PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to . Jeremy Johnson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Johnson
vs
Fujisaki

172 cm
29
144 lbs
30 - 2 - 0

150 cm
27
134 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Fujisaki. Fujisaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Fujisaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Fujisaki misses.
Fujisaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Fujisaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Fujisaki on that attempt.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki.
Fujisaki takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujisaki.
Fujisaki shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fujisaki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson stuns Fujisaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fujisaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fujisaki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson lands a jab to Fujisaki's midsection.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Fujisaki ducks down to avoid it.
Fujisaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Fujisaki has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a left to the body.
Fujisaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fujisaki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Johnson throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujisaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Fujisaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fujisaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Fujisaki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Johnson pushes Fujisaki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujisaki closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Fujisaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnson defending well as Fujisaki loads up on a big left hand.
Fujisaki missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fujisaki shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeremy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fujisaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fujisaki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fujisaki has his takedown stuffed
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Fujisaki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujisaki shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Fujisaki has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fujisaki shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fujisaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fujisaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fujisaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fujisaki fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Fujisaki looks gassed!
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujisaki with a poor takedown
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujisaki is just out of range.
Fujisaki fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jeremy Johnson will probably get the nod.
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.

A left lands for Johnson.
Fujisaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fujisaki thinking.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Fujisaki avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson tries to bum rush Fujisaki with a series of wild strikes but Fujisaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Fujisaki on that attempt.
Fujisaki misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fujisaki thinking.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fujisaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.

Fujisaki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujisaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Fujisaki won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
Fujisaki trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Fujisaki stops Johnson from standing up.
Fujisaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Fujisaki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Fujisaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jeremy Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujisaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Fujisaki with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fujisaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fujisaki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fujisaki somewhat.
Fujisaki fails with the takedown
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Fujisaki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fujisaki is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Johnson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fujisaki shoots in but no luck this time.
Jeremy Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fujisaki.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson punishes Fujisaki's body with a nice straight punch.
No luck for Fujisaki with that takedown attempt.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson lands a two punch combo.
Fujisaki takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Fujisaki throws a big shot that misses.
Fujisaki slips a jab from Johnson.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujisaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Fujisaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fujisaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fujisaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fujisaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fujisaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujisaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fujisaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fujisaki scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Johnson 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.

Fujisaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujisaki throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Fujisaki is out of range.
Fujisaki misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Fujisaki.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Fujisaki moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Fujisaki is rocked!
Johnson digs a good hook to Fujisaki's body.
Fujisaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Fujisaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jeremy Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki.
Fujisaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson scores with a counter punch that sends Fujisaki to the canvas! Johnson smells blood - he's punishing Fujisaki with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Fujisaki has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Johnson!
Jeremy Johnson is the new bantamweight champion!