PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. 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.

Reilly
vs
Johnsson

181 cm
28
177 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
178 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
Johnsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frank Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnsson's calf.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Reilly in the body.
Reilly tries to clinch there but Johnsson circles away.
Reilly walks into a stiff left hand from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a shot from downtown. Reilly moves away and avoids it.

Johnsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Reilly working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.
Nice body punch from Johnsson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Johnsson.
Reilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Reilly misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Reilly controls his hands.
Reilly scores with a shot to the side of Johnsson's head.
Johnsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reilly lands a body shot.

Johnsson manages to break the clinch.
Johnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Reilly throws a poor cross that misses
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
Reilly throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson cracks the inside of Reilly's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries to land a front kick but Reilly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reilly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnsson throws a wild body kick that Reilly sees coming a mile off.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Johnsson is avoiding it.
Reilly sizes up Johnsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reilly lands a nice shot to the body.
Reilly lands a nice shot that snaps Johnsson's head back.
Johnsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Reilly tries to counter by clinching up but Johnsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Reilly throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
Johnsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reilly connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reilly misses with a hook
and Johnsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Reilly misses with an uppercut
and Johnsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Reilly feints a jab promting Johnsson to slip. Reilly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Reilly is wise to it.
Reilly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnsson's head backwards.
Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnsson avoids the head kick by Reilly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reilly. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reilly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly scores with a shot to the body.
Reilly blocks a head kick by Johnsson.
A head kick by Reilly misses
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
Johnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reilly misses the jab.
Reilly lands an overhand right.
Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnsson.
We've been told by Reilly's head coaches at LOD: Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnsson misses with a body shot.

Reilly forces Johnsson back against the cage and clinches.
Reilly slowing the pace effectively.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Reilly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Frank Reilly will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slapping leg kick lands for Johnsson.
Reilly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reilly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnsson's sensitive parts.
Johnsson throws the left hand but Reilly avoids the punch easily.
Frank Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Johnsson misses.
Reilly cracks the inside of Johnsson's front leg.
Johnsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Johnsson throws a jab when Reilly was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnsson circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnsson.
Reilly 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.

Johnsson gets tackled into the cage by Reilly. Reilly maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short left from Johnsson.
Reilly blocks a body shot from Johnsson.
Reilly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reilly looking to stall.

Johnsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly 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.
Reilly lands a nice looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reilly.
Reilly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johnsson misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reilly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reilly's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Johnsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reilly cracks the inside of Johnsson's front leg.
Johnsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsson slips under a jab.
Johnsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Johnsson there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnsson lands a right hook to the body.
Johnsson thumps Reilly with a low kick.
Johnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Johnsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reilly tries to work over Johnsson's front leg with a kick but Johnsson checks it.
Johnsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Reilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnsson! But no joy.
Johnsson throws the kick towards the body but Reilly avoids it.
Reilly looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnsson lands a jab to the head.
Reilly misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Reilly.
Reilly throws a shot to the body.
Johnsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Reilly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reilly lands with a shot to the body.
Johnsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnsson walks into a jab.
Johnsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reilly.
Johnsson is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Reilly misses the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnsson lands a leg kick that knocks Reilly off balance momentarily.
Reilly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reilly misses with a low kick as Johnsson jumps back.
Johnsson feints a counter leg kick.
Johnsson throws a lazy uppercut

and Reilly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reilly.
A nice left hand lands by Johnsson.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reilly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reilly takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Reilly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reilly lands a high kick!
Reilly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reilly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reilly connects with an inside leg kick.
Reilly thumps Johnsson with a low kick.
Johnsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Johnsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Johnsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reilly looks to land a left hand but Johnsson moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Johnsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reilly throws a lazy right hand but Johnsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. Reilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Johnsson scores with a leg kick.
Johnsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Reilly takes a swing at Johnsson's ribcage but misses.
Reilly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johnsson throws a solid leg kick but Reilly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnsson.
Reilly scores with a nice right hand.

Reilly gets tackled into the cage by Johnsson. Johnsson maintains the clinch.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.

Johnsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson misses with a straight right.
Reilly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnsson. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnsson scores with the left hand. Reilly knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Reilly.
Johnsson slips under a jab.
Reilly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Johnsson throws a wild body kick that Reilly sees coming a mile off.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Johnsson moves out of range easily.
Johnsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slow jab from Reilly misses its intended target.
Johnsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Reilly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Johnsson is able to avoid easily.
Johnsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Johnsson moves out of range easily.
Reilly throws a looping overhand right but Johnsson ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reilly.
A low kick from Reilly is predictable there
and Johnsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reilly throws a low kick, looking for Johnsson's leg but Johnsson calmly moves out of range.
Johnsson cracks Reilly with an open hand slap.
Reilly throws a nice looking combination but Johnsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnsson lands with a good body shot.
Reilly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnsson cracks a nice hook into Reilly's ribs.
Johnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly misses with an uppercut
and Johnsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnsson swings for the body but Reilly moves out of range.
Reilly walks into a straight right hand from Johnsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Reilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnsson throws a solid leg kick but Reilly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnsson.
Reilly is looking to chop away at Johnsson's legs.
Johnsson sizes up Reilly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reilly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnsson can pounce on him.
Reilly 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.
Johnsson lands a jab.
Johnsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnsson.
Reilly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnsson slips under a jab from Reilly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Gunnar Johnsson just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnsson throws a push kick but Reilly slaps the foot to one side.
Reilly is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reilly.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Johnsson's head but Johnsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Reilly checks a leg kick.
Johnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reilly.
Johnsson cracks Reilly with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Reilly takes the fight into the clinch.
Reilly lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reilly.
Johnsson gets through Reilly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnsson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reilly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnsson can turn it around.
Reilly prevents a body shot from Johnsson.
Johnsson tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Johnsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Johnsson slows down the pace here.
Reilly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnsson up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly gets through Johnsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reilly working aggressively here.
Johnsson trying to stall but Reilly improves his position.
Johnsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reilly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnsson blocks an uppercut.
Johnsson blocking some punches.
Reilly being controlled against the cage.
Reilly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnsson backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnsson's elbow.
Johnsson is trying to break the clinch but Reilly is controlling him.
Johnsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnsson.
A head punch on the inside from Johnsson fails to land.
Johnsson blocks an uppercut.
Johnsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Johnsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnsson tries a body shot but Reilly blocks it.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with some punches.

Johnsson breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reilly.
Reilly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnsson throws out a counter right but Reilly avoids it with no problem.
Johnsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reilly's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reilly is looking to clinch.
Reilly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnsson.
Reilly connects with a looping right hand.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Frank Reilly will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Reilly lands with a kick to the temple. Johnsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnsson misses with a hook. Reilly ducked under it nicely.
Johnsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Reilly has Johnsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Reilly misses with some punches.
Johnsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly tries to work over Johnsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Johnsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Reilly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands with a left to the head.
Johnsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reilly backwards.

Reilly is rocked!
Johnsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Oh Reilly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reilly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Reilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Reilly.
Reilly swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reilly.
Johnsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Reilly seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reilly wants to stall.
Reilly content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Johnsson breaks from the clinch.
Johnsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reilly.
Johnsson slips a jab from Reilly.
Gunnar Johnsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Johnsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson blocks a low kick nicely.
Reilly throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Johnsson.
Johnsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reilly moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnsson slips a jab from Reilly.
Reilly checks a leg kick.
That kick from Reilly tenderised Johnsson's leg. Johnsson is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reilly.
Reilly throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Johnsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Reilly lands with a kick to the temple. Johnsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Reilly misses
and Johnsson counters with a big right hand! Oh Reilly is in trouble here! Johnsson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Johnsson!
Gunnar Johnsson is the new welterweight champion!