PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Lokren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lokren comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lokren
vs
Johnsson

183 cm
25
179 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
178 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sairanix Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson throws a low kick, looking for Lokren's leg but Lokren calmly moves out of range.
Lokren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Johnsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lokren misses the target.
Johnsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lokren throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnsson.
Lokren throws a looping overhand right but Johnsson ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnsson misses.
Lokren throws a body shot but no joy.
Sairanix Lokren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Lokren in the body.
Lokren takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Johnsson.
Lokren is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lokren misses with a hook. Johnsson ducked under it nicely.
Johnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokren is just out of range.
Lokren throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnsson misses the target.
Johnsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lokren was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnsson.
It looked like Lokren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lokren avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lokren connects with a body shot.
Johnsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lokren is out of range.
Johnsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Johnsson saw that one coming.
Lokren cracks Johnsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lokren misses with a looping left.
Johnsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Lokren jabs at Johnsson's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lokren crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnsson - the referee stops the clock and Lokren gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnsson. Lokren manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lokren throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.
Lokren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnsson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Lokren moved away.
A head kick misses from Johnsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Lokren misses the target.
Lokren swings widly with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Johnsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lokren misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Johnsson misses
and Johnsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lokren misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Johnsson there.
A low kick from Johnsson is predictable there
and Lokren counters with a straight right hand.
Johnsson lands the left hand.
Lokren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnsson lands a nice hook to Lokren's body. Lokren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lokren's knee momentarily.
Johnsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lokren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnsson misses with the body kick
and Lokren counters with a right hand to the body.
Lokren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lokren missing with a left hand there. Johnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Johnsson saw that one coming.
Lokren misses the body punch
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Lokren misses.
Johnsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnsson wants to land a leg kick but Lokren is out of range.
Lokren steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Johnsson. That one must have hurt.
Johnsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lokren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson pushes Lokren away with a front kick.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lokren.
Johnsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lokren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnsson misses with a jab to the body
and Lokren counters with a stiff right hand.
Lokren misses with a looping left.
Johnsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Johnsson misses with a body punch
and Lokren counters with a straight right hand.
Lokren is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lokren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick from Johnsson misses.
Lokren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnsson tries to work over Lokren's front leg with a kick but Lokren checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Lokren misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sairanix Lokren will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lokren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lokren is able to avoid easily.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lokren with a body shot.
Johnsson scores with the left hand. Lokren knows he should have avoided that one.
Lokren throws a body shot but no joy.
Lokren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnsson tries to work over Lokren's front leg with a kick but Lokren checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren swings for the body but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Johnsson slips a jab from Lokren.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lokren connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sairanix Lokren is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsson lands a leg kick that knocks Lokren off balance momentarily.
Johnsson throws the left hand but Lokren avoids the punch easily.
Lokren blocks the body kick.
Johnsson cracks Lokren with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lokren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Johnsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lokren is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lokren avoids the head kick by Johnsson.
Johnsson slips a jab from Lokren.
Johnsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lokren takes a step back to recover.
Lokren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsson lands with a shot to the body.
Lokren is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid body kick from Johnsson.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johnsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lokren throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnsson.
Lokren throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lokren.
Lokren jabs Johnsson right on the nose. Johnsson blinks but takes it well.
Lokren ducks under a wild hook from Johnsson.
Johnsson looks for the body kick but Lokren saw that one coming.
Lokren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid 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.
Johnsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lokren avoids the body shot from Johnsson.
Johnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lokren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokren is just out of range.
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 Lokren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lokren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnsson tests Lokren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lokren crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnsson - the referee stops the clock and Lokren gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnsson. Lokren manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lokren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a wild body kick that Lokren sees coming a mile off.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnsson misses with the body kick
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnsson drops his hands momentarily and Lokren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lokren throws a looping overhand right but Johnsson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lokren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Johnsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lokren throws a big counter combination but Johnsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Johnsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnsson staying out of range there.
Johnsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lokren slips a jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson slips under a jab from Lokren.
Lokren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lokren doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnsson scores with the left hand. Lokren knows he should have avoided that one.
Lokren ducks under a wild hook from Johnsson.
It looked like Lokren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gunnar Johnsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lokren checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lokren will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnsson misses with a right hand
and Lokren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lokren moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lokren scores with a decent looking hook.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lokren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lokren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lokren lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Lokren.
Lokren avoids a kick to the body.
Lokren misses with a hook
and Johnsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lokren looks to throw the jab but Johnsson is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lokren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren looks to land a right hand but Johnsson moved out of range.
Lokren takes a swing at Johnsson's ribcage but misses.
Johnsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lokren scores with a jab.
Johnsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lokren lands with a shot to the body.
Johnsson throws a body kick that misses
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lokren scores with the left hand. Johnsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Lokren misses with a hook.
Lokren swings widly with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lokren.
Johnsson throws the kick towards the body but Lokren avoids it.
Nice cross by Johnsson.
A jab from Johnsson misses.
Lokren lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnsson. That's going to slow Lokren down.
Lokren slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lokren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lokren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lokren scores with a jab. Johnsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lokren misses with a looping left.
Lokren scores with a jab to the head.
Lokren swings widly with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnsson scores with a kick to the body.
Johnsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Lokren misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lokren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnsson throws a head kick but Lokren moves out of range.
Johnsson ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lokren lands a two punch combo.
A leg kick checked by Lokren.
An attempted straight right counter from Lokren misses the target.
Lokren staying out of range there.
Lokren throwing a counter right hand but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Lokren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnsson on the side of the head.
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 Lokren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lokren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnsson looks to land a left hand but Lokren moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren throws a shot from downtown. Johnsson moves away and avoids it.
Johnsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Johnsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokren 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.
Lokren misses with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a solid body kick.
Lokren misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnsson counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Lokren misses.
Lokren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lokren throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Lokren.
Lokren slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lokren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Lokren.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sairanix Lokren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lokren has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sairanix Lokren!
A determined Sairanix Lokren didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!