PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Austin
vs
Johnsson

179 cm
21
169 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Austin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnsson - the referee stops the clock and Austin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnsson. Austin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnsson checks a low kick from Austin.

Austin has closed the distance and engaged Johnsson in a clinch.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.

Johnsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Johnsson lands but Austin takes it in his stride.
Austin connects with a high kick.

It looks like Gunnar Johnsson has been cut.
Austin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Austin. Beautiful body shot.
Austin throws a good cross that connects.
Austin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Austin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Austin. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnsson! But no joy.
A good leg kick by Johnsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a chopping leg kick but Austin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Austin misses with a kick to the body.
Austin doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnsson circles away.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnsson throws out a counter right but Austin avoids it with no problem.
Austin throws a body kick that misses.
Austin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnsson moves forwards but Austin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Austin. That's going to slow Johnsson down.
Johnsson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnsson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Austin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Austin avoids a kick to the body.
Austin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a push kick but Austin slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Austin is predictable there
and Johnsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson throws a shot from downtown. Austin moves away and avoids it.
Austin misses with a kick to the body.
Austin backing away here, and Johnsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnsson.
Johnsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big left from Johnsson misses.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Johnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Austin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnsson takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
Austin throws a front kick aimed at Johnsson's knee but Johnsson avoids it well.
Austin misses with a head kick.
Johnsson connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Austin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJohnsson.
Johnsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Austins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Austin misses with a head kick.
Johnsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Johnsson blocks a head kick by Austin.
Austin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Johnsson misses the shot to the body.
Johnsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnsson throws out a loose jab but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Austin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Austin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries to clinch there but Johnsson circles away.
Johnsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Austin blocks the leg kick.
Austin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Austin doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnsson circles away.
Johnsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Austin is wise to it.
Johnsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin misses with a left hand
and Johnsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnsson keeps Austin at a distance using the push kick.
Austin looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnsson is just out of range.
Austin lands a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Austin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Johnsson avoids the body shot from Austin.
Johnsson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Austin - just one landing.
Austin jabs at Johnsson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gunnar Johnsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Johnsson's cut.
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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Austin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Austin is looking to wear down Johnsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Austin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Johnsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnsson.
Johnsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Austin!
Johnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Austin steps away.
Austin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Austin misses
and Johnsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Austin shrugs it off.
Austin lands with a kick to the temple. Johnsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Johnsson backs away, Austin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson misses the jab.
Johnsson cracks the inside of Austin's front leg.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Austin.
Austin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Austin 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnsson blocks the leg kick.
Johnsson scores with a leg kick.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnsson.
Austin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Austin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Austin tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Austin. That did some damage!
Johnsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Austin tries to clinch up.
Austin throws a lazy head kick
and Johnsson counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Austin throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Austin checks a leg kick.
Austin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnsson just manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. Austin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Austin circles away quickly and effectively.
Austin throws a body kick that misses.
Austin throws a push kick but Johnsson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnsson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Austin blocks it well.
Austin misses with a jab to the body
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Austin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Austin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Austin.
Johnsson looks for the body kick but Austin saw that one coming.
Johnsson throws a looping overhand right but Austin ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnsson checks a leg kick.
Austin throws a jab when Johnsson was well out of range.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Austin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Johnsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Austin cracks the inside of Johnsson's front leg.
Austin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Austin throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnsson throws the kick towards the body but Austin avoids it.
Austin misses with a looping left.
Austin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Austin.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Austin misses with a low kick.
Austin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Johnsson.
Austin throws a sloppy head kick and Johnsson moves out of range easily.
Johnsson slips under a jab.
Austin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson looks to land a body kick but Austin moved away.
Johnsson looks to throw the jab but Austin is out of range.
Johnsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Austin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses.
Austin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnsson.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnsson. Austin shrugs it off though.
Johnsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Austin clinches up with Johnsson and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Johnsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Johnsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A low kick from Austin misses
and Johnsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Austin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Austin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnsson works the jab nicely.
Johnsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Austin.
Austin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Austin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Johnsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Austin throws a chopping leg kick but Johnsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Austin thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Austin.
Austin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnsson. Johnsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Austin cracks the inside of Johnsson's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin avoids the body shot from Johnsson.
Austin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Austin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnsson counters with a solid body kick.
Johnsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Austin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Johnsson scores with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Johnsson.
Johnsson ducks right into an uppercut from Austin.
Johnsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Austin jabs at Johnsson's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnsson.
Johnsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A clash of legs there as Johnsson blocks the low kick.
Johnsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Austin will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Austin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Austin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Austin scrambles back to his feet.
Johnsson blocks a jab.
Austin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Johnsson.
Johnsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Austin at a distance.
Austin thows a leg kick but Johnsson checks it
and Johnsson counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Austin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnsson is out of range.
Austin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Austin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johnsson moves out of range of the body kick from Austin.
Johnsson connects with a leg kick. Austin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnsson looks to throw a body kick
and Austin counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson scores with a leg kick.
Austin throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Johnsson avoids the body shot from Austin.
Johnsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Austin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shane Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Austin connects with a crisp jab.
Johnsson tries to work over Austin's front leg with a kick but Austin checks it.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Austin's shoulder, as Austin tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunnar Johnsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnsson blocks a head kick by Austin.
Austin misses with a head kick.
Austin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Austin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Johnsson.
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!
Austin tries to bum rush Johnsson with a series of wild strikes but Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnsson thuds a left hand into Austin's body.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
Johnsson throws a leg kick which misses Austin's front leg but catches the back leg as Austin tries to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Johnsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

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