PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bo zo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for bo zo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

zo
vs
Bishop

150 cm
22
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, bo zo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bishop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but zo swivels and escapes.
zo misses with a body kick.
zo throws a push kick but Bishop slaps the foot to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bishop.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bishop shoots for a takedown but zo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
bo zo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Bishop.

Bishop shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bishop wants to pass to mount but zo is defending the position.
zo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
zo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
Bishop looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks zo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bishop seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
zo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if zo tries to get out of the position.
zo is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop slows the pace down in half guard.
Bishop passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bishop thowing shots but they're missing.
Bishop landing punches.
Bishop landing punches.
Bishop controlling the position easily from mount.
zo tries to reverse the position but Bishop maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bishop has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of zo's face.
Bishop throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
zo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bishop working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bishop punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bishop scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish zo?
Bishop trying to control but zo is having none of it.
zo is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop content just to control the position here.
Bishop has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of zo's face.
Bishop postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. zo looks a forlorn figure.
zo tries to hold on but Bishop postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! zo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bishop shoots in but no luck this time.
zo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
Bryan Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
zo stalks Bishop and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bishop's face. Bishop staggers backwards, shaken.
zo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bishop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around zo's waist but zo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bishop off to one side.

Bishop shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bishop was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bishop throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bryan Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
zo tries to hold on but Bishop pushes him away.
Bishop lands a big elbow.
zo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bishop.
Bishop with shots to the head and body - zo looks very uncomfortable down there.
zo working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bishop.
Bishop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bishop unloading with bombs!
zo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
zo tries to hold on but Bishop postures up.
zo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bishop with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bishop.
Bishop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bishop landing strikes, looking to finish!

zo is rocked!
Bishop loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have zo scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bishop land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bishop stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Bishop!