PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Drunkula - Lift The Whip. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mullen's choice of entrance music: Country Boy Can Survive. Billy Bishop is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bishop
vs
Mullen

169 cm
33
141 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

167 cm
30
146 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 23 - 8 - 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 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Mullen moves away and avoids it.
Mullen misses the shot to the body.
Bishop throws a hook but Mullen blocks it.
Mullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Bishop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Mullen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mullen 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.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Mullen misses with a two punch combination.
Bishop checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Mullen down.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Mullen keeps it at a distance.
Billy Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bishop manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mullen on his heels. He'll look to pass Mullen's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mullen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop postures up in Mullen's guard and throws a big left but Mullen blocks it.

Mullen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bishop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bishop trying to control but Mullen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a couple of digs.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop passes Mullen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bishop 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.
Mullen is trying to get back to full guard.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mullen to regain full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mullen wants to improve his position but instead Bishop has moved into half guard.
Bishop working the head and body with strikes.
Bishop thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mullen's head.

Bishop is trying to work for a kimura but Mullen is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control but Mullen is keeping him busy.

Bishop is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mullen is pressing down on Bishop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mullen looking for a sweep. Not yet Mullen, not yet.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Mullen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bishop is trying to control the position but Mullen postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bishop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mullen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mullen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mullen looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bishop dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Mullen. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mullen loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Mullen throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop is looking to chop away at Mullen's legs.
Mullen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Good work by Mullen as he checks the leg kick.
Bishop avoids a kick to the body.
Bishop cracks a nice hook into Mullen's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mullen feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Mullen circles away.

Bishop drives through with a takedown into Mullen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mullen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Billy Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Billy Bishop has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mullen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mullen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Mullen's shoulder, as Mullen tries to avoid the shot.
Mullen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bishop.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mullen lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Mullen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mullen, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Mullen's ribs.
Bishop thows a leg kick but Mullen checks it
enabling Mullen to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop takes one to the chin there.
Mullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Mullen misses with a hook.
Mullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Bishop moves into the clinch successfully.
Mullen working hard to break the clinch.
Mullen tries to break free but Bishop pushes him back against the cage.
Bishop drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Mullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop throws an elbow but it misses.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mullen's elbow.
Mullen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mullen dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
A right hook to the body lands for Mullen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Mullen controls the action.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Mullen avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen lands a shoulder strike.
Mullen is leaning against Bishop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Mullen controls his hands.
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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Bishop misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
A head kick misses from Mullen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mullen lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Bishop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mullen checks it well.

Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Mullen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bishop presses Mullen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bishop throws an elbow but it misses.

Mullen manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Mullen sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Mullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bishop shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mullen's guard.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
Bishop sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Mullen keeps moving.
Bishop stands up over Mullen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop stays in close to Mullen's body and controls the position.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mullen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen moves into full guard.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Mullen is retaining full guard.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
Mullen can't keep his opponent in guard - Bishop advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mullen won't allow Bishop to pass to mount.
Mullen is looking for a sweep. Bishop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mullen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mullen manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bishop is in close to Mullen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Mullen keeps moving.
Bishop trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mullen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bishop isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mullen stacks Bishop on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mullen!

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bishop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Billy Bishop!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Billy Bishop!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Billy Bishop!

Billy Bishop wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Billy Bishop thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.