PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Black
vs
Bishop

150 cm
34
147 lbs
17 - 16 - 1

172 cm
36
145 lbs
27 - 25 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Black gets the takedown into side control.
Bishop can't do much from the bottom here.
Black tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bishop's legs.

Black tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Black has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Black thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Black tries for a kimura but Bishop is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Black goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bishop rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Black's guard! Nice work there by Bishop!

Black is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bishop defends well.
Black seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.
Black keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bishop's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Black looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bishop has picked Black up and slammed him! Black can't keep hold of the triangle and Bishop manages to pass to side control!
Black is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Bishop is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Black's shoulder. That is not cool.
Black wants to control but Bishop postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop scoring with punches from side control.
Bishop takes a little break here. Black wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to buck Bishop off but Bishop is having none of it.
Black is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bishop's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
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.
Black is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop controlling the action here.
Black gets back to full guard.

Bishop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Black throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frank Black will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bishop shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bishop was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Black takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Black is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Black is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Black trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bishop is chipping away with strikes.
Bishop connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Black some visible discomfort.
A control attempt from Black but he's now mounted!
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 looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bishop wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
Black wants to control but Bishop is having none of it.
Black is trying to escape the mount.
Bishop scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bishop tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bishop raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bishop wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
Bishop landing strikes from the mount and Black is in trouble!
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop looking to control and managing it successfully.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bishop putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Bishop dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bishop cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Black is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black tries to hold on but Bishop postures up.
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop controlling the pace for now.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop prevents Black from getting the reversal.
Bishop putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bishop prevents Black from getting the reversal.
Bishop looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.

Bishop drives through with a takedown into guard.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bishop.

Black had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bishop defends it easily.
Bishop stands and throws Black's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Black is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bishop connects with a decent elbow.
Black takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bishop advances to mount.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Bishop.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bishop landing strikes from the mount and Black is in trouble!
Black regains half guard.
Bishop controlling the action here.
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.
Black wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bishop working over Black with some ground and pound. Black looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Black might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bishop tries to pass the half guard into mount. Black knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Black trying to hold on to Bishop's head to control him but Bishop postures up.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Bishop working Black over with strikes.
Bishop looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Bishop is very close to passing his half guard.

Black looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.

Black is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bishop pulls his head out easily.
Bishop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Black does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Black is trying to control but Bishop manages to pass to mount!
Bishop lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Black hang on?
Black is looking to improve his position but Bishop isn't that keen on the idea.
Bishop connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop content just to control the position here.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bishop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bryan Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop controlling his opponent.

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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Bishop!
After winning the bout, Bryan Bishop thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.