PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes into the arena with Electro Rock blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Johansson
vs
Bisping

187 cm
24
187 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
190 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson misses with a few strikes there.

Bisping forces Johansson back against the cage and clinches.
Johansson blocks a body shot from Bisping.

Bisping manages to break the clinch.
Bisping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Bisping ducks down to avoid it.
Bisping shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johansson pinned against the cage. Johansson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johansson lands with a nice body punch.
Johansson throws a combination. Bisping tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johansson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johansson throws a front kick aimed at Bisping's knee but Bisping avoids it well.
Jab by Johansson.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisping is just out of range.
Bisping doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bisping takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
Johansson lands a jab to the nose.
Bisping walks into a straight right hand from Johansson.
Johansson stuns Bisping with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bisping takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Bisping does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bisping fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bisping is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johansson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bisping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johansson.
Bisping dives in and grabs Johansson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johansson pushes down on Bisping's head and hops out.
Bob Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bisping.
Johansson lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Johansson finds it's target.
Johansson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johansson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bisping is trying desperately to land a takedown but Johansson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bisping.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johansson throws a body kick that misses.
Bisping takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bisping dodges the punch combination from Johansson.
Johansson lands a nice hook to Bisping's body. Bisping takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johansson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisping was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
Johansson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johansson tests Bisping's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Johansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bisping. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson lands a slapping body shot.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bisping.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Johansson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bisping is out of range and Johansson settles back down.
Bisping avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bisping checks a leg kick.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Johansson catches Bisping with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice takedown defense from Johansson. No joy for Bisping on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bisping shoots in for a double leg but Johansson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johansson cracks Bisping with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johansson lands a two punch combo.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Bisping ducks down to avoid it.
Bisping moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.
Johansson misses the body punch
and Bisping cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisping is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Johansson does no damage.
Bisping tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johansson swivels and escapes.
Johansson swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Johansson dominated that round.
That's time! Johansson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Johansson tries to score with a low kick but Bisping moves his leg out of the way.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson jabs Bisping to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johansson lands a right hook to the body.

Bisping closes the distance and pushes Johansson back into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Johansson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bisping misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bisping.

Bisping pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Johansson finds it's target.
Johansson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johansson lands with an overhand left.
Bisping on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johansson is looking to wear down Bisping with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bisping slips under a jab.
Bisping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob Johansson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johansson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Bisping saw that one coming.
Johansson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johansson misses with the combination.
Bisping doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansson circles away.
Bisping tries for a takedown but Johansson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big left from Johansson misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Johansson. Beautiful body shot.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bisping avoids the body shot from Johansson.
Johansson scores with the left hand. Bisping knows he should have avoided that one.
Johansson connects with a single shot there.
Bisping walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johansson as he jumps to the side.
Bob Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bisping.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bisping looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johansson throws a hook but Bisping avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping darts in trying to clinch
letting Johansson counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping shoots in looking for a takedown but Johansson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bisping's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johansson cracks Bisping with a good jab.
Johansson tries a low kick but Bisping avoids it.
Bob Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Johansson does it's job there.
Johansson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johansson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.
Johansson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bisping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johansson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bisping stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johansson throws a body punch but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johansson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johansson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johansson cracks Bisping with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johansson as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bisping. Bisping gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Bisping tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johansson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bisping can do to turn this around?
Bisping fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Johansson throws a one two combo.
Johansson swings for the body but Bisping moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Johansson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bisping gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johansson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bisping gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bisping slips a straight right by Johansson.
Bisping looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johansson is fending him off so far but Bisping persists. Nope, Johansson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Johansson.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bisping fails with a takedown attempt.
Johansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Johansson throws a leg kick but Bisping sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bisping doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansson circles away.
Bisping shoots in looking for a takedown. Johansson tries to sprawl out of it but Bisping keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johansson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bisping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson catches Bisping with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johansson takes a swing at Bisping's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Johansson finds it's target.
Johansson punishes Bisping's body with a nice straight punch.
Bisping staying out of range there.
Johansson throws a body punch but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping misses with a takedown
and Johansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michael Bisping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johansson stuns Bisping with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bisping keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johansson.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bisping shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johansson defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisping was well out of range. Poor timing from Johansson.
Bisping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisping avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johansson misses with a body shot.
Bisping tries to clinch but Johansson moves out of range.
Bisping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johansson throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bisping.
Johansson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bisping has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Johansson finds it's way through Bisping's defenses.
Johansson works Bisping's body with a nice hook.
Bob Johansson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson throws a right and a left that Bisping avoids nicely.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Bisping avoids them all with ease.
Johansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johansson takes a swing at Bisping's ribcage but misses.
Johansson punishes Bisping's body with a nice straight punch.
Johansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bisping avoids the body shot from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a combination

and Bisping counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johansson is trying to stand up here but Bisping is controlling him well.
Johansson wants to improve his position but Bisping is controlling well.
Michael Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bisping seems to be working for a kimura but Johansson defends the submission attempt.
Johansson wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johansson desperately trying to maintain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Johansson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johansson, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Johansson!
Bob Johansson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, nope for their support in the buildup to the fight.