PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inge Koll (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 . Koll is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Burn in hell. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Inge Koll enters the cage!

Johnson
vs
Koll

172 cm
29
144 lbs
28 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
147 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inge Koll!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Koll throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koll tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koll shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koll slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Koll's shoulder, as Koll tries to avoid the shot.
Koll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koll circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koll has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Inge Koll.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips under a jab from Koll.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koll throws out the jab.
Koll looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Koll throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson tries to bum rush Koll with a series of wild strikes but Koll uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koll has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Koll backing up. Koll nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson thuds his right hand into Koll's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koll fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Koll misses with a straight right.
Koll throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Koll with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with a one two! Koll had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Koll blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Koll shoots in.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Koll misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Koll will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Koll moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Koll moved out of range.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Koll didn't see that one coming.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jeremy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koll swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Koll makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Koll scores a takedown into full mount!
You get the feeling that Johnson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Koll wants to control the action but instead Johnson gets a body lock and reverses into Koll's guard! Nice work!

Koll is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson stands and steps away. Koll gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Koll tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Inge Koll.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koll misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koll circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Johnson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Koll doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Koll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koll has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeremy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Koll bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koll needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Koll slips a straight right by Johnson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.

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.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Koll saw that one coming.
Johnson tries to bum rush Koll with a series of wild strikes but Koll uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Koll is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Inge Koll.
Koll shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koll gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koll has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A left lands for Johnson.
Koll shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koll misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Koll.
Jeremy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Koll walks into a left hand.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koll moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good standup being displayed there by Koll as he connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

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