PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between charlie bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Grace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

bishop
vs
Grace

180 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, charlie bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Grace!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

bishop bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grace is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on bishop's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grace looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grace is not content to let bishop control the position.
Grace wants to improve his position but bishop is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
bishop tries to pass to full mount but Grace defends it.
bishop wants to control but Grace is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

bishop looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
bishop wants to stand but Grace has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grace tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace trying to strike off his back.
Grace trying to control the position here.
bishop is pushing down on Grace's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grace is fighting to maintain full guard but bishop has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grace moves into full guard.
bishop trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grace's guard.

Grace looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grace looking for a sweep. Not yet Grace, not yet.

Grace had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. bishop is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Grace Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take bishop's back instead.
Grace looks gassed!
bishop looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Grace doesn't have the hooks in and bishop manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. bishop manages to get himself to full guard.
Grace is in close to bishop's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Grace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grace won't allow bishop to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grace works a leg free and moves into half guard.
bishop has hold of Grace's hands but Grace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
bishop moves into full guard.

bishop is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Grace has his hands clasped together but bishop extends an breaks Grace's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by bishop.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). charlie bishop!