PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betlach kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eastbound and Down. Betlach has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be a great matchup!

Betlach
vs
Bishop

176 cm
27
144 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

172 cm
27
145 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vevrin Betlach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Betlach's waist but Betlach gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bishop off to one side.
Bishop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Betlach counters with a good low kick that Bishop was not able to check.

Bishop drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Betlach tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bishop wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bishop misses with the ground and pound.
Betlach dodges the ground and pound from Bishop.
Bishop throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Betlach is breathing heavily.
Bishop working the body and head with strikes.
Betlach is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Bishop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Betlach. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Betlach can't do much from the bottom here.
Bishop landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Bishop in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bishop is chipping away with strikes.
Bishop in side control, throwing shots but Betlach defends.
Betlach managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bishop.
Betlach defending against the ground and pound.
Betlach is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Bishop controlling the position.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Betlach keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with the ground and pound.
Bishop working the ground and pound.
Bishop landing strikes.
Bishop connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Betlach some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betlach defending against the ground and pound.
Bishop sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Betlach is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bishop scores with a couple of short elbows.
Betlach is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bishop landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Betlach is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bishop lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Betlach down.
Bishop lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Betlach is rocked!
Bishop is putting a hurting on Betlach here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oh Betlach is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bishop in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Betlach looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Bishop turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Bishop!
During a confident post fight interview, Bryan Bishop thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.