PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Quigley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Johansson
vs
Quigley

188 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ingemar Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Quigley!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quigley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johansson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Quigley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Quigley manages to pass to side control.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet.
Quigley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Quigley uses his free foot to push down on Johansson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johansson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet.
Johansson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Quigley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johansson because Quigley loaded up on that one.
Quigley won't let Johansson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Quigley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johansson is trying to stand up.
Quigley looking to finish with strikes here!
Quigley controlling from the full mount.
Johansson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joseph Quigley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
and Quigley counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Ingemar Johansson has been cut.
Johansson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Quigley counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Quigley advances nicely into full mount.
Quigley controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Quigley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ingemar Johansson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johansson misses with a hook to the body

and Quigley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Quigley.
Quigley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Quigley is standing up over Johansson. Johansson looks to escape but Quigley dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Quigley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee asks Quigley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Quigley prefers to stall for the moment though.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet but Quigley drags him back down.
Quigley controlling the position.
Johansson tries to escape but Quigley is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Quigley is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Johansson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Johansson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Quigley controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joseph Quigley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johansson misses with a shot to the body

and Quigley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johansson's guard.
Quigley wants to pass the guard but Johansson is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet but Quigley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quigley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet but Quigley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quigley sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johansson keeping full guard, as Quigley tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joseph Quigley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johansson throws a combination that misses
and Quigley counters with a stiff right hand.
Quigley scores with a hook.
A shot to the body from Johansson misses

and Quigley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johansson won't be happy with that.
Quigley prevents Johansson from escaping the position.
Quigley happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet but Quigley drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Quigley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ingemar Johansson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Johansson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Quigley.
Johansson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Quigley counter with a right hand.
Johansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quigley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Ingemar Johansson's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson swings widly with a right hand

and Quigley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Quigley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Quigley moves into full mount! Johansson won't be happy about that!
Johansson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quigley controlling the position easily from mount.
Quigley won't let Johansson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quigley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Quigley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Quigley controlling from mount.
Johansson wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Quigley controlling from the full mount.
Johansson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Quigley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quigley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Quigley!