PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgie Maelinkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Skatalites - James Bond. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bishop
vs
Maelinkov

201 cm
22
256 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgie Maelinkov!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maelinkov.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Maelinkov.
Bishop is looking to clinch but Maelinkov is avoiding it.
Bishop tries to clinch up but Maelinkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Bishop takes a kick to the side of the head.
Maelinkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.

Maelinkov drives through and clinches with Bishop against the cage.
Bishop has had enough of the clinch but Maelinkov keeps him there for the moment.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bishop is looking to break free of the clinch but Maelinkov has double underhooks.

Maelinkov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bishop has control of Maelinkov's left arm, preventing Maelinkov from doing any damage.
Maelinkov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bishop is looking to stand up but Maelinkov isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maelinkov postures up.

Bishop scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Bishop pushes Maelinkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Maelinkov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bishop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bishop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maelinkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Maelinkov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bishop is keeping busy.
Maelinkov has Bishop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bishop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maelinkov throws an elbow that misses.
Maelinkov throws an elbow but it misses.
Bishop avoids the elbow strike from Maelinkov, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Bishop.
Maelinkov looks gassed!
Bishop is leaning against Maelinkov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bishop can't break the clinch.
Bishop is looking to break free of the clinch but Maelinkov has double underhooks.
Bishop stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop gets through Maelinkov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop can't break the clinch.
Bishop changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maelinkov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bishop stuns Maelinkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bishop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bishop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maelinkov pinned against the cage. Maelinkov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bishop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maelinkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maelinkov misses with a head kick.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop throws a knee to the head but misses.

Maelinkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bishop decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bishop stands up and beckons Maelinkov to join him on the feet.
Maelinkov throws a combination that misses
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Bishop clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Maelinkov.
Bishop has Maelinkov pressed against the cage.
Maelinkov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is leaning against Maelinkov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bishop has had enough of the clinch but Maelinkov keeps him there for the moment.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maelinkov has him pressed against the cage.
Bishop is trying to break the clinch but Maelinkov has him pressed against the cage.
Maelinkov misses with an elbow over the top.
Maelinkov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bishop's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bishop takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maelinkov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Maelinkov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bishop's brow.
Bishop wants to break free but Maelinkov has control.
Maelinkov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bishop is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Bishop dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Horrible takedown by Bishop or perhaps it was just good defense by Maelinkov which made him look bad.
Bishop lands with an uppercut that bounces Maelinkov off the cage and back into rage.
Nice sprawl there from Maelinkov as Bishop shoots in.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Maelinkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bishop tries to clinch but Maelinkov is having none of it.
Maelinkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maelinkov lands with a nice combination. Bishop backs away looking to recover.
Bishop is looking to clinch but Maelinkov is avoiding it.

Maelinkov drives through and clinches with Bishop against the cage.

Maelinkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maelinkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maelinkov throws an elbow but misses.

Maelinkov lands a takedown into guard.
Bishop looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maelinkov wants to get up but he can't break Bishop's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bishop lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maelinkov!
Bishop punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bishop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bishop lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bishop is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Bishop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bishop cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bishop lands a big elbow.
Bishop controlling his opponent.
Bishop landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Bishop dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Bishop as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Georgie Maelinkov has been cut.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Maelinkov keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bishop punishes Maelinkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Bishop jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Maelinkov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop cracks Maelinkov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Maelinkov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bishop pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Maelinkov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Bishop!