PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between kevin randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). randleman comes into the arena with graveyard symphony blaring out of the sound system. kevin randleman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

randleman
vs
Bisping

190 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, kevin randleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
randleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Bisping throws a combination. randleman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
randleman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bisping swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by randleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Bisping which made him look bad.
randleman wants to clinch.
randleman tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
randleman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bisping avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kevin randleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
randleman circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
randleman shoots in and drives through. Bisping sprawls well.
Bisping leaves randleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bisping keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bisping leaves randleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
randleman is breathing heavily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bisping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bisping decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
randleman misses with a hook.

Bisping looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bisping trying to control the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bisping connects with a nice short shot to randleman's temple.
randleman has hold of Bisping's hands but Bisping slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bisping thows a huge punch but randleman dodges it nicely.
Bisping missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bisping connects with a nice short shot to randleman's temple.
Bisping wants to take a breather but randleman is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bisping is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and randleman defends it well.
randleman trying to control but Bisping postures up.
Bisping is keen to just control but randleman is a slippery customer.
Bisping landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bisping is keen to just control but randleman is a slippery customer.
Bisping has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bisping lands a nice short elbow.
Bisping slips a nice elbow through randleman's hands, connecting with randleman's forehead.
Bisping 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.
Bisping lands with a punch from half guard.
Bisping is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Bisping is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, randleman has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
randleman is trying to maintain the position but Bisping is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bisping connects with a nice short shot to randleman's temple.
Bisping winds up and cracks randleman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bisping lands a nice short elbow.
Bisping trying to mount his opponent but randleman defends it.
Bisping lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bisping takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bisping throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by randleman.
randleman throws a lazy head kick
and Bisping counters with a three punch combo that has randleman backing up. randleman nods at Bisping to acknowledge the strikes.
Bisping throws a series of punches but randleman avoids them all with ease.
randleman fails with the takedown
and Bisping counters with a right hand to the body.
Bisping goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
randleman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bisping counters with a three punch combo that has randleman backing up. randleman nods at Bisping to acknowledge the strikes.
Bisping lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as randleman backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bisping looks to land a combination but randleman avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bisping misses with the combination.
Crunch! Bisping slams his shin into randleman's torso.
Bisping lands with a slapping head kick.
Bisping fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
randleman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bisping counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bisping.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kevin randleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisping content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Bisping drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bisping jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping postures up and lands a big shot to randleman's brow.
Bisping postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bisping is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bisping is looking to work some ground and pound but randleman has wrist control.
Bisping working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bisping wants to control from the top but randleman keeps moving.
Bisping slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bisping chips away with some ground and pound.
Bisping is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bisping cracks randleman with a solid left hand.
Bisping advances to half guard.
Bisping lands strikes from half guard.
randleman taking some punishment here, with Bisping in his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Bisping is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and randleman defends it well.
Bisping lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bisping is pressing down on randleman's thigh, looking to free his foot. randleman is holding on for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bisping connects with a nice short shot to randleman's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping drops an elbow to the side of randleman's head.
Michael Bisping has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bisping seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
randleman has hold of Bisping's hands but Bisping slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
randleman has hold of Bisping's hands but Bisping slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bisping winds up and cracks randleman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bisping lands a nice short elbow.
Bisping looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks randleman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bisping prevents randleman from improving his position.
Bisping is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bisping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bisping gets a takedown into half guard.
randleman trying to hold on to Bisping's head to control him but Bisping postures up.
Bisping with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bisping 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.
Bisping winds up and cracks randleman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bisping drops an elbow to the side of randleman's head.
Bisping lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bisping.
Bisping is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bisping works his way into full mount!
randleman wants to hold on but Bisping pushes him away.
randleman is in a horrible position here. Bisping smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bisping controlling from the full mount.
Bisping lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bisping connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Bisping looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
randleman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bisping fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bisping putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
randleman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bisping is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. randleman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bisping working the ground and pound effectively.
Bisping connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. randleman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bisping scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish randleman?
randleman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bisping has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bisping postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. randleman looks a forlorn figure.
Bisping lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
randleman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Bisping.
Bisping is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Bisping wants to finish this one by submission but randleman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bisping.
Bisping with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bisping cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
randleman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bisping lands with some strikes.
randleman tries to lock up and control but Bisping gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
randleman working to try and regain half guard.
Bisping with shots to the head and body - randleman looks very uncomfortable down there.
kevin randleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bisping lands a nice shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bisping comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bisping has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!