PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Buu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drunkula - Lift The Whip. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bishop
vs
Buu

169 cm
33
141 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kid Buu!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buu but Buu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bishop wants to clinch but Buu slips to the side
and Buu counters with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Buu checks a leg kick.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Bishop lands a slapping body shot.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Buu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buu looks for the body kick but Bishop saw that one coming.
Bishop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bishop lands a head kick!
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Bishop tries to land a front kick but Buu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop connects with a body shot.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Bishop does it's job there.
Bishop throws a good cross that connects.
Bishop scores with the left hand. Buu knows he should have avoided that one.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Buu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Buu throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.

Bishop darts in and clinches Buu up against the cage.

Buu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buu defends it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Buu misses.
Buu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bishop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to bum rush Buu with a series of wild strikes but Buu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bishop lands with a right hand.
Buu swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
Bishop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Buu.
An inside leg kick from Bishop misses.
Buu misses with a low kick.
Buu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buu.
Buu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Buu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Buu is looking to land body kicks.
Bishop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buu's sensitive parts.
Buu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Buu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts.
Buu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bishop throws a body punch but Buu moves out of range.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buu.
Bishop checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bishop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buu circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buu slips a jab from Bishop.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop throws the left hand but Buu avoids the punch easily.
Buu throws out a leg kick but Bishop moves out of range and Buu only half commits.
Bishop has a takedown stuffed.
Buu misses with a head kick.
Bishop closes the distance and clinches up with Buu, looking for a takedown. Bishop pushes Buu against the cage but Buu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buu moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Buu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Buu counters with a body kick that stops Bishop in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Buu scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bishop 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.

Bishop lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Buu.
Buu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Bishop throws a right hand that Buu ducks under and follows up with a left that Buu also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Buu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bishop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bishop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bishop throws out a leg kick but Buu moves out of range and Bishop only half commits.
Billy Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buu throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Billy Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Buu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buu throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bishop.
Bishop keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buu throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Bishop misses with a two punch combination.
Buu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bishop is able to avoid easily.
Buu looks for the body kick but Bishop saw that one coming.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Buu sprawls well.
Bishop throws a low kick, looking for Buu's leg but Buu calmly moves out of range.
Buu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Buu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Buu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bishop.
Buu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bishop checks it well.
Bishop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bishop moves into the clinch.
Buu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buu.
Buu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buu working hard to break the clinch.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buu can't break the clinch.
Buu is trying to push Bishop away but Bishop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Buu controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Buu misses with a knee to the head.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buu has had enough of the clinch but Bishop keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bishop just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buu's brow.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Buu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
Buu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bishop checks it well.
Buu blocks the body kick.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Buu checks it.
Bishop swings widly with a right hand
and Buu counters with a good low kick that Bishop was not able to check.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to clinch up
and Buu counters with a nice leg kick.
Buu misses with a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Buu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Buu throws a solid leg kick but Bishop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Buu.
Bishop lands a front kick.
Buu throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buu throws a lazy body kick
and Bishop counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from Buu.
Buu needs to keep his hands up - Bishop had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buu was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Bishop will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Bishop.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.
Bishop blocks the body kick.
Buu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop looks for a takedown but Buu sprawls well.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buu scores with a leg kick.
Bishop cracks the inside of Buu's front leg.
Bishop shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buu defends it nicely.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Buu back to the cage. Bishop follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Buu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat.
Jab, jab by Bishop - just one landing.
Kid Buu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Buu swivels and escapes.
Buu is looking to score with low kicks.
Bishop tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Buu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buu tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Buu is out of range.

Bishop fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Buu sprawls well initially but Bishop persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but Buu defending well.

Bishop is trying for a kimura here. Buu looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bishop wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Bishop!
Billy Bishop seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.