PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ice Cube - It Was a Dood Day. 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.

Johnson
vs
Sorsa

185 cm
28
215 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
218 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

►Q150 Schwarzenegger Nutrition
►Q150 Schwarzenegger Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalevi Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Sorsa moves out of range easily.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sorsa throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Sorsa saw it coming and moves away.

Sorsa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Sorsa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorsa is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sorsa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sorsa's back!
Johnson misses with punches from the back.
Sorsa tries to escape the position.
Johnson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Johnson has Sorsa flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Sorsa with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sorsa from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
I really don't envy Sorsa right now.
Johnson gets his hands free as Sorsa looks to control.
Will Johnson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sorsa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sorsa tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sorsa defending well though.
Sorsa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson throwing shots but Sorsa is blocking nicely.
It looks like Johnson is going to stand back up.
Johnson prevents Sorsa from improving his position.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sorsa defending well though.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sorsa keeps working.
Sorsa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Johnson.
Sorsa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson is working Sorsa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sorsa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Sorsa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Sorsa from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sorsa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson is trying to keep Sorsa in close.

Sorsa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Johnson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sorsa has Johnson in his guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sorsa holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four 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.

Sorsa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Sorsa keeps moving.
Sorsa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throws a strike but Sorsa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Sorsa is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sorsa but Sorsa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sorsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorsa.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sorsa scores with a jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Sorsa moves out of range.
Sorsa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sorsa somewhat.
Quinn Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Sorsa is breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Sorsa avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Sorsa's legs.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson misses with a takedown

and Sorsa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sorsa.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Sorsa is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sorsa has his back to the cage.
Sorsa tries for a takedown. No joy.

Sorsa manages to break the clinch.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sorsa.
Sorsa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sorsa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Sorsa wants to stall.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sorsa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is looking to control Sorsa's arms but Sorsa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Sorsa blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson works on Sorsa's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson is trying to drag Sorsa to the mat but Sorsa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinn Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Sorsa avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sorsa backwards.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sorsa.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sorsa backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Sorsa's head.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sorsa is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Sorsa into the cage.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sorsa backwards.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sorsa.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Sorsa manages to get underhooks.
Johnson digs a right hand into Sorsa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sorsa's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson pushes Sorsa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Sorsa's head.
Sorsa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson throws a leg kick

and Sorsa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorsa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Johnson controlling the position.
Sorsa trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sorsa slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn Johnson 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. This is the final round!

Sorsa moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sorsa.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Sorsa fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Sorsa.
Sorsa wants to clinch.
Sorsa slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Sorsa's shoulder, as Sorsa tries to avoid the shot.
Sorsa throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice defenses there by Sorsa.
Sorsa stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Sorsa tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sorsa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sorsa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson dives in and grabs Sorsa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sorsa pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Sloppy strikes from Sorsa. Those never looked like landing.
Kalevi Sorsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sorsa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Sorsa scores a takedown into full mount!
Sorsa tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Sorsa breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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!
Sorsa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quinn Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sorsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sorsa passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sorsa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sorsa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson trying to control here.
Sorsa wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Sorsa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Sorsa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalevi Sorsa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinn Johnson!