PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorge Jurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jurgel's choice of entrance music: Rock N Roll Train. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bishop
vs
Jurgel

150 cm
25
130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

168 cm
40
127 lbs
28 - 30 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorge Jurgel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgel lands a slapping body shot.

Bishop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jurgel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bishop is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jurgel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bishop trying to control but Jurgel is working from the bottom.
Bishop is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jurgel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bishop could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jurgel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgel keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Andre Bishop wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Bishop drives through with a takedown into Jurgel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bishop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jurgel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Jurgel keeps moving.
Jurgel looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jurgel pulls Bishop in to control the position.

Gorge Jurgel has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Bishop fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jurgel sprawls well initially but Bishop persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop throws a strike but Jurgel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bishop trying to control but Jurgel is working from the bottom.
Bishop being controlled here momentarily.
Bishop lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jurgel is pulling down on Bishop's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bishop sitting in guard here, content to control.

Gorge Jurgel has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jurgel lands a nice shot that snaps Bishop's head back.

Bishop closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jurgel did well to prevent Bishop getting side control.
Jurgel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bishop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jurgel defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bishop landing with the ground and pound.
Jurgel keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop throws a big right hand that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Jurgel is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jurgel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bishop throwing strikes from guard but Jurgel blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre 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 has managed to clinch.

Jurgel gets control of Bishop's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jurgel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jurgel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jurgel keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Jurgel has wrist control.
Andre Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jurgel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jurgel enables Bishop to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jurgel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands a couple of digs.
Bishop keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jurgel's head.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jurgel has Bishop pulled in close to control his posture.
Jurgel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gorge Jurgel.
Jurgel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bishop closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jurgel to regain full guard.
Jurgel working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Jurgel keeps moving.
Jurgel controls Bishop momentarily but Bishop frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gorge Jurgel was stalling too much, according to the referee.

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.
Jurgel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jurgel is trying to control the position but Bishop postures up.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurgel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel managing to control the position.
Bishop distracts Jurgel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jurgel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Jurgel keeps moving.
Jurgel has control of Bishop's left arm, preventing Bishop from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Bishop dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

No joy there for Jurgel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jurgel lands a body shot.

Bishop scores with a takedown into Jurgel's guard.
Jurgel seems keen to control Bishop's posture.
Let's hope that Jurgel 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.
Bishop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bishop trying to control but Jurgel is working from the bottom.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from Bishop misses.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Jurgel.

Bishop changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jurgel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bishop sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jurgel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jurgel is trying to control Bishop's posture but Bishop avoids it.
Jurgel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bishop haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jurgel tries to improve position but can't.
Bishop sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jurgel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bishop tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jurgel's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.
Bishop grinds an elbow into Jurgel's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jurgel will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jurgel tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bishop presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jurgel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bishop tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bishop avoids the attempt from Jurgel to control.
Bishop is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bishop.
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.
Bishop thowing shots but they're missing.
Gorge Jurgel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jurgel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jurgel is concentrating on defense, preventing Bishop from advancing position.
Bishop throwing shots but Jurgel is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurgel is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jurgel avoid being mounted?
Jurgel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bishop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Bishop!