PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rogerio duprat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bishop
vs
duprat

172 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

165 cm
26
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, rogerio duprat!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Bishop or perhaps it was just good defense by duprat which made him look bad.

Bishop drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop thows a big elbow that misses.
duprat managing to control the position.
Bishop postures up in duprat's guard and throws a big left but duprat blocks it.
duprat keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
duprat manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
duprat looking to control and managing it successfully.
duprat misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
duprat throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bishop because duprat loaded up on that one.
duprat sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
duprat working Bishop over with strikes here.
Bishop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bishop tries to get out of the position.
duprat thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
duprat wants to control the pace but Bishop is squirming around nicely.
duprat misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
duprat controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by duprat.
duprat avoids the attempt from Bishop to control.
duprat throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
duprat tries to control but Bishop wriggling away.
duprat lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bishop that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
duprat scoring with strikes but Bishop is staying in there.
duprat looking to finish with strikes here!
Bishop is squirming around, avoiding duprat's attempts to control the action.
duprat controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Bishop avoids a series of strikes thrown by duprat.
Bishop holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as duprat tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
duprat landing strikes from the mount and Bishop is in trouble!
duprat punching from mount but Bishop doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rogerio duprat dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

duprat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
duprat with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
duprat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
duprat wants to control the pace but Bishop is squirming around nicely.
duprat putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bishop is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
duprat looking to control and managing it successfully.
duprat tries to control but Bishop wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
duprat dominating with strikes here.
duprat working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Bishop slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
duprat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
duprat controlling the action here.

duprat is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
duprat wants to pass to mount but Bishop is defending the position.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from duprat.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet.
duprat wants to pass the guard but Bishop is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
duprat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bishop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
duprat is looking to pass Bishop's guard but actually Bishop recovers to full guard.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing duprat from controlling successfully.
duprat looking to sit in guard and control but Bishop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop trying to control but duprat is working from the bottom.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
duprat wants to stand but Bishop is controlling the position.
duprat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bishop throws and elbow that misses. duprat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bishop's guard. Nice move by duprat!
duprat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rogerio duprat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bishop has his takedown stuffed

and duprat counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by duprat.
rogerio duprat has got the better of the ground game so far.
duprat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
duprat wants to pass the guard but Bishop is keeping the position.
duprat trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
duprat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

OK we're going to have a standup here. rogerio duprat hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bishop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and duprat counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bishop's guard now.
duprat trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
duprat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
rogerio duprat is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing duprat from controlling successfully.
duprat might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bishop kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. rogerio duprat hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Bishop looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
duprat wants to get back to his feet but Bishop is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
duprat wants to stand up but Bishop is controlling him.
duprat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from duprat.
duprat wants to get back to his feet but Bishop is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bishop trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but duprat manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bishop keeping moving, preventing duprat from controlling successfully.

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.
Bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
duprat trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
rogerio duprat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well duprat 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rogerio duprat!