PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Joohnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joohnsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hell March. 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.

Bisping
vs
Joohnsson

185 cm
25
190 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
187 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Joohnsson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joohnsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bisping is defended easily by Joohnsson.
Bisping wants to clinch.
Joohnsson stuns Bisping with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bisping shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Joohnsson defends it nicely.
Joohnsson misses with a low kick.
Bisping rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joohnsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bisping closes the distance and clinches.
Joohnsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bisping's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Joohnsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Joohnsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Joohnsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Joohnsson is trying to stall.
Joohnsson misses with a knee strike.
Bisping throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joohnssons head.
Bisping wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joohnsson has him pressed against the cage.

Bisping escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bisping connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joohnsson's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joohnsson.
Joohnsson thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping swings for the body but Joohnsson moves out of range.
Bisping has his takedown stuffed
and Joohnsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Bisping. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisping is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bisping wants to clinch
and Joohnsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bisping thinking.
Joohnsson misses the body punch

and Bisping decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Joohnsson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping being controlled here momentarily.
Bisping preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Bisping wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Joohnsson tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Joohnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joohnsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bisping rather than just go for the knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bisping.
Joohnsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bisping eats them both and turns towards Joohnsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Joohnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bisping is defended easily by Joohnsson.
Bisping is looking to clinch but Joohnsson is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joohnsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bisping steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bisping counters with a single leg into guard. Joohnsson didn't expect that.
Joohnsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joohnsson wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bisping gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joohnsson tries to get to full guard but Bisping has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Joohnsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joohnsson throws a shot from downtown. Bisping moves away and avoids it.
Bisping has a takedown stuffed.
Joohnsson misses with an uppercut.
Joohnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bisping.
Joohnsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bisping tries to sprawl out of it but Joohnsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bisping manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Joohnsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joohnsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Joohnsson pinned against the cage. Joohnsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bisping avoids the body shot from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joohnsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bisping doesn't manage to clinch there - Joohnsson circles away.

Bisping pushes Joohnsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Joohnsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bisping's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Bisping's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bisping avoids the elbow strike from Joohnsson, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bisping tries to circle away but Joohnsson has him pinned against the cage.
Bisping is trying to break free.
Bisping lands a left hand.
A short right from Bisping on the inside.
Bisping wants to break free but Joohnsson has control.
Joohnsson stalling in the clinch but Bisping improves position.
Joohnsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Joohnsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Bisping lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joohnsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bisping's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping has had enough of the clinch but Joohnsson keeps him there for the moment.
Bisping is looking to break free of the clinch but Joohnsson has double underhooks.
Bisping lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joohnsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bisping as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bisping as Joohnsson tries to tie him up.
Bisping avoids a wild elbow strike from Joohnsson.
Joohnsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joohnsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Joohnsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bisping's elbow.
Joohnsson is trying to stall.
Bisping wants to get back to striking at distance but Joohnsson won't allow it.

Bisping breaks the clinch.
Joohnsson scores with a head kick.
Joohnsson is looking to clinch but Bisping is avoiding it.
Joohnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Joohnsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bisping as he jumps to the side.
Joohnsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping tries to clinch up but Joohnsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Bisping tries to clinch up.
Bisping circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Joohnsson misses the target.
Joohnsson digs a good body shot into Bisping's ribs.
Joohnsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bisping fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joohnsson scores with a shot to the body.
Joohnsson throws a sloppy head kick and Bisping moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping looks to clinch
and Joohnsson counters with a nice body shot.

Bisping closes the distance and pushes Joohnsson back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bob Joohnsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Joohnsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joohnsson tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Bisping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joohnsson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bisping.
Bisping fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Bisping misses.
Joohnsson misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joohnsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joohnsson circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Bisping. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joohnsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bisping momentarily.
Joohnsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joohnsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joohnsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bisping throws out the jab.

Bisping closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Joohnsson's guard.
Joohnsson controls Bisping momentarily but Bisping frees himself.
Joohnsson controlling Bisping's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Bisping just wasn't active enough.
Joohnsson scores with a body shot.
Bisping moves in looking to clinch but Joohnsson pushes him off.
Bisping avoids the body shot from Joohnsson.
Nice sprawl there from Joohnsson as Bisping shoots in.
Joohnsson lands a slapping body shot.
Joohnsson throws a leg kick but Bisping moved away.

Bisping drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bisping stands and steps away. Joohnsson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Joohnsson scores with a shot to the body.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch but Joohnsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bisping fails with the takedown.
Joohnsson throws a hook but Bisping blocks it.

Joohnsson tries to keep at a distance but Bisping has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bisping blocks an elbow strike from Joohnsson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Joohnsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bisping's brow.
Bisping tries to break free but Joohnsson pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bisping manages to break the clinch.
Bisping shoots in for a double leg but Joohnsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Joohnsson pushes Bisping up against the cage in a clinch.

Bisping manages to break the clinch.
Joohnsson takes a swing at Bisping's ribcage but misses.
Bisping fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bisping fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bisping fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joohnsson misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bisping tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joohnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisping is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joohnsson lands a right hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Bisping.
I think Bisping 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Michael Bisping!