PBP Commentary

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

Moreland
vs
Johnson

180 cm
21
174 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
184 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Moreland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreland.
William Moreland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moreland takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like William Moreland has been cut.
Moreland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson swings for the body but Moreland moves out of range.

Moreland closes the distance and clinches.
Moreland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Moreland scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Moreland checks it.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moreland throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson scores with a jab. Moreland acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to move into range but Moreland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Moreland counters with a nice leg kick.

Moreland clinches up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moreland has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson wants to break free but Moreland has control.
Moreland is struggling to control the position.
Moreland seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Moreland lands with a light punch inside.

Johnson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson throws a strike but Moreland rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreland sitting in guard here, content to control.
Moreland throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson controls Moreland momentarily but Moreland frees himself.

We're going to have a standup here because William Moreland wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Moreland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Johnson punishes Moreland's body with a nice straight punch.
Moreland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.

It looks like Dustin Johnson has been cut.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
William Moreland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moreland cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes one on the button.

Johnson is rocked!
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Moreland counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Johnson! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). William Moreland!
An out of breath William Moreland thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Dustin Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'If you're seeing this my next fight will be for my job.'.