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. Michael Bisping has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bob Johansson's chin.

Johansson
vs
Bisping

187 cm
22
187 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
190 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bisping eats them both and turns towards Johansson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johansson swinging wildly here.
Johansson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johansson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johansson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bisping's hands.
Bisping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bisping doesn't manage to clinch there - Johansson circles away.
Bob Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Bisping as he checks the leg kick.
Johansson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bisping looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bisping shoots in but Johansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bisping is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand

and Bisping counters by clinching up.

Bisping breaks from the clinch.
Johansson with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johansson lands a right hook to the body.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping misses with a takedown attempt - Johansson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johansson jabs at Bisping's body.
Johansson lands a glancing blow to the side of Bisping's head.
Nice sprawl there from Johansson as Bisping shoots in.
Bob Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bisping.
No joy there for Johansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johansson misses with the combination.
Bisping fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johansson is looking to wear down Bisping with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping shoots for a takedown but Johansson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice body punch from Johansson.
Johansson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johansson tries to land a front kick but Bisping steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johansson misses with a double jab.
Johansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisping is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bisping.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johansson digs a good hook to Bisping's body.
Bisping fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johansson swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Bisping counters by clinching up.

Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bisping gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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.
Bisping takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bisping fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johansson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johansson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bisping doesn't seem bothered though.
Johansson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bisping has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Johansson scores with a four punch combination!
Johansson throws a combination. Bisping tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johansson throws a right hand that Bisping ducks under and follows up with a left that Bisping also avoids with ease.
Johansson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bisping. Bisping gets slowly back to his feet.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson scores with a hook to the body. Bisping takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bisping throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johansson's waist but Johansson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bisping off to one side.
Johansson lands a glancing blow to the side of Bisping's head.
Johansson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bisping counters with a straight right hand.
Bisping blocks a jab.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Bisping was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab by Johansson.

Bisping has managed to clinch.

Bisping breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johansson dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johansson jabs Bisping to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johansson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bisping changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johansson tries to avoid it but Bisping manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johansson to the ground. Johansson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bob Johansson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johansson misses with the combination.
Johansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansson lands with a nice combination. Bisping backs away looking to recover.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Bisping avoids them all with ease.
Johansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bisping.
A combination from Johansson does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.

Bisping clinches up against the cage.
Bisping misses with a body punch.

Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bisping moves in looking to clinch but Johansson pushes him off.
Bisping changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johansson tries to avoid it but Bisping manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johansson to the ground. Johansson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johansson jabs Bisping to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johansson connects with a crisp jab.
Johansson lands a really nice looking cross but Bisping seems unphased.
Johansson scores with a one two! Bisping had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johansson digs a good body shot into Bisping's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Johansson scores with a four punch combination!
Bisping with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johansson to score with a decent uppercut.
Bob Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johansson 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 Bisping has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bisping and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johansson lands a slapping body shot.
Johansson throws a combination. Bisping tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bisping tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johansson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bisping somewhat.
Bob Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bisping.
Johansson digs a good hook to Bisping's body.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bisping misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws a shot to the body.
Johansson throws a leg kick

and Bisping counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johansson has control of Bisping's left arm, preventing Bisping from doing any damage.
Bisping wants to stand but Johansson is controlling his posture from full guard.

Michael Bisping has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bisping takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johansson jabs Bisping to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Johansson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Bob Johansson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.
Bisping tries to clinch there but Johansson circles away.
Johansson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bisping holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johansson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bisping to keep the fight standing.

Bisping escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johansson swinging wildly here.
Johansson throws an overhand right that lands on Bisping's shoulder, as Bisping tries to avoid the shot.
Johansson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johansson.
Johansson is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bisping closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bisping breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bisping moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Johansson dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bisping tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johansson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bisping somewhat.
Johansson punishes Bisping's body with a nice straight punch.
Bisping has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bisping moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bisping takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bisping shoots in but no luck this time.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Bisping moves out of range.
Johansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisping manages to avoid it.
Bisping fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Bisping doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johansson lands a jab to Bisping's midsection.
Johansson misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses with a wild combination.
Bisping defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Johansson lands with a shot to the body.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Bisping avoids them all with ease.
Johansson thows a body shot but no joy.

Bisping gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bisping stalls.
Johansson can't break the clinch.
Bisping misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bisping breaks the clinch.
Johansson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johansson swings for the body but Bisping moves out of range.
Johansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Johansson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Bisping does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bisping counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johansson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson tries to lock up and control but Bisping gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bisping takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bisping working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johansson is working to get back to half guard.
Michael Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

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.
Bisping controlling the pace for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Johansson is squirming around, avoiding Bisping's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Bisping.
Bisping shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Bisping.
I think Johansson 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Bob Johansson!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Bob Johansson!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Bob Johansson!

Bob Johansson wins by unanimous decision!
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