PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said knock you out. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kato Aspenia was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bishop
vs
Aspenia

160 cm
24
145 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

172 cm
38
130 lbs
17 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aspenia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Aspenia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aspenia clobbers Bishop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aspenia lands a really nice looking cross but Bishop seems unphased.
Bishop misses with a left hand
and Aspenia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aspenia misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Aspenia.
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aspenia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Bishop.
The fighters circling - Bishop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aspenia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Aspenia tries to clinch
and Bishop counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Aspenia finds it's target.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Aspenia moves away and avoids it.
Aspenia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Aspenia tries to clinch up.
Aspenia wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Aspenia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Aspenia has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bishop cracks Aspenia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aspenia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aspenia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bishop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aspenia.
Aspenia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aspenia wants to clinch but Bishop slips to the side
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kato Aspenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aspenia goes for a double leg but Bishop avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bishop continues to drive forward.
Bobby Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kato Aspenia.
Bishop lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia is trying to break the clinch but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
Bishop prevents Aspenia from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aspenia backwards.
Bishop prevents Aspenia from breaking the clinch.
Aspenia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Aspenia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aspenia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Aspenia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Aspenia manages to break the clinch.
Aspenia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bishop momentarily.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aspenia.
Aspenia slips a jab from Bishop.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aspenia looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop throws the left hand but Aspenia avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aspenia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bishop clinches with his opponent.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aspenia avoiding damage as Bishop throws knees to the body.
Aspenia wants to break free but Bishop has control.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspenia tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop being controlled against the cage.
Bishop misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop cracks Aspenia with a nice body shot.
Aspenia is trying to break the clinch but Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aspenia misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Aspenia blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Aspenia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aspenia is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aspenia lands a head kick. Bishop smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aspenia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aspenia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bishop moves into the clinch successfully.
Bishop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aspenia backwards.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
Bishop tries to work over Aspenia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aspenia backwards.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aspenia.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aspenia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
Aspenia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bishop digs a right hand underneath Aspenia's ribcage. Aspenia let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop pushes Aspenia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Aspenia is rocked!
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Aspenia is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
Bishop 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.
Aspenia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aspenia seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aspenia can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Aspenia blocks an uppercut.
Bishop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aspenia's efforts to push away.
Aspenia blocks an elbow strike.
Aspenia tries to break the clinch but Bishop is controlling the position.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop blocks the elbow strike.
Aspenia trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aspenia backwards.
Aspenia working hard to break the clinch.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
Aspenia tries to break free but Bishop pushes him back against the cage.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Aspenia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aspenia wants to get back to striking at distance but Bishop won't allow it.

Aspenia breaks from the clinch.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aspenia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kato Aspenia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aspenia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Aspenia tries to land a leg kick but Bishop saw it coming and moves away.
Aspenia wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aspenia tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Aspenia on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
Aspenia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bishop prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aspenia can't break the clinch.
Aspenia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aspenia managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aspenia is breathing heavily.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Aspenia has had enough of the clinch but Bishop keeps him there for the moment.
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Aspenia.
A hook to the body from Bishop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Aspenia's head.
Bobby Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aspenia working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Aspenia fails to land.
Aspenia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bobby Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kato Aspenia.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aspenia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bishop has Aspenia pressed against the cage, preventing Aspenia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aspenia's defenses.
Bishop unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Aspenia! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bishop is unloading with more strikes now! Aspenia drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bishop!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Bishop thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.