PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Spence (ranked 449 p4p, 522 weight class) and Penkosip Bizihwaile (ranked 63 p4p, 80 weight class). Spence comes to the cage accompanied by Were Coming. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Spence
vs
Bizihwaile

185 cm
29
178
11 - 5 - 0

184 cm
31
188
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penkosip Bizihwaile!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence throws a nice head kick!
We've been informed that Bizihwaile has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook.
Bizihwaile's corner calls for a 1-2. Bizihwaile obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bizihwaile misses with an uppercut. Spence saw that one coming.
Bizihwaile misses with a straight left.
Spence misses with a body shot.
Bizihwaile wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bizihwaile takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook
and Spence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spence moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Spence misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bizihwaile looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spence definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile takes a swing at Spence 's ribcage but misses.
Bizihwaile missing with a left hand there. Spence was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook
and Spence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spence takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Alan Spence has been cut.
Alan Spence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile misses with a straight right.
Bizihwaile throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bizihwaile tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Spence misses the target.
Spence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch lands to the side of Bizihwaile 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaile throws out the jab.
Bizihwaile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spence moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spence lands with a right hand.
Bizihwaile throws a poor cross that misses
and Spence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spence ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Spence misses.
Bizihwaile misses with a lunging right hand
and Spence counters with a nice uppercut.
Spence tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spence backing away here, and Bizihwaile unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bizihwaile takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Bizihwaile misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile misses with a shot to the body
and Spence counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Bizihwaile misses.
Bizihwaile throws an off balance right hand
and Spence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bizihwaile bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spence 's head backwards.
Bizihwaile moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bizihwaile now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spence is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Spence lands a right hook to the body.
Bizihwaile throws a lazy uppercut
and Spence counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bizihwaile thinking.
Bizihwaile scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spence in his tracks.
Spence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaile.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that misses.
Bizihwaile blocks a jab.
Bizihwaile moves away from the strike by Spence .
Bizihwaile was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Bizihwaile lands a big head kick that sends Spence tumbling to the mat! Bizihwaile takes a step backwards and waves Spence back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Spence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile feints and then cracks Spence 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spence down.
Bizihwaile swings widly with a right hand
and Spence counters with a straight right hand.
Spence lands with an uppercut that bounces Bizihwaile off the cage and back into range.
A clash of legs there as Spence blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaile throws a hook but Spence avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alan Spence will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Spence 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bizihwaile ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spence moves away.
Spence uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bizihwaile has time to react.
Spence throws a sloppy body shot
and Bizihwaile counters with a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaile misses with a looping right.
Spence lands with a good body shot.
Spence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bizihwaile is looking for the big counter here.
Bizihwaile thumps Spence with a low kick.
Spence walks into a straight right hand from Bizihwaile.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook. Spence ducked under it nicely.
Bizihwaile stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence throws a head kick that misses.
Bizihwaile thuds a left hand into Spence 's body.
Bizihwaile throws a looping overhand right but Spence ducks down to avoid it.
Spence misses with a hook
and Bizihwaile counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Bizihwaile does no damage.
Spence fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spence lands with a kick to the temple. Bizihwaile shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Spence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bizihwaile moves away.
Penkosip Bizihwaile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bizihwaile turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spence misses the shot to the body.
Spence takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spence has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spence takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bizihwaile moves away.
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Bizihwaile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Spence .
Bizihwaile bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spence swings widly with a right hand
and Bizihwaile counters with a stiff right hand.
Bizihwaile tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spence was well out of range. Poor timing from Bizihwaile.
Spence is looking to counter the offense by Bizihwaile and move into the clinch.
Bizihwaile lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spence at a distance.
Bizihwaile tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence loads up on a big right hand but Bizihwaile slips the punch.
Spence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bizihwaile.
Spence thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bizihwaile circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spence takes a swing at Bizihwaile's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Bizihwaile on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spence takes one to the chin there.
Bizihwaile throws a low kick but Spence avoids it.
Bizihwaile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spence throws a hook but Bizihwaile avoids it easily.
Spence looks to throw the jab but Bizihwaile is out of range.
Bizihwaile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bizihwaile counters with a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that half lands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Spence might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Spence moves out of range as Bizihwaile strikes.
Spence 's corner calls for a 1-2. Spence obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bizihwaile takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaile fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spence changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spence looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaile is just out of range.
Bizihwaile misses with a lunging right hand

and Spence counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Penkosip Bizihwaile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alan Spence 's cut.
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!

Spence slips under a jab.
Bizihwaile misses with a low kick as Spence jumps back.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick that misses.
Bizihwaile staying out of range there.
Spence throws a head kick that misses
enabling Bizihwaile to counter with a crisp jab.
Spence throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Spence clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spence has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaile.
Spence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bizihwaile lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spence blocks an uppercut.
Spence lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bizihwaile swings wildly with an uppercut but Spence uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile swings wildly with an uppercut but Spence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bizihwaile pushes Spence back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spence swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaile uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bizihwaile misses with some punches.
Bizihwaile throws a head punch that misses.
Spence lands with a short shot to the head.
Bizihwaile misses with some punches.
Bizihwaile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bizihwaile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bizihwaile tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bizihwaile working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Spence .
Spence trying to stall but Bizihwaile improves his position.
Bizihwaile wants to stall.
Bizihwaile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizihwaile misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bizihwaile misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bizihwaile working aggressively here.
Spence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bizihwaile tries to stall but Spence uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bizihwaile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bizihwaile misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spence stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Bizihwaile fails to land.
Spence looking to stall.
Bizihwaile tries to work over Spence 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Spence - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good body shot from Spence .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bizihwaile.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spence .
Spence tries to stall but Bizihwaile uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bizihwaile blocking some punches.
Bizihwaile is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bizihwaile creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaile misses with some punches.
Spence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spence .
Spence misses with the head strike.
Spence blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile lands a shoulder strike.

Bizihwaile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bizihwaile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spence scores with a head kick. Bizihwaile tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bizihwaile lands with a straight right. Spence didn't see that one coming.
Bizihwaile moves away from the strike by Spence .
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!
Spence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spence tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bizihwaile manages to circle out of the way.
Bizihwaile misses with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Spence . Bizihwaile shrugs it off though.
Bizihwaile wants to clinch up but Spence keeps it at a distance.
Bizihwaile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Penkosip Bizihwaile.
Well Bizihwaile has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Penkosip Bizihwaile!
Penkosip Bizihwaile seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Alan Spence had this to say: 'Racism '.