PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Stanley's chin.

Johnson
vs
Stanley

172 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Stanley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Stanley sprawls well.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Stanley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Stanley shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stanley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Stanley swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stanley misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Stanley counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Stanley to acknowledge the strikes.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stanley counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Stanley sprawls well.
Stanley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stanley keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Stanley.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Stanley.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Stanley which made him look bad.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stanley.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Stanley counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.

Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Stanley is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Johnson throwing strikes here but Stanley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Stanley is blocking nicely.
Johnson working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Stanley slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson trying to control the action but Stanley is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control from Stanley's half guard. Stanley has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Stanley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stanley throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stanley misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Stanley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stanley counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Stanley counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stanley circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Johnson misses
and Stanley counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Stanley to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Stanley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stanley pinned against the cage. Stanley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stanley counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Stanley pushes him off.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stanley pinned against the cage. Stanley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson wants to clinch
and Stanley counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Stanley to acknowledge the strikes.
Jeremy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stanley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stanley counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Stanley to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stanley!
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stanley tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stanley to the ground. Stanley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Stanley counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Stanley is out of range.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stanley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stanley throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stanley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stanley stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Stanley misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley misses with the combination.
Stanley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Johnson tries to clinch but Stanley moves out of range.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Stanley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stanley counters with a one-two to the body.
Stanley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

It looks like George Stanley has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Stanley. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stanley counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jeremy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanley throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stanley counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Stanley counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Stanley counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stanley counters with a one-two to the body.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stanley misses with a double jab

and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stanley!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Stanley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanley circles away.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Stanley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stanley!
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Stanley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanley misses with the combination.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stanley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Stanley lands a jab-cross combination.

Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stanley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stanley is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Stanley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stanley is looking to escape.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Stanley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stanley counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Stanley counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Stanley counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stanley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stanley counters with a two punch combo.
Stanley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeremy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Stanley keeps it at a distance.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stanley counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Stanley counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Stanley to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stanley throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Stanley counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Stanley stuffs the takedown.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stanley circles away.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Stanley tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stanley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stanley tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stanley to the ground. Stanley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
George Stanley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Stanley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanley throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Stanley 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

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