PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Poggensee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dakota Poggensee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bishop
vs
Poggensee

151 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sol Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dakota Poggensee!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Poggensee forces Bishop back against the cage and clinches.
Bishop wants to stall.

Poggensee manages to break the clinch.

Poggensee closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop slowing the pace effectively.

Poggensee tightens his grip and picks Bishop up, before dumping him to the ground. Bishop manages to land in guard.
Poggensee trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poggensee tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
Bishop wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dakota Poggensee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Bishop gets caught napping as Poggensee dives in and scores a takedown. Bishop manages to retain guard.
Poggensee trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Poggensee wants to stand but Bishop has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poggensee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Dakota Poggensee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Poggensee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggensee is looking to stall here but Bishop recovers full guard.
Poggensee trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Poggensee puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Poggensee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bishop knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Poggensee decides to stand up.
Bishop really is a fat lump.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Poggensee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Poggensee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bishop keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Poggensee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Poggensee throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Sol Bishop has been cut.

Poggensee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Poggensee drags the fight down to the ground.
Dakota Poggensee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poggensee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Poggensee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bishop stops Poggensee from standing up.

Bishop got a little sloppy there for a moment and Poggensee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bishop has managed to get both his arms back between Poggensee's legs - danger averted.
Poggensee has control of Bishop's left arm, preventing Bishop from doing any damage.
Poggensee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poggensee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bishop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bishop trying to control but Poggensee is working from the bottom.
Poggensee is trying to control the position but Bishop postures up.

Dakota Poggensee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bishop looks to clinch
and Poggensee counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Poggensee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bishop to the mat! Bishop manages to get full guard.
Poggensee is breathing heavily.
Poggensee looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Poggensee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sol Bishop wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Bishop gets caught napping as Poggensee dives in and scores a takedown. Bishop manages to retain guard.
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 wants to sweep here but Poggensee controlling him for the moment.
Poggensee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggensee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Dakota Poggensee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poggensee. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.

Bishop tries to sprawl but Poggensee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bishop trying to control from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Bishop kicks off Poggensee and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Poggensee sprawls well. Poggensee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Poggensee looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poggensee doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.

Poggensee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Poggensee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sol Bishop's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Poggensee throws a half hearted mid kick.

Poggensee closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bishop quickly recovers to half guard.
Poggensee wants to control but Bishop is keeping him busy.
Poggensee prevents Bishop from improving his position.
Poggensee is just content to waste time from the top position. Bishop takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Poggensee from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dakota Poggensee.
Poggensee misses with a wild combination.
Poggensee wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Poggensee throws a combination that misses

and Bishop decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Poggensee's guard.
Poggensee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Poggensee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bishop is fighting to break Poggensee's control of his arms but Poggensee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggensee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bishop wants to get up but he can't break Poggensee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Bishop gets to his feet - Poggensee follows without any prompting.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poggensee tries a head kick but it misses.

Poggensee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poggensee looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bishop has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Poggensee is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Bishop successfully pulls guard.
Poggensee is looking to work some ground and pound but Bishop has wrist control.
Bishop tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Poggensee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Poggensee.
Poggensee stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Poggensee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Poggensee wants to advance to full mount but Bishop doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Poggensee tries to stand but Bishop is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dakota Poggensee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poggensee 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dakota Poggensee!