PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Bisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bisley comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Joe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sitting Sideways . Garrett Bisley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bisley
vs
Joe

170 cm
23
145 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

160 cm
25
146 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garrett Bisley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Samoa Joe!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bisley connects with a looping right hand.
Joe wants to clinch.
Joe takes a swing at Bisley's ribcage but misses.
Bisley shoots in for a takedown but Joe shows good takedown defense.
Joe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bisley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bisley.
Joe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bisley finds it's way round the side to connect with Joe's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bisley. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bisley.
Joe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bisley is able to avoid easily.
Joe is looking to clinch but Bisley is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe leaves Bisley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bisley looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
Bisley lands with a good body shot.
Garrett Bisley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisley lands a really nice looking cross but Joe seems unphased.
Joe connects with an inside leg kick.
Bisley shoots in looking for a takedown. Joe tries to sprawl out of it but Bisley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Joe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garrett Bisley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe defending well as Bisley loads up on a big left hand.
Joe lands with a shot to the body.

Joe gets a double leg takedown into Bisley's guard.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joe thows a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bisley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bisley keeping full guard, as Joe tries to pass.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Bisley has wrist control.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bisley is breathing heavily.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joe looking to pass the guard.
Bisley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joe.
Joe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joe scoring with some ground and pound.
Joe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joe landing some decent shots from guard.
Joe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joe wants to pass the guard but Bisley is keeping the position.
Joe is looking to work some ground and pound but Bisley has wrist control.

Bisley pushes Joe off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe shoots in for a double leg but Bisley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bisley avoids the body shot from Joe.
Bisley misses with a few strikes there.
Bisley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joe's head.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Bisley does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bisley. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bisley throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Joe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bisley counters with a one-two to the body.
Joe moves out of range as Bisley strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samoa Joe dominated that 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.

Sloppy strikes from Bisley. Those never looked like landing.
Bisley sizes up Joe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bisley sizes up Joe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bisley rather than just go for the knockout.
Joe moves away from the strike by Bisley.
Bisley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Joe but Joe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Bisley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Bisley.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bisley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bisley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bisley throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Bisley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley swings for the body but Joe moves out of range.
Joe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garrett Bisley is winning the standup battle so far.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bisley.
Bisley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bisley moves forwards but Joe connects with a nice, crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bisley misses with a short punch on the inside.

Joe breaks the clinch.
Bisley throws a right hand that misses
and Joe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bisley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Joe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Bisley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bisley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bisley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bisley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bisley connects with a body shot.
Bisley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe throws a solid leg kick but Bisley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joe.
Bisley throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Bisley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joe cracks Bisley with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe slips a straight right by Bisley.
Bisley misses with a double jab.
Joe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bisley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Bisley throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Bisley lands an overhand right.
Bisley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bisley takes one on the button.
Bisley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bisley misses with a double jab

and Joe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bisley's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe forces his way into half guard.
Joe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bisley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bisley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joe.
Bisley regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Joe.
Joe throwing strikes from guard but Bisley blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Joe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samoa Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bisley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Bisley misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
Joe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bisley at a distance.
Bisley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bisley. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joe connects with a nice looking jab.
Bisley scores with a punch to the head.
Joe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bisley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe lands a jab to Bisley's midsection.
Bisley loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe closes the distance and clinches up with Bisley, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes Bisley against the cage but Bisley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Bisley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bisley lands an overhand right.
Joe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Garrett Bisley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samoa Joe.
Joe defending well as Bisley loads up on a big left hand.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joe slips a jab from Bisley.
Joe misses with an uppercut. Bisley saw that one coming.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bisley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bisley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Bisley misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisley looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Bisley pushes him off.
Bisley tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bisley cracks Joe with an open hand slap.
Joe wants to clinch.
Bisley lands with a shot to the body.
Joe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bisley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joe somewhat.
Joe avoids the body shot from Bisley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe swings for the body but Bisley moves out of range.
Joe scores with a body shot.
Bisley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Joe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Joe takes a swing at Bisley's ribcage but misses.
Joe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Joe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bisley. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bisley.
Bisley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bisley checks a low kick from Joe.
Joe is looking to chop away at Bisley's legs.
Bisley throws an off balance right hand
and Joe counters with a stiff right hand.
Garrett Bisley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe jabs Bisley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bisley stuffs the takedown attempt from Joe. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.
Bisley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Joe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bisley!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisley avoids a strike by Joe and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Joe's guard! Fantastic escape!
Joe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bisley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bisley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Joe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bisley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bisley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bisley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Garrett Bisley.
I think Joe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samoa Joe!