PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Bisping has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kaioh
vs
Bisping

192 cm
30
265 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

200 cm
32
255 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

KAISER
Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Retsu Kaioh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaioh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bisping checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bisping shoots in looking for a takedown. Kaioh tries to sprawl out of it but Bisping keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kaioh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bisping shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bisping shoots in but no luck this time.
Bisping throws a shot from downtown. Kaioh moves away and avoids it.
Bisping throws a lazy right hand but Kaioh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bisping looks to throw the jab but Kaioh is out of range.
Kaioh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Bisping closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kaioh quickly recovers to half guard.
Bisping not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kaioh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kaioh trying to keep a closed guard but Bisping is proving a slippery customer.
Kaioh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bisping is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Kaioh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kaioh controlling the position easily from mount.
Bisping bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kaioh trying to keep a closed guard but Bisping is proving a slippery customer.
Kaioh seems keen to control Bisping's posture.
Bisping tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaioh is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bisping slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kaioh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bisping wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaioh manages to get back to half guard.
Bisping throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bisping wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaioh keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bisping connects with a nice short shot to Kaioh's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping thows a huge punch but Kaioh dodges it nicely.

Bisping seems to be looking for submissions.
Bisping throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kaioh to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looking to pass the guard.
Bisping is working Kaioh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bisping postures up in Kaioh's guard and throws a big left but Kaioh blocks it.
Bisping lands a couple of elbows.
Bisping pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kaioh is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bisping accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaioh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bisping is looking to control Kaioh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bisping avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh prevents Bisping from improving his position.
Bisping is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kaioh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kaioh's back!
Kaioh rolls, trying to escape but Bisping keeps control of the position.
Kaioh manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bisping's guard. Nice work there by Kaioh.
Bisping trying to keep a closed guard but Kaioh is proving a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisping looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping managing to control the position.
Bisping has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bisping keeping moving, preventing Kaioh from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping 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.

Kaioh moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaioh trying to land knees to the body.
Bisping crunches a lovely knee into Kaioh's ribcage.
Kaioh can't find room to land a body shot as Bisping controls the action.
Bisping fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Bisping escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michael Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Bisping misses
and Kaioh counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Kaioh drives through and clinches with Bisping against the cage.
Kaioh misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaioh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bisping's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bisping manages to pull guard.
Kaioh passes into half guard.
Bisping is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping is doing well to control the position and prevent Kaioh from advancing to side control.
Bisping trying to control but Kaioh postures up.
Michael Bisping has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kaioh trying to control the pace.
Kaioh tries to pass to full mount but Bisping defends it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bisping is looking to score with low kicks.
Retsu Kaioh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh scores with a head kick. Bisping tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kaioh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaioh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bisping.
Kaioh wants to clinch up but Bisping keeps it at a distance.
Bisping swings for the body but Kaioh moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping throws a shot from downtown. Kaioh moves away and avoids it.
Kaioh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bisping manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Kaioh.
Nice sprawl there from Kaioh as Bisping shoots in.

Bisping closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kaioh's guard.
Bisping throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaioh keeping moving, preventing Bisping from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaioh wants to control the position but Bisping says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kaioh is looking for a sweep. Bisping is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bisping is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kaioh sees it coming and defends easily.
Kaioh wants to get back to full guard.

Bisping is looking for a kimura but Kaioh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bisping to get the leverage.
Kaioh trying to control from the bottom.
Kaioh is pressing down on Bisping's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bisping connects with a couple of short punches.
Bisping working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping stopping the sweep attempt from Kaioh.
Kaioh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bisping loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaioh working a defensive guard but Bisping passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bisping lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisping prevents Kaioh from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaioh is trying to maintain the position but Bisping is very close to passing his half guard.
Bisping tries to pass to full mount but Kaioh defends it.
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 Retsu Kaioh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bisping fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaioh checks it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a kick to the body.
Bisping dodges the punch combination from Kaioh.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bisping is defended easily by Kaioh.
Kaioh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bisping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaioh.
Bisping throws a low kick but Kaioh moves out of range easily.
Retsu Kaioh is winning the standup battle so far.
Bisping looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bisping just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaioh tries to clinch but Bisping moves out of range.
Kaioh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Kaioh clinches up with Bisping and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaioh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bisping.
Kaioh controlling the action here for a moment.
Bisping using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaioh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bisping decides to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bisping looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bisping lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kaioh!
Bisping landing punches.
Kaioh is desperately trying to improve his position but Bisping has a good base and remains in mount.
Kaioh taking shots to the head.

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. Kaioh looks a forlorn figure.

Kaioh is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Bisping! Kaioh is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Bisping!
After winning the bout, Michael Bisping thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.