PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grom Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hamfist
vs
Bishop

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grom Hamfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop tries to clinch up but Hamfist circles away and keeps his distance.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bishop moves into the clinch.
Hamfist prevents the takedown attempt.
Hamfist lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamfist landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bishop should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hamfist prevents Bishop from breaking the clinch.
Bishop is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bishop wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamfist won't allow it.
Hamfist landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bishop goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hamfist prevents it.
Grom Hamfist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Bishop.
Bishop tries to score a body lock takedown but Hamfist shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bishop looks gassed!
Bishop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hamfist landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hamfist landing knees to the head.

It looks like Gordon Bishop has been cut.
A knee to the head by Hamfist.
Knees to the body from Hamfist.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamfist lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamfist.
Hamfist with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamfist.
Hamfist connects with a knee to the head.
Hamfist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamfist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamfist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamfist lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamfist scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamfist comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamfist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamfist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bishop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hamfist landing knees to the head.
Hamfist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamfist connects with a knee to the head.
Bishop jumps guard but Hamfist stands there with Bishop around his waist. Bishop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hamfist is keeping busy.
Bishop goes for a takedown attempt but Hamfist pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bishop wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop darts in trying to clinch

and Hamfist moves into the clinch.
Hamfist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamfist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bishop wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamfist won't allow it.
Bishop tries to stall but Hamfist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bishop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bishop misses with a knee strike.
Hamfist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bishop pulls guard effortlessly.
Bishop wants to sweep but no luck.
Bishop seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hamfist will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hamfist wants to get up but he can't break Bishop's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bishop scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Bishop closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bishop lands in his opponent's guard.
Bishop is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bishop's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bishop trying to control but Hamfist is working from the bottom.
Bishop seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hamfist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bishop seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grom Hamfist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Bishop's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hamfist tries to clinch up but Bishop circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamfist wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.

Bishop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bishop tries to break the clinch but Hamfist is controlling the position.
Grom Hamfist has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hamfist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamfist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamfist lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamfist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamfist lands a nice knee to the body.
Bishop is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hamfist pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hamfist landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bishop goes for a takedown attempt but Hamfist pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hamfist tries to clinch

and Bishop counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hamfist trying to control but Bishop postures up.
Bishop is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamfist is not content to let Bishop control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamfist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bishop is working away from the top position though.
Hamfist is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Bishop is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hamfist controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bishop sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bishop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop is looking to advance position but Hamfist won't allow it.
Bishop not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Gordon Bishop just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hamfist tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Hamfist circles away.
Bishop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grom Hamfist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Bishop.

Hamfist darts in and clinches Bishop up against the cage.
Hamfist scores with a knee to the head.
Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hamfist avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hamfist with a knee to the head.
Bishop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bishop is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamfist has double underhooks.
Hamfist is pressed up against the cage. Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hamfist down to the mat. Hamfist avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grom Hamfist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamfist keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamfist fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Hamfist. No joy for Bishop on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist tries to clinch there but Bishop circles away.
Hamfist tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Hamfist tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grom Hamfist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamfist tries to clinch up but Bishop circles away and keeps his distance.
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamfist wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Hamfist wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Hamfist keeps it at a distance.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamfist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamfist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamfist.
Hamfist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamfist doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Hamfist fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop misses with a double jab

and Hamfist moves into the clinch.
Bishop goes for a takedown attempt but Hamfist pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grom Hamfist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Bishop's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hamfist tries to clinch up.

Bishop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bishop is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hamfist holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bishop tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bishop controlling the position easily from mount.
Bishop throwing strikes here but Hamfist is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Bishop has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hamfist wants to control but Bishop is having none of it.
Hamfist on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hamfist tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hamfist holds on to Bishop as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Hamfist is looking to improve his position but Bishop isn't that keen on the idea.
Bishop unloads with some shots from mount but Hamfist bucks and avoids them well.
Bishop takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hamfist is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Bishop connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bishop content just to control the position here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Gordon Bishop just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bishop throws a head kick but Hamfist moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hamfist wants to clinch.
Hamfist tries to clinch there but Bishop circles away.

Bishop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bishop perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bishop passes into side control, despite Hamfist's attempt to control the position.
Bishop misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Bishop decides to stand back up. Bishop steps back and let's Hamfist get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Hamfist circles away.
Gordon Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamfist is just out of range.
Hamfist wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hamfist 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grom Hamfist!