PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gilmore
vs
Bisping

178 cm
27
181 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

188 cm
24
179 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmore misses with a straight right.
Bisping fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gilmore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Bisping rushes Gilmore and presses him up against the cage.
Gilmore is trying to force a seperation but Bisping has the dominant position.
Bisping misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Gilmore fails to land.
Bisping tries to pull guard but Gilmore won't allow it.
Bisping blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gilmore.

Bisping's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gilmore as he jumps to the side.
Gilmore just misses with a punch to the body.

Bisping fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gilmore, pushing him back against the cage.

Bisping ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bisping no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gilmore would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Gilmore gets to his feet. Bisping looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gilmore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Sam Bisping has been cut.
A big left from Bisping misses.
Gilmore doesn't manage to clinch there - Bisping circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore looks to land a combination. Bisping sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bisping throws out a loose jab but Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Happy Gilmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilmore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bisping.
Bisping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Gilmore misses.
Bisping throws a right and a left that Gilmore avoids nicely.
Gilmore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A swing and a miss from Gilmore.
Bisping scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gilmore throws a jab when Bisping was well out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bisping.
Gilmore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bisping on the side of the head.
Bisping shoots in for a double leg but Gilmore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Happy Gilmore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Bisping.
Gilmore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisping tries a head kick but it misses.
Bisping scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bisping looks gassed!
Gilmore looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisping is just out of range.
Gilmore stuns Bisping with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gilmore wants to land a leg kick but Bisping is out of range.
Bisping displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gilmore throws out the jab.
Gilmore throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilmore scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bisping.
Gilmore misses with a low kick.

Bisping instigates a clinch.
Gilmore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gilmore - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gilmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bisping fails to pull guard.
Gilmore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gilmore misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bisping's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gilmore lands with an overhand left.
Bisping moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bisping has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bisping uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gilmore.
Bisping misses with the combination.
Gilmore throws the left hand but Bisping avoids the punch easily.
Gilmore scores with a head kick. Bisping tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bisping slips a straight right by Gilmore.
Gilmore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gilmore wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bisping. Bisping circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bisping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bisping takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gilmore loads up on a big right hand but Bisping slips the punch.

Bisping closes the distance and clinches.
Gilmore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gilmore is trying to maintain a safe position but Bisping gets an underhook and turns Gilmore into the cage.
Bisping tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gilmore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gilmore has a couple of punches blocked by Bisping.
Bisping blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Gilmore fails to land.
A body shot lands from Gilmore.

Bisping breaks the clinch.
Gilmore throws a hook but Bisping blocks it.
Gilmore throws a one two combo.
Bisping misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Bisping.
Bisping swinging wildly here.
Gilmore throws a hook but Bisping avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Bisping.
Bisping changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gilmore tries to avoid it but Bisping manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gilmore to the ground. Gilmore escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gilmore slips under a jab from Bisping.
Gilmore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bisping.
Nice defenses there by Bisping.
Bisping throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bisping jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bisping changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bisping fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gilmore on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gilmore's hands.
Bisping darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bisping lands a lovely overhand right.
Bisping jabs Gilmore right on the nose. Gilmore blinks but takes it well.
Bisping throws a front kick that sends Gilmore stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bisping fails to land with a series of punches.
Gilmore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gilmore swinging wildly here.
Bisping connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gilmore. Gilmore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Bisping dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Bisping's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bisping moves forwards but Gilmore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gilmore tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Gilmore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bisping circles away quickly and effectively.
Bisping slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gilmore swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Bisping counter with a right hand.
Bisping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Gilmore there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gilmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisping manages to avoid it.

Bisping throws a left that rocks Gilmore and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bisping dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Gilmore regain composure!

Gilmore is rocked!

It looks like Happy Gilmore has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gilmore tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Oh Gilmore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping biding his time, looking for the opening.
Gilmore seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gilmore controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sam Bisping.
Bisping throws a right hand that Gilmore ducks under and follows up with a left that Gilmore also avoids with ease.
Sam Bisping seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Gilmore.
Gilmore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bisping missing with a left hand there. Gilmore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gilmore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gilmore moves out of range of the strikes.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut.
Gilmore misses with a hook. Bisping ducked under it nicely.
Gilmore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bisping stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bisping throws a sloppy head kick and Gilmore moves out of range easily.
Bisping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bisping on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gilmore looks to throw a body kick
and Bisping counters with a left and a right that stings Gilmore.
Bisping slips under a jab.
Gilmore lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bisping scores with a spinning back kick!
Bisping throws a nice looking combination but Gilmore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bisping scores with a spinning back kick!
Bisping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bisping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gilmore throws an overhand right that lands on Bisping's shoulder, as Bisping tries to avoid the shot.
Bisping with a hook.
Gilmore walks into a left hand.
Gilmore moves away from the strike by Bisping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping checks a low kick from Gilmore.
Bisping misses with a straight left.
Gilmore lands a jab to the head.
Gilmore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gilmore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bisping.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bisping throws a one two combo.
A head kick from Gilmore lands but Bisping takes it in his stride.
Gilmore needs to keep his hands up - Bisping had a free shot at his head there.
Gilmore lands with a shot to the body.
Gilmore looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gilmore misses with a double jab.
Bisping connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left and a right from Bisping both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilmore throws a series of punches but Bisping avoids them all with ease.
Bisping closes the distance and clinches up with Gilmore, looking for a takedown. Bisping pushes Gilmore against the cage but Gilmore circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilmore lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bisping throws a right and a left that both miss.
That kick from Gilmore tenderised Bisping's leg. Bisping is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bisping blocks a jab.
Gilmore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Bisping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Bisping gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gilmore misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bisping pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bisping crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gilmore - the referee stops the clock and Bisping gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gilmore. Bisping manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gilmore ducks under a wild hook from Bisping.
Gilmore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bisping looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good shot there by Bisping.
Bisping tries to clinch up.
Bisping explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bisping misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bisping throws a hook to the side of Gilmore's head but Gilmore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bisping closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gilmore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gilmore throws the left hand but Bisping avoids the punch easily.
Bisping moves away from the strike by Gilmore.
Bisping misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bisping lands an overhand right.
Gilmore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bisping pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gilmore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gilmore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore misses with a looping right.
Bisping scores with a nice body kick.
Gilmore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bisping lands with a nice body punch.
Gilmore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gilmore misses with a low kick.
Gilmore just misses with a punch to the body.
Bisping lands a head shot.
Gilmore moves away from the strike by Bisping.

Bisping closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bisping blocks a body shot from Gilmore.
A right hook to the body lands for Gilmore.

Bisping has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gilmore uses from the top position.
Bisping has a closed guard, preventing Gilmore from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gilmore stands up from Bisping's guard - Gilmore perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bisping moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bisping moves into the clinch.
Bisping blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bisping breaks from the clinch.
Gilmore misses with a hook to the body
and Bisping counters with a nice uppercut.
Gilmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bisping scores with a nice right hand.
Bisping will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gilmore misses with a body punch
enabling Bisping to counter with a crisp jab.
Bisping chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gilmore can pounce on him.
Sam Bisping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Bisping. Those never looked like landing.
Good shot there by Bisping.
Gilmore lands a nice shot to the body.
Gilmore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bisping.
Bisping scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bisping tries to move into range but Gilmore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bisping looks to throw the jab but Gilmore is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gilmore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bisping.
Bisping thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gilmore if he has to take too many more of those.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
Bisping stuns Gilmore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gilmore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bisping looks to land a left hand but Gilmore moved out of range nicely.
Gilmore's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gilmore duly obliges.
Gilmore slips a jab and a cross from Bisping.
Bisping walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bisping misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bisping moves out of range of the strikes.
Gilmore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gilmore scores with a nice strike.
Happy Gilmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gilmore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gilmore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bisping throws out a loose jab but Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisping defending well as Gilmore loads up on a big left hand.
Bisping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sam Bisping is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gilmore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bisping throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four 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.
Bisping takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bisping takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gilmore lands a lovely overhand right.
Both fighters circling a little - Bisping finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gilmore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bisping listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bisping looks to land a right hand but Gilmore moved out of range.
Bisping on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gilmore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bisping looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bisping fails to land with a series of punches.
Gilmore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bisping connects with the punch.
Bisping lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gilmore backs up against the cage.
Gilmore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bisping is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gilmore throws a nice looking combination but Bisping bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bisping wants to clinch.
Gilmore throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam 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 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

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