PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angry BlackGuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is teenagers. Walter Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bishop
vs
BlackGuy

190 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
185 lbs
11 - 14 - 1

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Angry BlackGuy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop tries to clinch up but BlackGuy circles away and keeps his distance.
BlackGuy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

BlackGuy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
BlackGuy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
BlackGuy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop has BlackGuy pulled in close to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Walter Bishop just wasn't active enough.
Bishop pivots, looking for a leg kick but BlackGuy is out of range and Bishop settles back down.

Bishop darts in and clinches BlackGuy up against the cage.
BlackGuy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but BlackGuy blocks it with crossed arms.
Bishop gets underhooks to prevent BlackGuy's takedown attempt.
Bishop stalling against the cage.
Bishop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
BlackGuy effectively controlling the action here.
Bishop lands a shot to the body.
Bishop misses with an elbow over the top.
Bishop tries to work over BlackGuy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bishop stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BlackGuy avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
BlackGuy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BlackGuy 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. BlackGuy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick by Bishop misses

and BlackGuy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.
BlackGuy is fighting to break Bishop's control of his arms but Bishop is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bishop is looking to clinch.
Bishop lands a jab.
BlackGuy darts in trying to clinch

and Bishop holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BlackGuy has Bishop pressed against the cage, preventing Bishop from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

BlackGuy turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop is trying to get back to half guard.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control but BlackGuy postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
BlackGuy misses with a head kick.
BlackGuy moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but BlackGuy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bishop shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bishop showed some decent athleticism there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop is trying to control the action in half guard but BlackGuy 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.

Walter Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop tries to clinch there but BlackGuy circles away.

Bishop clinches up with BlackGuy and pushes him back against the cage.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
BlackGuy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bishop prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop tries to land knees in the clinch but BlackGuy avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Bishop to work.
Bishop works on BlackGuy's body with a couple of short punches.
BlackGuy dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
BlackGuy is trying to pull guard but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
BlackGuy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bishop to work.
BlackGuy dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
BlackGuy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bishop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Walter Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angry BlackGuy.
Bishop dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

BlackGuy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bishop can't fight it off and eventually BlackGuy manages to take the fight to the floor. Bishop looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bishop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Angry BlackGuy has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BlackGuy wants to stand and escape but instead Bishop has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
BlackGuy keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.

BlackGuy is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bishop rolls with it to try and escape but BlackGuy cranks on the arm and Bishop is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Angry BlackGuy!