PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Bisley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by . Bisley has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Jeremy Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Johnson
vs
Bisley

172 cm
30
144 lbs
33 - 5 - 0

170 cm
24
145 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 33 - 5 - 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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Garrett Bisley!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Bisley throws a left and a right that both miss

and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bisley keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jeremy Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Johnson slips a jab from Bisley.
Jab from Bisley.

Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bisley keeps moving.
Bisley trying to control the position here.
Johnson trying to control but Bisley is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Jeremy Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bisley swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Bisley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisley throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Garrett Bisley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Bisley sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bisley throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bisley.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bisley finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bisley throws a good cross that connects.
Bisley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bisley misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Bisley slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bisley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bisley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bisley throws a big shot that misses.
Bisley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bisley.
Bisley misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bisley avoids them all with ease.
Bisley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bisley.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Bisley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bisley wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bisley throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bisley throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Bisley shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jeremy Johnson will probably get the nod.
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.

Bisley swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Bisley misses with the combination.
Jeremy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisley sprawls well. Bisley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson slips a jab from Bisley.

Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson trying to control but Bisley is working from the bottom.
Bisley is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bisley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Bisley scores with a jab to the head.
Bisley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisley throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Bisley.
Bisley takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bisley to the ground. Johnson is now in Bisley's guard.
Johnson is fighting to break Bisley's control of his arms but Bisley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bisley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bisley.
Bisley tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
Bisley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Bisley closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Bisley backing up. Bisley nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bisley, as that shot connected.

Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bisley's half guard.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisley is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Bisley defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jeremy Johnson.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Bisley.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bisley throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisley was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bisley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bisley sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bisley. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bisley walks into a jab.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Bisley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bisley misses with a wild combination.
Bisley throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.

Bisley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bisley lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bisley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bisley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bisley stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bisley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Garrett Bisley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bisley.
Bisley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bisley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bisley slips nicely into half guard.
Jeremy Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Bisley is controlling him
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bisley stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bisley.
Bisley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand up but Bisley is controlling him.
Bisley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bisley is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
Bisley throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Bisley trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to stand but Bisley is controlling the position.
Bisley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Bisley from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bisley shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jeremy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bisley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bisley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Bisley misses.
A big left from Bisley misses.
Bisley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Bisley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bisley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Bisley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Johnson!
Jeremy Johnson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.