PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 142 p4p, 933 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 12 p4p, 90 weight class). Bam Bam Joshy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Fisher's chin.

Fisher
vs
Joshy

175 cm
25
150
13 - 3 - 1

150 cm
28
152
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshy takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses.
John Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fisher cracks Joshy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Bam Bam Joshy has been cut.
Fisher throws an off balance right hand
and Joshy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joshy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joshy throws out a leg kick but Fisher moves out of range and Joshy only half commits.
Fisher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fisher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Fisher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher staying out of range there.
Fisher moves forwards but Joshy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Fisher's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fisher throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Joshy moves into the clinch.
Joshy can't find room to land a body shot as Fisher controls the action.
A body shot lands from Fisher.
Fisher throws a punch but it's blocked by Joshy.
Joshy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fisher struggles to land a body shot inside as Joshy controls his hands.
Joshy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fisher walks away with a smile on his face. Joshy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice jab there from Fisher.
Fisher throws a hook but Joshy avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throws a hook but Joshy blocks it.
Fisher looks to throw the jab but Joshy is out of range.
Joshy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joshy ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Fisher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joshy is out of range.
Joshy avoids the body shot from Fisher.
Fisher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joshy.
Fisher punishes Joshy's body with a nice straight punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Fisher blocks the leg kick.
Joshy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fisher slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Fisher misses its target.
Fisher slips under a jab from Joshy.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joshy.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Joshy.
Fisher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Joshy.
Fisher cracks Joshy with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fisher walks into a jab.
Fisher misses with a hook
and Joshy counters with a stiff right hand.
Joshy blocks a low kick nicely.
Joshy misses with a few strikes there.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joshy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A cross from Fisher lands.
Fisher connects with a body shot that sends Joshy's belly button to the back.
Joshy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fisher connects with a body shot.
Fisher misses with a hook.
Joshy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Joshy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fisher lands with an overhand left.

That has opened up Bam Bam Joshy's cut even more.
Fisher throws a body punch but Joshy moves out of range.
Fisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joshy was well out of range. Poor timing from Fisher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Joshy.

Joshy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right handed body shot lands from Fisher.
Joshy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fisher tries a body shot but Joshy blocks it.
Joshy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fisher's face.
Joshy has a couple of punches blocked by Fisher.
Fisher lands with a left to the head.
Joshy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fisher misses with a punch to the body.

Fisher breaks the clinch.
A big right from Joshy misses.
Sloppy strikes from Joshy. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Fisher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joshy moves out of range as Fisher strikes.
Joshy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fisher moves out of range as Joshy strikes.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Joshy slips the punch.
Fisher swings widly with a right hand
and Joshy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Joshy throws a body shot but no joy.
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Fisher's shoulder, as Fisher tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joshy.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Joshy.
Fisher misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Fisher.
Fisher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joshy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Joshy tenderised Fisher's leg. Fisher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fisher lands a glancing blow to the side of Joshy's head.
Joshy defending well as Fisher loads up on a big left hand.
Fisher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joshy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Fisher misses its target.
Joshy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fisher.
Joshy lands a front kick.
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joshy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joshy scores with a hook to the body. Fisher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Fisher.
Joshy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab by Fisher.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Fisher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Bam Joshy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fisher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Joshy.
Fisher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fisher throws a shot from downtown. Joshy moves away and avoids it.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
A jab from Fisher misses.
Joshy lands with a good body shot.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Joshy moved out of range nicely.
Fisher stuns Joshy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joshy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fisher. That did some damage!
Joshy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fisher connects with a crisp jab.
Fisher lands with a right hand.
Joshy loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joshy.
Joshy misses with a low kick.
Fisher sizes up Joshy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

The cut above Bam Bam Joshy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Joshy misses with a hook.
A big right from Joshy misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Fisher counters with a nice right hand that sends Joshy toppling to the canvas! Joshy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fisher finish him?!

Joshy is rocked!
Fisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joshy can do to turn this around?
Joshy walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Joshy limp body while Fisher jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Fisher!
John Fisher thanked the fans post fight for their support.