PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Riseman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Riseman
vs
Johnson

189 cm
24
186 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Riseman.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riseman wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Riseman, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Riseman against the cage but Riseman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Riseman tries a head kick but it misses.
Riseman tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Riseman tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riseman circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riseman sprawls well. Riseman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Riseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Riseman drags the fight down to the ground.
Riseman working a defensive guard here.

Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Riseman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Riseman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Riseman!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Riseman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson gets back to half guard.

Riseman stands up from half guard.
Riseman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.

Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Riseman's half guard.
Johnson looks gassed!
Riseman manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Riseman won't let him.

Johnson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Riseman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Riseman has escaped and now he's on top!

Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Riseman passes into side control.

Riseman decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Johnson swings around for an armbar but Riseman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Johnson's guard.

Johnson working for submissions but it's allowed Riseman to get to half guard.

Riseman gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Riseman closes the distance and clinches.
Riseman working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Riseman prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Riseman effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Riseman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riseman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Riseman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Riseman stands up from Johnson's guard - Riseman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Riseman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riseman moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Riseman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Riseman throws a shot to the body.
Riseman moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Riseman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riseman.
Riseman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Riseman walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Riseman is looking to clinch.
Riseman scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Riseman is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Riseman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Riseman closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Riseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riseman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Riseman has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riseman with a knee to the head.
Riseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riseman obliges.
Riseman landing knees to the head.
Riseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.

Riseman breaks the clinch.
Riseman slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jonathan Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Johnson.
Riseman tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riseman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Riseman forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Riseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Riseman pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riseman misses with a knee to the head.
Riseman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Riseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Riseman breaks from the clinch.

Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Riseman is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Johnson wants to work for an arm triangle but Riseman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Riseman defends the submission attempt.

Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Riseman trying to control here.

Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riseman manages to get to full guard.

Riseman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Riseman is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Riseman dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Riseman throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Riseman throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riseman sprawls well. Riseman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Riseman wants to clinch.
A head kick from Riseman lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Jonathan Riseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Johnson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Riseman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riseman lands a nice knee to the body.

Riseman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Johnson wants to escape the position.
Johnson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Johnson tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Riseman has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Johnson is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jonathan Riseman!