PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Maseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maseco comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Game ft Travis Barker - Dope Boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Bishop
vs
Maseco

172 cm
23
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bennie Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Maseco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maseco.
Maseco wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Maseco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maseco tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
A right-left combo lands from Bishop.
Maseco tries to clinch there but Bishop circles away.
Maseco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maseco fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bishop shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Maseco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
Bishop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maseco defending well though.
Bishop throwing shots but Maseco is blocking nicely.
Bishop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maseco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bishop's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bishop's back!
Maseco tries to keep control of the position but Bishop is staying busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maseco punches the canvas rather than the man.
Maseco avoiding Bishop 's attempts to control his hands.
Bishop trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Maseco not allowing Bishop to control his hands.
Bishop tries to roll but Maseco sticks to his back.
Maseco trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Maseco might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bishop kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bishop trying to control the action but Maseco just sinks the hooks in.
Maseco is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Maseco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

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.
Maseco tries to get the hooks in deep but Bishop pushed the leg off.
Maseco avoiding Bishop 's attempts to control his hands.
Maseco trying to control.
Bishop turns into Maseco and is now in his guard.
Maseco has Bishop pulled in close to control his posture.
Maseco is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maseco is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Maseco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maseco wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Maseco didn't see that one coming.
Hakeem Maseco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Bishop.
Maseco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Maseco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Maseco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Maseco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maseco tries to clinch up.
Maseco is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maseco throws a head kick that misses.
Maseco wants to clinch.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Maseco.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Maseco doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Maseco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Maseco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Maseco wants to clinch.
Maseco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bishop is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bishop works Maseco's body with a nice hook.
Maseco throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Maseco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maseco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maseco fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bishop drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Maseco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maseco tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop catches Maseco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hakeem Maseco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Maseco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maseco doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Hakeem Maseco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maseco is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maseco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maseco tries to clinch up.
Maseco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maseco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maseco moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maseco moves into the clinch.
Maseco prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Maseco.
Maseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Maseco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop avoiding damage as Maseco throws knees to the body.
Bishop has had enough of the clinch but Maseco keeps him there for the moment.
Bishop taking a breather.
Bishop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maseco tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.
Bishop avoids a wild elbow strike from Maseco.
Maseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop wants to break free but Maseco has control.
Bishop looking to slow down the pace here.
Maseco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maseco missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
Maseco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maseco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bishop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maseco is breathing heavily.
Maseco looking to throw knees to the head but Bishop is blocking nicely.
Maseco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maseco tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maseco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maseco misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Bishop - that landed with a thud.
Bishop stalling in the clinch.
Bishop pushes Maseco back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bishop cracks Maseco with a nice body shot.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
Bishop leaning against his opponent.
Bishop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop wants to get back to striking at distance but Maseco won't allow it.
Maseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop controlling the action here for a moment.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bishop working hard to break the clinch.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Maseco.
Maseco trying to land knees to the body.
Maseco misses with a knee strike.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
Maseco trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bishop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maseco prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bennie Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop looking to slow down the pace here.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maseco throws a knee to the head but misses.

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.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maseco's elbow.
Maseco with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
Maseco blocks an uppercut.
Maseco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop scores with a hook.
Bishop tests Maseco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maseco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bishop!
Bishop works Maseco's body with a nice hook.
Bishop throws a shot to the body.

Bishop shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bishop 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bennie Bishop dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop scores with a body shot.
Maseco misses with a body kick.
Bishop fails with the takedown.
Maseco wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Maseco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop swings for the body but Maseco moves out of range.
Nice shot by Bishop.
Maseco tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Maseco tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maseco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maseco falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bishop counters with a shoot takedown. Maseco fights it but they end up in guard.
Maseco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maseco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop postures up in Maseco's guard and throws a big left but Maseco blocks it.
Maseco wants to stand and escape but Bishop is having none of it.
Maseco is trying to keep Bishop in close.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maseco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bishop with a nice head shot there.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Maseco keeps moving.
Maseco wants to control the position but Bishop says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Bishop is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maseco looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bishop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maseco defending well though.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bishop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maseco does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maseco clinches but Bishop breaks the clinch
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maseco clinches but Bishop breaks the clinch
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maseco looks to clinch
and Bishop counters with a left and a right that stings Maseco.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maseco closes the distance but Bishop moves to the side
and Bishop counters with a nice body shot.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Maseco's ribs.
Maseco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Bishop tests Maseco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bennie Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maseco tries to clinch
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maseco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maseco darts in trying to clinch

and Bishop counters with a shoot takedown. Maseco fights it but they end up in guard.
Maseco wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bishop connects with a couple of short punches.
Bishop postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maseco can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Maseco.
Bishop scoring with some ground and pound.
Bishop working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Maseco has wrist control.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bennie Bishop clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Maseco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maseco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maseco closes the distance but Bishop moves to the side
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maseco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maseco tries to clinch
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bishop gets a takedown into half guard.
Bishop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maseco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maseco.
Maseco is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a big right hand that misses.
Bishop is working Maseco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Maseco has his feet on Bishop's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bishop jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maseco closes the distance but Bishop moves to the side
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maseco.
Maseco tries to clinch up
and Bishop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maseco wants to clinch but Bishop slips to the side
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maseco tries to clinch

and Bishop decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maseco's guard.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maseco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maseco wants to stand but Bishop is controlling the position.
Bishop lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maseco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bishop with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maseco working a defensive guard here.
Maseco keeping full guard, as Bishop tries to pass.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop stays in close to Maseco's body and controls the position.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

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.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maseco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maseco wants to clinch but Bishop slips to the side
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Maseco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Bishop looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Maseco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Bishop throws a strike but Maseco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bishop trying to control the position here.
Maseco has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bishop is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bennie Bishop had his way with Hakeem Maseco in that round.
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!

Maseco darts in trying to clinch
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maseco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop lunges at Maseco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maseco's hand.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Maseco didn't see that one coming.

Maseco is rocked!
Maseco tries to clinch but Bishop moves away

and Bishop counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maseco is still in real trouble! Can Bishop finish him?
Maseco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Maseco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maseco seems to have recovered his senses.
Maseco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Maseco wants to control but Bishop is keeping busy.
Bishop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maseco defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bennie Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop thows a huge punch but Maseco dodges it nicely.
Bishop takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bishop prevents Maseco from improving his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Bishop with a hook.
Bishop lands the left hand.
Maseco moves out of range as Bishop strikes.
Bishop throws a body punch but Maseco moves out of range.
Maseco closes the distance but Bishop moves to the side
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maseco darts in trying to clinch
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Maseco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maseco tries to clinch
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Maseco clinches but Bishop breaks the clinch
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Bishop there.
Maseco clinches but Bishop breaks the clinch
and Bishop counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Maseco takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bishop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Maseco.
Maseco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Maseco tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bishop digs a right hand underneath Maseco's ribcage. Maseco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maseco missing with knees to the body.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Maseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maseco is pressed up against the ropes. Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maseco down to the mat. Maseco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maseco wants to clinch but Bishop slips to the side

and Bishop counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maseco's guard now.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Bishop gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Maseco looks to clinch
and Bishop counters with a left and a right that stings Maseco.
Bishop scores with the left hand. Maseco knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maseco's head backwards.
A lazy body kick from Maseco
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maseco.
Maseco darts in trying to clinch
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hakeem Maseco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maseco looks to clinch

and Bishop counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bishop.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maseco keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Maseco wants to stand and escape but Bishop is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maseco controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
Maseco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bennie Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bishop has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:44
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:44
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bennie Bishop!