PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Goodrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Randy Goodrich has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Goodrich
vs
Bishop

175 cm
26
153 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

172 cm
21
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Goodrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Bishop!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Goodrich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Goodrich misses the shot to the body.
Goodrich throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Goodrich just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodrich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goodrich throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Goodrich throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Goodrich.
Goodrich throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Goodrich misses with a series of wild punches.
That kick from Bishop tenderised Goodrich's leg. Goodrich is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Goodrich misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Goodrich.

Goodrich closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Goodrich backwards.
Goodrich has Bishop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bishop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Goodrich fails to pull guard.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goodrich backwards.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Goodrich backwards.
Bishop lands a right hand.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goodrich tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bishop just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Goodrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop digs a right hand into Goodrich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goodrich's gas tank.
Goodrich is breathing heavily.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.

Goodrich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodrich looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop scores with a nice strike.
Goodrich is looking to chop away at Bishop's legs.
Goodrich misses with a wild combination.
Goodrich misses the shot to the body.
Goodrich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bishop sizes up Goodrich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Goodrich.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Goodrich.
Goodrich misses with a leg kick.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Randy Goodrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goodrich.
Goodrich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Goodrich.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop clobbers Goodrich with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goodrich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Goodrich misses.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Goodrich's shoulder, as Goodrich tries to avoid the shot.
Goodrich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Goodrich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Goodrich fails to land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Bishop coming out on top.
Goodrich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Goodrich misses with a combination
and Bishop counters with an inside leg kick.

Goodrich takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Goodrich misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
Bishop cracks Goodrich with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Bishop dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodrich was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.

Goodrich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goodrich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bishop walks away with a smile on his face. Goodrich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Goodrich misses with a double jab
and Bishop counters with a right hand to the body.

Bishop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goodrich jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bishop walks away with a smile on his face. Goodrich gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Randy Goodrich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Goodrich. Those never looked like landing.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Goodrich's ribs.

Goodrich closes the distance and clinches.
Goodrich tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Goodrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goodrich backwards.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
Goodrich takes a shot to the head.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodrich.
A nice left hand lands by Goodrich.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop pushes Goodrich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop pushes Goodrich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.

Goodrich is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bishop.
Oh Goodrich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Bishop.
Goodrich seems to have got his legs back now.
Bishop pushes Goodrich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop pushes Goodrich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goodrich backwards.
Bishop gets through Goodrich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Goodrich's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Goodrich drops to his knees and Bishop pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Bishop!