PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Pasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisbing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pasi
vs
Bisbing

187 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Pasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bisbing!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisbing misses the shot to the body.
Bisbing takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Michael Bisbing has been cut.
Pasi moves in looking to clinch but Bisbing pushes him off.
Pasi wants to clinch.

Pasi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bisbing sprawls well initially but Pasi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pasi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bisbing is refusing to be controlled, as Pasi sits in half guard.

Pasi seems to be looking for submissions.
Pasi working the head and body with strikes.
Pasi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Bisbing looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasi stops Bisbing from getting back to his feet.

Pasi is looking for a kimura but Bisbing is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pasi to get the leverage.
Pasi trying to control from half guard but Bisbing is working away.
Pasi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Pasi trying to pass the guard but Bisbing defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bisbing cracks Pasi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Bisbing does no damage.
Pasi's corner calls for a 1-2. Pasi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisbing takes a swing at Pasi's ribcage but misses.
Bisbing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pasi misses with a head kick.
Pasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pasi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bisbing. That did some damage!
Bisbing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bisbing looks gassed!

Pasi forces Bisbing back against the cage and clinches.
Bisbing gets underhooks to prevent Pasi's takedown attempt.

Pasi jumps guard and drags Bisbing to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisbing throws a strike but Pasi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bisbing keeping moving, preventing Pasi from controlling successfully.

Pasi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bisbing throws a head kick that misses
and Pasi counters with a leg kick.
Bisbing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pasi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bisbing's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pasi.
Pasi shoots in and drives through. Bisbing sprawls well.
Bisbing misses with a hook. Pasi ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pasi has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Pasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pasi tries to clinch there but Bisbing circles away.
Pasi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pasi throws the kick towards the body but Bisbing avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pasi dodges the punch combination from Bisbing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Pasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bisbing's cut.
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.

Pasi ducks under a wild hook from Bisbing.
Bisbing throws the left hand but Pasi avoids the punch easily.
Pasi cracks the inside of Bisbing's front leg.
Pasi tries for a takedown but Bisbing sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Bisbing. No joy for Pasi on that attempt.
Pasi scores with a leg kick.
Bisbing is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pasi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisbing swats away the attempt to clinch by Pasi.
Pasi fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Pasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisbing shoots for a double leg takedown but Pasi sprawls well. He's pushed Bisbing's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bisbing is looking to clinch but Pasi is avoiding it.
Pasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisbing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pasi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasi fails to land the takedown.
Pasi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bisbing's calf.
Bisbing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pasi counters with a head kick. That will keep Bisbing thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pasi lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisbing doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pasi counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pasi connects with a high kick.
Pasi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pat Pasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pasi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bisbing to the mat! Bisbing manages to get full guard.
Pasi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bisbing is looking to stand up but Pasi isn't so interested in that idea.

Bisbing is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pasi passes Bisbing's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bisbing wants to improve his position but Pasi is controlling well.
Bisbing is looking to escape.

Pasi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bisbing is just riding it out for now. Pasi eventually gives up the hold.

Bisbing looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pasi prevents Bisbing from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Pasi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bisbing's cut.
That's time! Pasi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

A solid body kick from Pasi.
Horrible takedown by Pasi or perhaps it was just good defense by Bisbing which made him look bad.
Pasi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bisbing circles away.
Bisbing bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bisbing is looking to clinch but Pasi is avoiding it.
Bisbing misses with a few strikes there.
Pasi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pasi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bisbing circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Pasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pasi misses with a combination
and Bisbing cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bisbing just misses with a punch to the body.
Pat Pasi is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pasi.
Bisbing throws a right and a left that Pasi avoids nicely.
A head kick from Pasi lands but Bisbing takes it in his stride.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pasi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bisbing misses its intended target.
Pasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisbing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bisbing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pasi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bisbing but Bisbing pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michael Bisbing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pasi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bisbing works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pasi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pasi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bisbing counters with a three punch combo that has Pasi backing up. Pasi nods at Bisbing to acknowledge the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Bisbing.
Pasi shoots and misses
and Bisbing counters with a nice uppercut.
Bisbing takes a swing at Pasi's ribcage but misses.
Pasi closes the distance and clinches up with Bisbing, looking for a takedown. Pasi pushes Bisbing against the cage but Bisbing circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bisbing misses.
Bisbing misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Pasi.
Pasi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bisbing throws a right and a left that Pasi avoids nicely.
Pasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisbing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Bisbing.
Well Pasi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Pasi!