PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Lindblom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie Johnson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lindblom
vs
Johnson

178 cm
25
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markus Lindblom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindblom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Lindblom instigates a clinch.
Lindblom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lindblom lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Willie Johnson has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lindblom.
Johnson looks winded!
Lindblom pushes Johnson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Lindblom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lindblom drops his shoulder and cracks Johnson with a huge uppercut! Johnson goes down! Can Lindblom finish him?

Johnson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson can't keep his opponent in guard - Lindblom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Lindblom finish him?
Johnson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lindblom sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lindblom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Lindblom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindblom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Lindblom.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lindblom tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lindblom thowing shots but they're missing.
Lindblom sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lindblom looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lindblom tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lindblom gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Lindblom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Lindblom. Those never looked like landing.

Lindblom drives through and clinches with Johnson against the ropes.
Lindblom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.

Lindblom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Lindblom moves into the clinch successfully.

Lindblom manages to break the clinch.

Lindblom moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindblom unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindblom is struggling to control the position.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Lindblom avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the ropes.
Lindblom lands a nice elbow.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lindblom to keep the fight standing.
Johnson is trying to push Lindblom away but Lindblom has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Lindblom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lindblom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lindblom.
Johnson jumps guard but Lindblom stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Lindblom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lindblom has managed to clinch.
Lindblom scores with a knee to the head.

Lindblom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lindblom clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Markus Lindblom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie Johnson.
Lindblom avoiding damage.

Lindblom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Lindblom lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lindblom rushes Johnson and presses him up against the ropes.

Lindblom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lindblom instigates a clinch.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Lindblom lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Lindblom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lindblom closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Lindblom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willie Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lindblom clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lindblom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Lindblom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Markus Lindblom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson jumps guard but Lindblom turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.

Lindblom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Lindblom breaks the clinch.
Lindblom swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.

Lindblom forces Johnson back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lindblom breaks the clinch.

Johnson gets tackled into the ropes by Lindblom. Lindblom maintains the clinch.
Johnson is breathing heavily.

Lindblom breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lindblom pushes Johnson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson wants to stall.

Lindblom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Lindblom pushes him off.

Lindblom instigates a clinch.

Lindblom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lindblom.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lindblom to score with a decent uppercut.
Lindblom throws a powerful right kick. Johnson tried to block low but the kick was high! Johnson was taken right off of his feet! Lindblom jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Markus Lindblom!