PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bishop might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drunkula - Lift The Whip. Skye has chosen Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bishop
vs
Skye

169 cm
27
142 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

168 cm
23
140 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Phoenix Nutrition

MADE IN GERMANY

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damion Skye!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bishop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skye looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Skye.
Bishop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bishop as the two fighters clinch.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Bishop.
Skye on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop looking to throw knees to the head but Skye is blocking nicely.
Bishop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Skye just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bishop tries to work over Skye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop lands a shot to the body.
Bishop lands a good knee to the midsection. Skye won't want to take too many of those.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
Skye is trying to maintain a safe position but Bishop gets an underhook and turns Skye into the cage.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damion Skye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Skye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop throws a head kick that Skye semi-blocks.
Skye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Skye moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Bishop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skye stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Skye fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skye.
Bishop shoots in for a double leg but Skye sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Skye moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop fakes the leg kick and cracks Skye in the body.
Skye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skye misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Skye lands with an uppercut that bounces Bishop off the cage and back into rage.
Skye swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skye throws out a leg kick but Bishop moves out of range and Skye only half commits.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Skye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skye throws a nice inside leg kick.

Bishop has Skye up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skye lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Skye trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skye into the cage.
Skye blocks an uppercut.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bishop obliges.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Skye or not.
Bishop with a knee to the head.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bishop presses Skye against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bishop.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Bishop breaks the clinch.
Skye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Skye.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Skye blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Skye.
Bishop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Skye uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bishop has closed the distance and engaged Skye in a clinch.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Skye gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skye is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Skye breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bishop dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop checks the leg kick.
Bishop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bishop throws a solid leg kick but Skye takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bishop.
Bishop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skye counters with a left to the body.
Bishop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skye loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Skye wants to slow Bishop down by chopping away at his legs.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Skye misses with a body shot.
Skye scores with a jab to the head.
Skye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skye counters with an outside leg kick.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - Skye circles away.
Skye misses with a double jab.
Skye throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Skye throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skye throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Skye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skye connects with a looping right hand.
Skye takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Skye sizes up Bishop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bishop throws a nice head kick!
Skye throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Skye moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bishop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bishop lands a head kick!
Skye's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skye's calf.
Skye tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop throws a one two combo.
Billy Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Skye on the side of the head.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skye sprawls well. Skye wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Skye is out of range.
Skye connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop connects with a body shot.
Skye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Bishop lands with a cross.
Skye throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a nice leg kick.
Skye throws a big shot that misses.
Skye throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop lands a glancing blow to the side of Skye's head.
Bishop connects with a looping right hand.
Skye throws a sloppy body shot
and Bishop counters with a good low kick that Skye was not able to check.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Skye throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Skye cracks Bishop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skye throws a low kick but Bishop avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Skye misses its intended target.
Skye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop tries to clinch up but Skye circles away and keeps his distance.
Skye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop tries to clinch up but Skye circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Bishop finds it's target.
Skye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Skye counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Skye misses the target.
Bishop with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop swings for the body but Skye moves out of range.
Bishop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bishop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Skye momentarily.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bishop dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bishop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Skye tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Skye.
Skye lands a nice looking body kick.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Skye moves out of range easily.
Bishop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skye swivels and escapes.
A nice combination there by Skye.

It looks like Billy Bishop has been cut.
Bishop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skye. Skye circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Skye.
Skye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.
Nice defenses there by Skye.
Skye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bishop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bishop.
Good work by Skye as he checks the leg kick.
Skye misses with a body shot

and Bishop counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Skye blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop digs a right hand underneath Skye's ribcage. Skye let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Skye is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
Skye lands with a light punch inside.
Skye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skye blocks an uppercut.
Skye is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skye backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye effectively controlling the action here.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Skye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skye misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bishop thows a body kick. Skye tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Bishop has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
Skye'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.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Skye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a nice knee to the body.

Skye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skye throws a front kick aimed at Bishop's knee but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Skye throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop scores with a nice head shot.
Skye misses with a straight left.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Skye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Skye's front leg but catches the back leg as Skye tries to avoid it.
Skye needs to keep his hands up - Bishop had a free shot at his head there.
Skye tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bishop is able to avoid easily.
Bishop misses with a head kick.

Bishop moves into the clinch.
Damion Skye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Bishop.
Skye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skye.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Skye tries to tie him up.

Skye manages to break the clinch.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skye's calf.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Bishop.

Bishop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skye has had enough of the clinch but Bishop keeps him there for the moment.
Bishop pushes Skye back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skye.
Skye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Billy Bishop!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Billy Bishop!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Billy Bishop!

Billy Bishop wins by unanimous decision!