PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sky Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick Christiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stonez of Christ. This should be fireworks!

Bishop
vs
Christiansen

188 cm
23
197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sky Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendrick Christiansen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Christiansen.
Christiansen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bishop lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christiansen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Christiansen moves away and avoids it.
Christiansen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Bishop. That snapped Christiansen's head back.
Bishop lands an overhand right.
A cross from Bishop lands.
Bishop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Christiansen moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
Christiansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christiansen takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Kendrick Christiansen has been cut.
Christiansen tries to clinch up.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christiansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kendrick Christiansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christiansen tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Christiansen tries to clinch there but Bishop circles away.
Christiansen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
Christiansen wants to clinch.
Christiansen throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Christiansen.
Christiansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Christiansen tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Christiansen is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Christiansen's waist but Christiansen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bishop off to one side.

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.
Christiansen is looking to clinch.
Christiansen wants to clinch.
Christiansen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christiansen tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Christiansen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bishop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Christiansen is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Christiansen is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Christiansen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bishop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christiansen is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Bishop decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bishop throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Christiansen trying to hold on to Bishop's head to control him but Bishop postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Christiansen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Christiansen pushes Bishop off but Bishop dives into side control.
Christiansen tries to escape but Bishop is in control.
Christiansen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bishop connects with a decent elbow.
Bishop trying to control the action but Christiansen is working from the bottom.
Christiansen struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Christiansen is trying to get back to his feet.
Bishop creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Christiansen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bishop is working Christiansen over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop working the head and body with strikes.
Christiansen is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Christiansen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bishop is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sky Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kendrick Christiansen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Donk. Bishop catches Christiansen right on the button with a cross.
Christiansen moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christiansen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christiansen moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christiansen wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Christiansen wants to clinch.
Bishop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christiansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christiansen wants to clinch.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christiansen wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christiansen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body. Christiansen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Christiansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christiansen wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Bishop connects with a body shot.
Bishop lands a head shot.
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop thuds his right hand into Christiansen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bishop lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kendrick Christiansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christiansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bishop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Christiansen tries to clinch up.

Bishop bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Christiansen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bishop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bishop working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bishop working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Christiansen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bishop throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Christiansen is pushing Bishop's head away, looking to escape. Bishop manages to hold on to the position though.
Bishop is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bishop misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Bishop crashes against the mat.
Christiansen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Christiansen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bishop is controlling him well.
Bishop tries to score with some ground and pound. Christiansen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bishop postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Christiansen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bishop trying to control the action but Christiansen is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Christiansen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bishop connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Christiansen's hands.
Sky Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Christiansen moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
Christiansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.
Christiansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sky Bishop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kendrick Christiansen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Christiansen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Christiansen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Christiansen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christiansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Christiansen wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Bishop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Christiansen is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bishop cracks Christiansen with an open hand slap.

Bishop drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bishop is putting a hurting on Christiansen here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is putting a hurting on Christiansen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bishop misses with the ground and pound.
Bishop working the ground and pound.
Christiansen struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop misses with the ground and pound.
Christiansen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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.
Christiansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Christiansen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sky Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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 trying to control the action but Christiansen is working from the bottom.
Bishop moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Christiansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christiansen moves away.
Christiansen tries to clinch up.
Bishop scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Christiansen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kendrick Christiansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christiansen is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Bishop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christiansen.
Christiansen is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Christiansen tries to clinch up.
Bishop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Christiansen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Christiansen.
Christiansen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bishop is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop passes into half guard.
Bishop controlling the action here.
Christiansen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bishop controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sky 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:25

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