PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mama said knock you out. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Suti
vs
Bishop

171 cm
24
157 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

160 cm
23
145 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Perkele!

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Perseen Suti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suti manages to avoid it.
Suti throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Suti stalks Bishop and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bishop's face. Bishop staggers backwards, shaken.
Suti punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch.
Suti misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Perseen Suti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Suti. That snapped Bishop's head back.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Suti ducks down to avoid it.
Suti misses with a few strikes there.
Suti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Suti misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suti missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Suti scores with a body shot.
Suti throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop scores with a jab to the body.
Suti misses with a straight right.
Bishop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Suti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop throws a jab when Suti was well out of range.
Suti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suti.
Some wild striking there from Suti.
Suti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop counters with a nice body shot.
Suti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Suti looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Suti moves out of range of the strikes.
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop throws a hook but Suti avoids it easily.
Suti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suti just misses with a punch to the body.
Suti misses with the combination.
Suti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop moves out of range as Suti strikes.
Bishop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bishop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Suti.
Suti misses with a double jab
and Suti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Suti throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.

Bishop rushes Suti and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sutis head.
Suti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop digs a right hand underneath Suti's ribcage. Suti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suti is looking for a takedown.
Suti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suti avoids it.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop lands an elbow inside.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
Bishop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Suti has Bishop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bishop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suti.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suti blocking some punches.
Bishop prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perseen Suti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
Suti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Suti backwards.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suti.
Bishop gets through Suti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bishop 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.

Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Suti's shoulder, as Suti tries to avoid the shot.
Suti throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Suti lands a nice hook to Bishop's body. Bishop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Suti throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Suti defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suti.
Bishop has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Suti finds it's way round the side to connect with Bishop's head.
Suti lands a jab.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Suti.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Suti.
Suti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop tries to clinch there but Suti circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suti.
A good leg kick by Suti.
Bishop misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Suti.
Suti throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suti swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Suti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Suti misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Suti throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suti.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Suti sizes up Bishop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Suti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suti.
Suti misses with an uppercut.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Suti misses.
Suti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suti misses with a combination
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suti.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Suti's shoulder, as Suti tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Suti throws a good cross that connects.
Suti misses with the combination.
We've been told by Suti's head coaches at Red Light MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Suti does no damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice defenses there by Suti.
Suti moves out of range as Bishop strikes.
Suti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti throws out a powerful jab.
Suti misses with a hook.
Bishop throws a hook but Suti avoids it easily.
Suti misses with a hook
and Bishop counters with a thumping low kick.
Suti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
A punch combination from Suti misses.
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Suti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Nice uppercut lands for Bishop. That snapped Suti's head back.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Suti is just out of range.
Suti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop counters with a nice leg kick.
Suti misses with a looping left.
Suti looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suti. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Suti misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Suti misses.
A cross from Bishop lands.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Suti moved out of range nicely.
Bishop slips a straight right by Suti.
Suti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Suti circles away.
Suti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perseen Suti is winning the standup battle so far.
Suti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Suti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suti misses with a double jab.
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suti misses with a straight right.
Suti moves away from the strike by Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseen Suti dominated that second round.
That's time! Suti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Suti throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop walks into a stiff left hand from Suti.
Suti throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Suti slips the punch.
Suti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suti throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Suti lands with a shot to the body.
Suti throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Suti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Suti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Suti misses with a lunging right hand
and Bishop counters with a right hand to the body.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Suti saw that one coming.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Suti's corner calls for a 1-2. Suti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suti throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Suti tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suti with a nice cross.
Good exchange - Bishop coming out on top.
Bishop checks the leg kick.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Suti moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Suti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suti's corner calls for a 1-2. Suti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bishop scores with a jab. Suti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Suti misses with a straight left.
Suti looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suti misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
A cross from Suti lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop staying out of range there.

Bishop rushes Suti and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suti.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Bishop.
Suti blocking some punches.
Suti is looking for a takedown.
Suti has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bishop after a bit of a struggle.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop pushes Suti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suti takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suti.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop misses with an elbow strike.
Suti blocking some punches.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Suti controls his hands.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Suti.
Suti is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bishop is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perseen Suti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
Bishop working aggressively here.

Suti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Suti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Suti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Suti misses with a body shot
and Bishop counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suti's knee momentarily.
A big left from Suti misses.
Suti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Suti.
Suti throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suti sizes up Bishop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suti connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop connects with a looping right hand.
Suti throws out a leg kick but Bishop moves out of range and Suti only half commits.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Bishop.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bishop!
Our winner, Bobby Bishop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.