PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

White
vs
Bishop

150 cm
27
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

172 cm
35
145 lbs
26 - 23 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Rush Supplements 160Q

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
White blocks a leg kick.

Bishop closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bishop is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bishop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bryan Bishop hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
White fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Bishop shoots in and gets a takedown into White's guard.
Bishop lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bishop works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from White's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishop pulls his head out easily.
Bishop working White over with strikes.
Bishop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bryan Bishop wasn't active enough on the ground.

Bishop feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

White working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bishop has passed into half guard!
Bishop is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Bishop dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from Bishop.
White fails with a takedown attempt.

Bishop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for White!
Bishop controlling the position from side mount.
Bishop scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Bishop.
Bishop connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
Bishop is chipping away with strikes.
Bishop grinds an elbow into White's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is looking for a sweep.
Bryan Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on White's face as Bishop controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bishop is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
White looking for a sweep but Bishop has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop landing punches.
Bishop controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to reverse the position but Bishop maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop lands a big elbow.

It looks like George White has been cut.
Bishop lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George White's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bishop gets a takedown into half guard.
Bishop is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for White!
Bishop controlling from the full mount.
White taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop unloading with bombs!
Bishop content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan Bishop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bryan Bishop was stalling too much, according to the referee.
White with a poor takedown

and Bishop counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bishop passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for White!
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Bishop connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bishop postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. White looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop prevents White from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bishop has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Bishop!
Bryan Bishop decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.