PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Morello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morello has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Bulls on parade as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnsson
vs
Morello

180 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Morello!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson moves away from the strike by Morello.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnsson.
Morello throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morello connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnsson. Johnsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Morello throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morello walks into a left hand.
Morello looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Morello.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnsson.
Morello connects with a crisp jab.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Morello misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morello takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morello missing with a left hand there. Johnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morello looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Morello sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnsson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMorello.
Johnsson slips a straight right by Morello.
Johnsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A cross from Morello lands.
Morello throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morello.
Johnsson misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnsson.
Morello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnsson. Johnsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Johnsson lands a jab to the head.
Morello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Johnsson misses
enabling Morello to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Johnsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morello.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morello.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Morello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Johnsson does no damage.
Morello tries to score with a low kick but Johnsson moves his leg out of the way.
Morello defending well as Johnsson loads up on a big left hand.
Morello is looking to clinch but Johnsson is avoiding it.
Johnsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnsson throws a shot from downtown. Morello moves away and avoids it.
Morello tried to score with a low kick but Johnsson checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson cracks Morello with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Johnsson.
Johnsson with a nice cross.
Morello missing with a left hand there. Johnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnsson tries to work over Morello's front leg with a kick but Morello checks it.
Johnsson throws a front kick aimed at Morello's knee but Morello avoids it well.
Morello slips a jab and a cross from Johnsson.
Johnsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnsson throws a nice looking combination but Morello bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnsson tried to score with a low kick but Morello checks it.
Johnsson lunges at Morello with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morello's hand.
Johnsson stuns Morello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Morello has closed the distance and engaged Johnsson in a clinch.
Morello prevents a body shot from Johnsson.
Morello gets through Johnsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnsson.
Johnsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Morello.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnsson.
Morello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morello throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnsson.
Johnsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnsson misses with a punch on the inside.

Morello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morello on the side of the head.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morello tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnsson is wise to it.
Morello blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Johnsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johnsson lands with a good body shot.
Morello throws a leg kick
and Johnsson counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Johnsson.
Morello misses the body punch
and Johnsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morello with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Morello was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnsson with a jab.
Morello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morello misses the body punch
and Johnsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morello paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsson misses with a wild body shot.
Morello takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Johnsson.
Johnsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morello under the eye.
Morello throws a leg kick
and Johnsson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morello flicks out a counter leg kick but Johnsson steps away.
Johnsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morello throws a push kick but Johnsson slaps the foot to one side.
Morello misses with a low kick as Johnsson jumps back.
Johnsson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Johnsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morello lands a slapping body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Johnsson there.
Morello misses with a left hand
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Johnsson. Those never looked like landing.
Morello avoids the body shot from Johnsson.
Johnsson backing away here, and Morello unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Johnsson misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morello.
Johnsson moves away from the strike by Morello.
Morello clobbers Johnsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gunnar Johnsson is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. Morello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morello follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Johnsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morello throws out a counter right but Johnsson avoids it with no problem.
Morello misses the shot to the body.
Johnsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morello at a distance.
Morello pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnsson is out of range and Morello settles back down.
Morello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morello doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnsson circles away.
Johnsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnsson scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Johnsson.
Johnsson is looking to slow Morello down with leg kicks.
Johnsson with a nice cross.
Johnsson misses with a leg kick
and Morello counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Morello takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morello.
Morello throws a head punch that misses.
Morello lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnsson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morello misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morello throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morello blocks an uppercut.
Morello misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnsson has Morello pressed against the cage.
Morello tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Johnsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson cracks Morello with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morello misses with an uppercut.
Morello bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnsson's head backwards.
Johnsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morello's sensitive parts.
Johnsson motions for Morello to come forward. Johnsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morello takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Johnsson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Johnsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morello.
Good work by Morello as he checks the leg kick.
Morello misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Morello sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnsson throws a body punch but Morello moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Morello clinches with his opponent.
Morello tries to throw a body punch but Johnsson avoids it by throwing Morello back against the cage.
Johnsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Johnsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morello throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morello misses with a wild combination.
Johnsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morello has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A leg kick checked by Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a hook but Morello avoids it easily.
Morello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnsson.
Morello steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Morello on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Johnsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Morello is able to avoid easily.
Morello tries a quick counter leg kick but Johnsson is wise to it.
Johnsson connects with a jab.
Tim Morello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morello looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Johnsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnsson sizes up Morello with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson tries to score with a low kick but Morello moves his leg out of the way.
Morello was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Morello takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Morello lands with a hook. Johnsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morello walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morello moves forwards but Johnsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Morello misses.
Morello takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morello was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnsson.
Johnsson thows a body kick. Morello tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Johnsson connects with a body shot that sends Morello's belly button to the back.
Johnsson scores with a hook.
Johnsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morello throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Morello off the cage and back into range.
Morello misses with a body punch
and Johnsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnsson digs a good hook to Morello's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunnar Johnsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morello misses with a straight left.
Johnsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morello can do to turn this around?
Morello moves out of range as Johnsson throws a body kick.
Johnsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morello counters with a left to the body.
Johnsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Johnsson.
Johnsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morello.
Morello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnsson.
Morello checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morello moves to clinch but Johnsson breaks away
and Johnsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnsson with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Johnsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Johnsson!