PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bishop
vs
Chase

172 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bennie Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Chase!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bishop fails with the takedown.
Bishop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chase misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chase scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chase tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chase but Chase pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bishop scores with a jab.
Chase scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chase throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Chase lands a jab to the nose.

Bishop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Chase's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bishop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chase's efforts to push away.
Chase is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bishop tries to break free but Chase pushes him back against the cage.
Bishop tries to score a body lock takedown but Chase shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bennie Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chase pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chase misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bishop.
Bishop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chase misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bishop shoots for a double leg takedown but Chase sprawls well. He's pushed Bishop's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chase fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bishop on the side of the head.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Chase sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chase misses with a double jab.
Chase misses with a few strikes there.

Bishop gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Chase is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chase is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chase misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chase throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Bishop shoots in but no luck this time.
Chase misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chase will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Chase bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chase misses with a double jab

and Bishop counters with a single leg into guard. Chase didn't expect that.

Chase has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bishop off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chase throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chase's waist but Chase gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bishop off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but Chase shows good takedown defense.
Chase falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bishop counters with a single leg into guard. Chase didn't expect that.
Chase is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Bishop stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Chase.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chase throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chase fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chase scores with a nice right hand.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chase as he jumps to the side.
Chase misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chase throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Chase sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chase fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chase scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Chase does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bishop or perhaps it was just good defense by Chase which made him look bad.
Chase swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chase lands an overhand right.
Chase swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Chase, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Chase sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chase stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Chase misses with a series of wild punches.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chase as he jumps to the side.
A shot to de liver by Chase. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Chase there.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Chase.
Bishop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chase's waist but Chase gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bishop off to one side.
Nice cross by Chase.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bennie Bishop dominated that 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.

Bishop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chase moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chase moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Chase.
Chase misses with a series of wild punches.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bishop.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chase throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Chase stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bennie Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase lands a two punch combo.
Chase lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chase scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase works over Bishop's head and body with a nice combination.
Chase fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chase misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chase throws a right and a left that Bishop avoids nicely.
Bishop takes one to the side of the head.
Johnny Chase is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Chase.
Chase is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chase circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chase throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Chase.
Chase swinging wilding here.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Chase.
Chase throws a right and a left that Bishop avoids nicely.
Bishop looks for a takedown but Chase sprawls well.
Chase connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Chase misses.
Chase rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bishop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Chase.
Chase misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chase stuffs the takedown.
Chase scores with a hook to the body. Bishop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chase lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chase lands a lovely overhand right.
Chase swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Chase.

Bishop is rocked!
Chase misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Bishop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chase swinging wilding here.
Chase throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Bishop seems to have got his legs back now.
No joy there for Chase, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chase throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Chase swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bishop fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bishop takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase looks to land a combination. Bishop sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chase throws a combination. Bishop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chase ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left and a right from Chase both land. Nice combination.
Chase lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chase jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bishop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chase to score with a decent uppercut.
Chase throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Chase lands a jab to the nose.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chase rushes Bishop with punches - Bishop moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Bishop goes down! Chase follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Chase!