PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toal Kean Cionaoith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kean Cionaoith
vs
Johnsson

184 cm
24
173 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

180 cm
24
178 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Toal Kean Cionaoith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cionaoith tests Johnsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That kick from Johnsson tenderised Cionaoith's leg. Cionaoith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnsson throws a push kick but Cionaoith slaps the foot to one side.
Cionaoith checks a low kick from Johnsson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cionaoith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnsson - the referee stops the clock and Cionaoith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnsson. Cionaoith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Johnsson tries to land a front kick but Cionaoith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cionaoith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Johnsson lands a front kick.
Cionaoith ducks right into an uppercut from Johnsson.
Cionaoith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnsson.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Johnsson tenderised Cionaoith's leg. Cionaoith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnsson connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cionaoith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnsson.
We've been hearing reports that Cionaoith has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cionaoith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnsson misses with a looping left.
Cionaoith looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Johnsson's coach down at Hunter MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A big left from Johnsson misses.
Cionaoith jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Johnsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cionaoith should have avoided that one.
Johnsson throws a sloppy head kick and Cionaoith moves out of range easily.
Johnsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cionaoith counters with a straight right hand.
Cionaoith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cionaoith misses the target.
Johnsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cionaoith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Johnsson tried to score with a low kick but Cionaoith checks it.
Johnsson tries a low kick but Cionaoith avoids it.
Cionaoith throws a lazy right hand but Johnsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cionaoith ducks under a wild hook from Johnsson.
Johnsson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCionaoith.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnsson.
Johnsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Cionaoith.
Johnsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnsson feints a counter leg kick.
Johnsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cionaoith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cionaoith is looking to counter punch.
Cionaoith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnsson. Johnsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnsson defending well as Cionaoith loads up on a big left hand.
Johnsson is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cionaoith's sensitive parts.
Johnsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cionaoith thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cionaoith checks a leg kick nicely.
Cionaoith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cionaoith.
Cionaoith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cionaoith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnsson takes a step back to recover.
Johnsson throws a looping overhand right but Cionaoith ducks down to avoid it.
Johnsson blocks a jab.
Johnsson moves out of range as Cionaoith strikes.
Johnsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Cionaoith.
Johnsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a shot from downtown. Cionaoith moves away and avoids it.
Cionaoith scores with a jab. Johnsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnsson moves away from the strike by Cionaoith.
Cionaoith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Cionaoith misses the body punch
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnsson throws the kick towards the body but Cionaoith avoids it.
Cionaoith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cionaoith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnsson throws out the jab.
Cionaoith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnsson cracks a nice hook into Cionaoith's ribs.
Johnsson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cionaoith throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Johnsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cionaoith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
Cionaoith feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Johnsson is looking to clinch.
Johnsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnsson. That's going to slow Cionaoith down.
Johnsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Cionaoith's shoulder, as Cionaoith tries to avoid the shot.
Cionaoith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnsson lands a leg kick that knocks Cionaoith off balance momentarily.
Johnsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Cionaoith.
Johnsson scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Cionaoith blocks the low kick.
Cionaoith feints and then cracks Johnsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnsson down.
Johnsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cionaoith throws the left hand but Johnsson avoids the punch easily.
Cionaoith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnsson misses with a body punch
and Cionaoith counters with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Cionaoith blocks the low kick.
Johnsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cionaoith is able to avoid easily.
Johnsson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnsson throws out a leg kick but Cionaoith moves out of range and Johnsson only half commits.
Cionaoith throws a hook but Johnsson blocks it.
Cionaoith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cionaoith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cionaoith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cionaoith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cionaoith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Cionaoith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cionaoith, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cionaoith checks a leg kick.
Cionaoith connects with an inside leg kick.
Cionaoith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnsson on the side of the head.
Cionaoith throws an overhand right that lands on Johnsson's shoulder, as Johnsson tries to avoid the shot.
Cionaoith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnsson jabs Cionaoith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cionaoith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cionaoith avoids a kick to the body.
Cionaoith just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson thinks about the counter body kick.
Johnsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Cionaoith blocks the leg kick.
Cionaoith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnsson's head backwards.
Cionaoith blocks the body kick.
Johnsson misses with a left hand
and Cionaoith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cionaoith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cionaoith cracks the inside of Johnsson's front leg.
Cionaoith slips a jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cionaoith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cionaoith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cionaoith misses with a looping left.
Cionaoith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnsson looks to land a left hand but Cionaoith moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cionaoith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cionaoith cracks Johnsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnsson thumps Cionaoith with a low kick.
Johnsson cracks Cionaoith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Cionaoith misses
and Johnsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnsson misses with a hook
letting Cionaoith counter with a right hand.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Cionaoith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cionaoith.
Cionaoith throws a head kick but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Cionaoith swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnsson scores with a kick to the body.
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.
That's time! Cionaoith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Johnsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnsson thuds his shin into the meat of Cionaoith's side.
Johnsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Johnsson.
Johnsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnsson with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Johnsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cionaoith lands a nice shot that snaps Johnsson's head back.
Johnsson avoids the body shot from Cionaoith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cionaoith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Johnsson. Beautiful body shot.
Johnsson lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Cionaoith misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Johnsson misses.
Cionaoith moves out of range of the strikes.
Cionaoith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Cionaoith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cionaoith counters with an outside leg kick.
Cionaoith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnsson slips under a jab.
Johnsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cionaoith will feel that in the morning.
Cionaoith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cionaoith. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cionaoith swings for the body but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cionaoith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And Johnsson responds with a good body kick, but Cionaoith manages to step out the way in time.
Cionaoith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cionaoith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Johnsson misses with a hook. Cionaoith ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Cionaoith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnsson.
Johnsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnsson dips to his left and cracks Cionaoith with an uppercut!
Johnsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cionaoith backs up against the cage.
Cionaoith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cionaoith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Johnsson.
Johnsson feints and then cracks Cionaoith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cionaoith down.
Johnsson throws the kick towards the body but Cionaoith avoids it.
Cionaoith misses with a shot to the body
and Johnsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnsson.
Johnsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cionaoith's sensitive parts.
Cionaoith checks a low kick from Johnsson.
Cionaoith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gunnar Johnsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson throws the left hand but Cionaoith avoids the punch easily.
Johnsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cionaoith swings widly with a right hand
enabling Johnsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnsson throws a front kick that sends Cionaoith stumbling back into the cage.
Johnsson thuds his shin into the meat of Cionaoith's side.
Cionaoith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cionaoith.
Johnsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cionaoith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Cionaoith steps away.
Cionaoith throws a leg kick but Johnsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toal Kean Cionaoith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body kick there by Johnsson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Johnsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnsson 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Johnsson!