PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bisping
vs
Saukko

200 cm
30
260 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

192 cm
29
272 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saukko.
Saukko moves out of range as Bisping throws a body kick.
Saukko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saukko misses with an uppercut
and Bisping counters with a nice uppercut.
Per Saukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisping ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saukko moves away.
Bisping moves in looking to clinch but Saukko pushes him off.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saukko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saukko throws a head kick that misses.
Saukko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bisping.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bisping looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bisping throws a leg kick but Saukko moved away.
Bisping has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saukko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bisping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saukko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saukko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko looks to land a right hand but Bisping moved out of range.
Bisping defending well as Saukko loads up on a big left hand.
Bisping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saukko shoots in but Bisping avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crunch! Bisping slams his shin into Saukko's torso.
Saukko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bisping counters with a nice uppercut.
Bisping with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saukko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bisping takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saukko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bisping back to the cage. Saukko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bisping thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saukko throws the left hand but Bisping avoids the punch easily.
Bisping throws a body punch but Saukko moves out of range.

Bisping has Saukko up against the cage in a clinch.
Bisping looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko wants a takedown.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Saukko.
Bisping lands with a short shot to the head.
Bisping tries to land a knee to the head but Saukko blocks with his arms.
Saukko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saukko wants to take the fight to the mat but Bisping manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bisping fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bisping lands with a left to the head.
Saukko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Bisping.
A shot in the inside from Bisping.
Saukko goes for a takedown attempt but Bisping pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bisping stalks Saukko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saukko's face. Saukko staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saukko.
Saukko slips a jab from Bisping.
Saukko just misses with a punch to the body.
Saukko throws a lazy uppercut
and Bisping counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saukko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A thudding body kick lands there by Bisping!
Saukko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bisping is able to avoid easily.
Bisping looks to land a body kick but Saukko moved away.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saukko sprawls well. Saukko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bisping gets slowly back to his feet.
Saukko misses with the combination.
Bisping uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saukko.
Sloppy strikes from Saukko. Those never looked like landing.
Bisping lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Saukko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Saukko scores with a sloppy right hand. Bisping should have avoided that one.
Saukko avoids the head kick by Bisping.

Saukko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bisping keeping full guard, as Saukko tries to pass.
Bisping wants to sweep here but Saukko controlling him for the moment.
Saukko wants to control from the top but Bisping keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bisping is trying to control the position but Saukko postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Bisping will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bisping misses the jab.
Saukko wants to clinch.
Saukko lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Bisping.
Michael Bisping is winning the standup battle so far.
Saukko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saukko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saukko jabs Bisping right on the nose. Bisping blinks but takes it well.
Saukko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saukko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saukko doesn't manage to clinch there - Bisping circles away.
Saukko misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saukko is defended easily by Bisping.
Per Saukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saukko misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Bisping counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bisping is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saukko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bisping lands with a punch from half guard.
Saukko wants to control but Bisping is keeping busy.
Bisping thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saukko's head.
Saukko won't allow Bisping to pass to mount.
Saukko trying to control from the bottom.
Bisping passes to full mount!
Bisping lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bisping has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saukko is desperately trying to improve his position but Bisping has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Bisping connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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.
Bisping raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisping landing strikes from the mount and Saukko is in trouble!
Bisping trying to control but Saukko is having none of it.
Bisping unloads with some shots from mount but Saukko bucks and avoids them well.
Bisping sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saukko is working to get back to half guard.
Bisping landing strikes from the mount.
Bisping avoids the attempt from Saukko to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko tries to reverse the position but Bisping maintains control.
Bisping lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saukko is trying desperately to improve position.
Saukko is breathing heavily.
Bisping tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bisping pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Saukko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Saukko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bisping is trying to control. Saukko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping wants to pass to mount but Saukko is defending the position.
Bisping prevents Saukko from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Saukko trying to control but Bisping postures up.
Saukko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bisping scores with a couple of nice shots.

Bisping is trying to work for a kimura but Saukko is defending well.
Bisping seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saukko is looking to improve his position.
Bisping is trying to control the action in half guard but Saukko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Saukko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good shot there by Saukko.
Bisping ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saukko moves away.
Saukko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bisping.
Saukko misses with a wild body shot.
Bisping lands a nice hook to Saukko's body. Saukko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bisping connects with an inside leg kick.
Saukko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bisping counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saukko thinking.
Bisping slaps away a takedown attempt from Saukko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bisping is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saukko looks to land a right hand but Bisping moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a wild body shot.
Saukko looks to land a body kick but Bisping moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisping staying out of range there.
Bisping is looking to wear down Saukko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping throws a hook but Saukko avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bisping, right into the meat.
Saukko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saukko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bisping lands a body shot.
Bisping jabs at Saukko's body.
Bisping scores with a nice body kick.
Bisping lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Saukko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Bisping throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Saukko tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bisping is in Saukko's guard.
Bisping postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bisping passes into half guard.
Saukko wants to get back to full 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Saukko!
Saukko is in a horrible position here. Bisping smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bisping dominating with strikes here.
Bisping trying to control but Saukko is having none of it.
Bisping breaks from Saukko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bisping dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Bisping.
Bisping pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Saukko wants to hold on but Bisping pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Bisping.
BOOM! Bisping connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Saukko looks a forlorn figure.

Saukko is rocked!
Bisping scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saukko?
Saukko is still in real trouble! Can Bisping finish him?
Bisping loads up with a big shot that hurts Saukko! He's pulled Bisping in close but Bisping has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Saukko survive? More strikes from Bisping and Saukko is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Bisping!
Michael Bisping thanked the fans post fight for their support.