PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between George Michael Bisping (ranked 7593 p4p, 602 weight class) and Joe Casey (ranked 7417 p4p, 595 weight class). Bisping comes to the ring accompanied by Blue - Song 2. Casey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It's Nothing To Me - Sanford Clark. George Michael Bisping has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Michael Bisping
vs
Casey

190 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
Condemned

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Casey!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bisping. That's going to slow Casey down.
Casey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bisping looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joe Casey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bisping's head.
Bisping fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bisping changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Casey misses with a hook to the body
and Casey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Casey misses with the combination.
Bisping throwing a counter right hand but Casey manages to avoid it.
Bisping misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Casey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bisping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bisping throws a body shot but no joy.
Casey tests Bisping's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bisping connects with a solid leg kick.
Casey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Casey moves away from the strike by Bisping.
Bisping slips a jab and a cross from Casey.
Casey just misses with a punch to the body.
Casey misses with a left hand
and Bisping counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bisping slips a straight right by Casey.

Bisping rushes Casey and presses him up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Casey is trying to break the clinch but Bisping is controlling him.
Casey blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Casey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bisping doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bisping fails to land.
Casey pushes Bisping back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bisping can't find room to land a body shot as Casey controls the action.
Bisping is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Casey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Casey misses with a wild body shot.
Casey swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Bisping there.
Casey throws a nice looking combination but Bisping bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bisping connects with a nice looking jab.
Casey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bisping counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Casey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bisping.
Bisping tries to clinch up but Casey circles away and keeps his distance.
Bisping cracks Casey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casey throws a hook to the side of Bisping's head but Bisping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bisping throws a leg kick which misses Casey's front leg but catches the back leg as Casey tries to avoid it.
Casey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisping manages to avoid it.
Casey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bisping defending well as Casey loads up on a big left hand.
Bisping swings for the body but Casey moves out of range.
Bisping looks to land a right hand but Casey moved out of range.
Bisping throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Casey misses.
Bisping swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bisping moves out of range as Casey strikes.
Casey lands a jab.
Casey looks to land a combination but Bisping avoids it well.
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 George Michael Bisping will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A telegraphed right hand from Casey misses the target.
George Michael Bisping is winning the standup battle so far.
Bisping throws a jab but it's blocked by Casey.
Casey misses the jab.
Casey misses with an uppercut.
Casey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Casey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bisping smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bisping moves away from the strike by Casey.
Bisping moves out of range as Casey strikes.
Casey misses with an uppercut
and Bisping makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bisping throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Bisping there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bisping lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Casey ducks right into an uppercut from Bisping.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up but Casey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Casey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Casey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bisping's head.
Casey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bisping throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bisping.
A big left from Casey misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Casey keeps the fight on the outside.
Casey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bisping counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bisping pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bisping swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Casey.
Casey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bisping finds it's way round the side to connect with Casey's head.

Casey is rocked!
Casey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Casey is still on wobbly legs! Can Bisping finish him?
Bisping closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Casey out cold! Casey corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Michael Bisping!
George Michael Bisping seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.