PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eskil Lemmelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemmelin has chosen Fönt ja en körv as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Eskil Lemmelin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bisping
vs
Lemmelin

200 cm
35
255 lbs
26 - 17 - 1

193 cm
32
240 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Eskil Lemmelin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemmelin throws a hook but Bisping avoids it easily.
Lemmelin throws a series of punches but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping looks for a takedown but Lemmelin sprawls well.
Bisping fails with a takedown attempt.

Bisping looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bisping looks to land a strike but Lemmelin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bisping throwing strikes from guard but Lemmelin blocks nicely.
Bisping wants to control from the top but Lemmelin keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping throws an elbow that misses. Lemmelin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bisping's guard. Nice move by Lemmelin!
Lemmelin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemmelin trying to control but Bisping is working from the bottom.
Lemmelin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bisping looking to control but Lemmelin passes into half guard.
Lemmelin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bisping is in trouble now - Lemmelin has advanced to mount!
Lemmelin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lemmelin working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemmelin breaks from Bisping's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bisping regains half guard.
Lemmelin throwing shots but Bisping is blocking nicely.
Lemmelin is trying to control. Bisping wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bisping trying to control here.
Lemmelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bisping defending well though.
Lemmelin drops an elbow to the side of Bisping's head.
Lemmelin thows a huge punch but Bisping dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bisping trying to control the position.
Bisping throwing short punches from the bottom.
Bisping is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lemmelin is looking for a sweep. Bisping is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lemmelin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bisping throws an elbow that misses. Lemmelin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bisping's guard. Nice move by Lemmelin!
Lemmelin throwing strikes from guard but Bisping blocks nicely.
Lemmelin trying to control but Bisping is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lemmelin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lemmelin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bisping is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bisping preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bisping striking from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemmelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Bisping has wrist control.
Lemmelin chips away with some ground and pound.
Lemmelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bisping is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eskil Lemmelin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bisping shoots in but no luck this time.
Lemmelin misses with a wild combination.
Lemmelin tries to clinch up

and Bisping counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bisping.
Lemmelin keeping moving, preventing Bisping from controlling successfully.
Lemmelin keeping full guard, as Bisping tries to pass.
Bisping throws a big elbow that misses.
Lemmelin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping preventing the sweep.
Lemmelin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lemmelin wants to sweep here but Bisping controlling him for the moment.
Lemmelin keeping moving, preventing Bisping from controlling successfully.
Bisping looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

We're going to have a standup here because Michael Bisping wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bisping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lemmelin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lemmelin. Bisping does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lemmelin tries to clinch up.
Jab from Lemmelin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bisping.
Lemmelin misses the shot to the body.

Bisping decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bisping throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin is controlling Bisping's trapped leg to prevent Bisping from advancing to side control.
Lemmelin trying to hold on to Bisping's head to control him but Bisping postures up.
Bisping stalling away here and it's allowed Lemmelin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bisping trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemmelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemmelin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bisping closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bisping lands in his opponent's guard.
Lemmelin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bisping is pushing down on Lemmelin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lemmelin is fighting to maintain full guard but Bisping has managed to sneak the leg through.

Lemmelin is defending against the submission attempts here by Bisping.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemmelin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bisping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lemmelin throws an overhand right that lands on Bisping's shoulder, as Bisping tries to avoid the shot.
Lemmelin connects with the punch.
Lemmelin stuffs the takedown attempt from Bisping. Bisping gets slowly back to his feet.
Lemmelin misses with a body shot.
Bisping tries for a takedown but Lemmelin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lemmelin tries to clinch

and Bisping counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lemmelin is trying to control the position but Bisping postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bisping looking to pass the guard.
Lemmelin keeping moving, preventing Bisping from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping throws a big elbow that misses.
Lemmelin looking to control but Bisping passes into half guard.
Bisping sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lemmelin defending well though.
Bisping wants to control but Lemmelin is keeping him busy.
Lemmelin is trying to control but Bisping manages to pass to mount!

Bisping jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lemmelin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lemmelin and Bisping has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lemmelin tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bisping is chipping away with strikes.
Bisping throws a strike aimed at the side of Lemmelin's head but Lemmelin avoids it well.
Lemmelin tries to bench press Bisping off him but Bisping keeps the position.
Bisping working away.
Lemmelin defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin parries the strikes from Bisping easily there. Bisping is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lemmelin to escape.
Bisping prevents Lemmelin from escaping the position.
Bisping is looking to take a break and control but Lemmelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bisping tries to score with some ground and pound. Lemmelin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bisping landing strikes.

Bisping thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bisping is looking to take a break and control but Lemmelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bisping in side control, throwing shots but Lemmelin defends.
Lemmelin is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemmelin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bisping showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bisping has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!
After the big win, Michael Bisping made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ONI ↑ 5x160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.