PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 1481 p4p, 1396 weight class) and Marcus Johnson (ranked 180 p4p, 171 weight class). 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.

Bayarmaa
vs
Johnson

182 cm
21
195
8 - 5 - 0

192 cm
23
190
11 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayarmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Bayarmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bayarmaa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bayarmaa's head backwards.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bayarmaa slips under a jab.
Jab by Johnson.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Marcus Johnson has been cut.
Johnson lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bayarmaa. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bayarmaa can pounce on him.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Bayarmaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Bayarmaa moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayarmaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarmaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Bayarmaa throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Bayarmaa throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson tries to bum rush Bayarmaa with a series of wild strikes but Bayarmaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Bayarmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Bayarmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson wants to slow Bayarmaa down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Bayarmaa is out of range.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Bayarmaa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bayarmaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Bayarmaa.

Bayarmaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bayarmaa defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Bayarmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Johnson lands a glancing blow to the side of Bayarmaa's head.
Bayarmaa misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch but Bayarmaa moves out of range.
Johnson throws the left hand but Bayarmaa avoids the punch easily.
Bayarmaa scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Bayarmaa saw that one coming.
Bayarmaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bayarmaa.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Bayarmaa saw that one coming.
Bayarmaa throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bayarmaa with a body shot.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Bayarmaa tries to land a body kick
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Bayarmaa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Johnson takes a swing at Bayarmaa's ribcage but misses.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayarmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Bayarmaa lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a low kick but Bayarmaa avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Johnson's head.
Bayarmaa misses with a leg kick.
Bayarmaa throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayarmaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bayarmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Bayarmaa's shoulder, as Bayarmaa tries to avoid the shot.
Bayarmaa tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Bayarmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBayarmaa.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bayarmaa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Bayarmaa misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bayarmaa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Bayarmaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bayarmaa misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Bayarmaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa misses with a body kick.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa slips a jab from Johnson.
It looked like Bayarmaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
A big left from Johnson misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bayarmaa. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bayarmaa walks into a left hand.
Bayarmaa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Bayarmaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bayarmaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bayarmaa connects with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
A punch combination from Bayarmaa misses.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bayarmaa dodges the punch combination from Johnson.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Bayarmaa moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Bayarmaa looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Bayarmaa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bayarmaa slips under a jab.
Bayarmaa avoids the body shot from Johnson.
It looked like Bayarmaa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johnson.
Bayarmaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bayarmaa throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Bayarmaa moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Bayarmaa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Johnson swings for the body but Bayarmaa moves out of range.
Bayarmaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayarmaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Bayarmaa.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bayarmaa.
Johnson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bayarmaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayarmaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Johnson.
Bayarmaa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bayarmaa looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Bayarmaa moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Bayarmaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bayarmaa cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Bayarmaa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Bayarmaa throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Bayarmaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Johnson's knee momentarily.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bayarmaa lands a nice looking body shot.
Bayarmaa dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Bayarmaa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bayarmaa.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bayarmaa.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bayarmaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bayarmaa looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
Bayarmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
A quick step to the side and Bayarmaa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bayarmaa misses with a body kick.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bayarmaa is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Bayarmaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bayarmaa misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Bayarmaa counters with a one-two to the body.
Bayarmaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Johnson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bayarmaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bayarmaa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Bayarmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bayarmaa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bayarmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Bayarmaa moved out of range nicely.
Bayarmaa thinks about countering with a body kick.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Bayarmaa moves out of range.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcus Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Bayarmaa slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Bayarmaa's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayarmaa ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Bayarmaa scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Bayarmaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bayarmaa should have avoided that one.
Bayarmaa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Bayarmaa.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bayarmaa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bayarmaa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Bayarmaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson lands with a hook. Bayarmaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bayarmaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Bayarmaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bayarmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bayarmaa on the side of the head.
Bayarmaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Bayarmaa's head back.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Bayarmaa off the cage and back into range.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Bayarmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayarmaa feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Bayarmaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Bayarmaa avoids it with no problem.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Bayarmaa's shoulder, as Bayarmaa tries to avoid the shot.
Bayarmaa takes one to the side of the head.
Bayarmaa looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bayarmaa.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bayarmaa.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bayarmaa looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bayarmaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Bayarmaa throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Bayarmaa scores with a hook.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayarmaa.
Johnson with the inside leg kick.
Bayarmaa moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Bayarmaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bayarmaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bayarmaa lands a high kick!
Bayarmaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bayarmaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Bayarmaa misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bayarmaa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bayarmaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bayarmaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crunch! Bayarmaa slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Bayarmaa works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Bayarmaa thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Bayarmaa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Bayarmaa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bayarmaa throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Bayarmaa lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.

Johnson rushes Bayarmaa and presses him up against the cage.
Bayarmaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayarmaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Bayarmaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bayarmaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bayarmaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bayarmaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bayarmaa lands with a cross.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bayarmaa on the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Bayarmaa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Bayarmaa tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bayarmaa tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Bayarmaa.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Bayarmaa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcus Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Johnson's cut.
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!

Johnson looks to land a left hand but Bayarmaa moved out of range nicely.
Bayarmaa tried to counter with a leg kick but Johnson avoided it.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bayarmaa throws out the jab.
Bayarmaa throws a big shot that misses.
Bayarmaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bayarmaa takes one to the chin there.
Bayarmaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bayarmaa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bayarmaa can pounce on him.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick
and Bayarmaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayarmaa ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Bayarmaa counters with an inside leg kick.
Bayarmaa misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bayarmaa.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bayarmaa.
Johnson tries to clinch but Bayarmaa is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Bayarmaa misses with a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Johnson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Bayarmaa checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Bayarmaa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bayarmaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayarmaa moves away.
Bayarmaa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bayarmaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bayarmaa counters with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson wants to counter the offense by Bayarmaa and move into the clinch position.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Bayarmaa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayarmaa's corner calls for a 1-2. Bayarmaa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayarmaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Bayarmaa scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Bayarmaa misses its intended target.
Bayarmaa throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bayarmaa.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bayarmaa lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa lands a head kick!
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Bayarmaa counters with a leg kick.
Bayarmaa misses with a body kick.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Bayarmaa with a nice calf kick.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Bayarmaa's ribs.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Bayarmaa moved out of range nicely.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
It looked like Bayarmaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bayarmaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Bayarmaa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Bayarmaa was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Bayarmaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bayarmaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bayarmaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson throws a push kick but Bayarmaa slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Bayarmaa didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bayarmaa as he connects with a hook.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bayarmaa.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Bayarmaa.
Johnson wants to counter with a clinch but Bayarmaa pushes him away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bayarmaa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Johnson stalks Bayarmaa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bayarmaa's face. Bayarmaa staggers backwards, shaken.
Bayarmaa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Bayarmaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Bayarmaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bayarmaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bayarmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayarmaa takes one to the chin there.
Bayarmaa misses with a low kick.
Bayarmaa throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bayarmaa is able to avoid easily.
Bayarmaa moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Bayarmaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Bayarmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bayarmaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson cracks Bayarmaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bayarmaa cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Bayarmaa is out of range.
Bayarmaa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Bayarmaa counters with a solid body kick.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Bayarmaa circles away.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Bayarmaa throws a quick counter kick to the body but Johnson avoids it.
Bayarmaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson jabs Bayarmaa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Bayarmaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Bayarmaa scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bayarmaa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bayarmaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Bayarmaa misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayarmaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It appears Bayarmaa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Johnson throws a jab when Bayarmaa was well out of range.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Bayarmaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bayarmaa thumps Johnson with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bayarmaa scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson checks a low kick from Bayarmaa.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick lands for Bayarmaa.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Bayarmaa.
Bayarmaa lands a front kick.
Bayarmaa pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bayarmaa.
Gan Bayarmaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bayarmaa throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Bayarmaa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bayarmaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Bayarmaa moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Bayarmaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marcus Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gan Bayarmaa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Johnson!
After the fight, Marcus Johnson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.