PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bardock Rao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisbing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rao
vs
Bisbing

180 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
198 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Fighting Spirit

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bardock Rao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bisbing!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisbing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rao as he jumps to the side.
Rao tries for a takedown but Bisbing circles away easily
and Bisbing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rao with a poor takedown

and Bisbing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bisbing.
Bisbing passes Rao's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bisbing tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rao is trying to control but can't.

Bisbing is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rao defends it well.
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!
Bisbing winds up and cracks Rao with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bisbing stops Rao from getting back to his feet.

Bisbing seems to be looking for submissions.
Bisbing lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rao is looking to improve his position.
Rao wants to control but Bisbing is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bisbing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rao is breathing heavily.

Bisbing seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rao is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michael Bisbing!