PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elroy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudolph Paulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by The Regulator. Paulus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Open Your Eyes - Guano Apes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rudolph Paulus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bishop
vs
Paulus

170 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudolph Paulus!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.

Paulus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Paulus is working for a kimura but Bishop is defending it quite comfortably.
Bishop trying to control here.
Paulus wants to pass the guard but Bishop is defending well.

Paulus is looking for a kimura but Bishop is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Paulus to get the leverage.
Bishop tries to get to full guard but Paulus has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulus trying to advance position but Bishop counters by regaining guard.
Bishop keeping full guard, as Paulus tries to pass.
Paulus advances position into side control!
Paulus wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
Bishop sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

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.
Paulus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Paulus is thwarting Bishop's attempts to control the position.
Bishop tries to get to full guard but Paulus has control of the leg.
Bishop trying to control but Paulus postures up.

Paulus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bishop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bishop tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulus stops Bishop from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bishop thumps Paulus with a low kick.
Paulus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paulus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bishop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop cracks the inside of Paulus's front leg.
Bishop stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bishop wants it to stay on the feet.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bishop closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bishop working the body and head with strikes.
Paulus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bishop has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Bishop's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bishop trying to control the action but Paulus is working from the bottom.
Paulus is looking to reverse the position.

Bishop is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paulus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bishop content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Paulus is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elroy 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 missing with a left hand there. Paulus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop falls off balance throwing a combination

and Paulus counters with a shoot takedown. Bishop fights it but they end up in guard.
Paulus trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Paulus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bishop, up you get!
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paulus's sensitive parts.
Paulus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bishop finds it's way round the side to connect with Paulus's head.
Bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paulus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bishop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paulus tries for a takedown but Bishop circles away easily
and Bishop counters with a three punch combo that has Paulus backing up. Paulus nods at Bishop to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulus swinging wildly here.
Paulus is breathing heavily.
Paulus has his takedown stuffed
and Bishop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Elroy Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudolph Paulus.

Bishop shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control the pace but Paulus is squirming around nicely.
Bishop lands a heavy elbow.
Paulus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paulus tries to roll over but Bishop keeps him under control.
Paulus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
Bishop is pressing down on Paulus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paulus is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Paulus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bishop.
Bishop scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bishop prevents Paulus from improving his position.
Bishop thows a huge punch but Paulus dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulus is refusing to be controlled, as Bishop sits in half guard.
Paulus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bishop.
Bishop tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paulus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paulus tries to get to full guard but Bishop has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Paulus tries for a takedown but Bishop circles away easily

and Bishop counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bishop scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bishop is looking for a kimura but Paulus is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bishop to get the leverage.
Paulus is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paulus avoid being mounted?
Paulus gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paulus is trying to keep Bishop in close.
Bishop is working Paulus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paulus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bishop throws a big right hand that misses.
Bishop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Paulus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.

Paulus has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bishop should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Paulus has tightened it up now! Bishop should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rudolph Paulus!