
Wecowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson looking to stall.
Wecowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Wecowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wecowski.
Wecowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wecowski is working Johnson over against the cage.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wecowski.
Nice body punch from Wecowski.

Wecowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wecowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Wecowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wecowski throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wecowski misses with a looping left.
Wecowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson defending well as Wecowski loads up on a big left hand.
Wecowski misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Wecowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wecowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wecowski throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wecowski's knee momentarily.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wecowski.
Wecowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Wecowski punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Wecowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Wecowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wecowski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wecowski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wecowski throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wecowski misses with an uppercut.
Wecowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wecowski misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Wecowski 's knee.
Good shot there by Wecowski.

Wecowski clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Wecowski.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Wecowski lands with a left to the head.
Wecowski lands a left hand.

Wecowski breaks the clinch.
Wecowski looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Wecowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wecowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Wecowski gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wecowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wecowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Wecowski lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wecowski pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Wecowski lands a nice uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!

Wecowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Wecowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wecowski is keeping busy.
Wecowski lands a left hand.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Wecowski controls the action.
Wecowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wecowski lands with a right to the head.
Wecowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Wecowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wecowski throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Wecowski swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Wecowski swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.

Wecowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
A body shot lands from Wecowski.
Wecowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Wecowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wecowski swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Wecowski was not able to check.
Wecowski misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wecowski throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Wecowski misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Wecowski closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Wecowski digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Wecowski.
Wecowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kamil Wecowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wecowski.
Still in the clinch, Wecowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wecowski scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Wecowski on the inside.
Johnson tries a body shot but Wecowski blocks it.

Wecowski manages to break the clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Wecowski.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wecowski.
Johnson slips a straight right by Wecowski.
Kamil Wecowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wecowski misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wecowski's knee momentarily.
Wecowski throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Wecowski misses its intended target.
Wecowski looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
A jab from Wecowski misses.
Wecowski misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wecowski.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Wecowski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wecowski pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Wecowski to work.
Wecowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Wecowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wecowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Wecowski.
Wecowski misses with an uppercut.
Wecowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wecowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
John Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wecowski misses with a looping left.
Wecowski misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wecowski's knee momentarily.
Wecowski misses with a looping left.
Johnson blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wecowski misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Wecowski 's knee.
Wecowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wecowski misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with an outside leg kick.
Wecowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Wecowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Wecowski swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Wecowski 's knee.
Wecowski loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wecowski misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Wecowski 's knee.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Wecowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wecowski misses the shot to the body.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wecowski throws out the jab.
Wecowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wecowski connects with a jab.
Wecowski throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wecowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Wecowski throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Wecowski.
Wecowski loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson defending well as Wecowski loads up on a big left hand.
Wecowski throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Wecowski throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Wecowski.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wecowski.
Wecowski swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Wecowski throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Wecowski misses with a straight right.
Wecowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wecowski throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wecowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wecowski misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wecowski looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Wecowski tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Wecowski misses the shot to the body.
Wecowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Wecowski throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a low kick, right behind Wecowski 's knee.
Wecowski misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wecowski misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wecowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a slapping leg kick.

Wecowski has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wecowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wecowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson trying to stall but Wecowski improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wecowski.
Wecowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson tries a body shot but Wecowski blocks it.

Wecowski drops Johnson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Johnson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wecowski lands a big right hand that drops Johnson! The killer instinct kicks in and Wecowski finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Wecowski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil Wecowski!