PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phraya Phichai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by 999 - Homicide. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bishop
vs
Phichai

185 cm
26
200 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

184 cm
26
192 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phraya Phichai!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Phichai misses.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Phichai.
Phraya Phichai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phichai takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been told by Bishop's head coaches at AD Sparstars Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Phichai lands a front kick.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Phichai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phichai misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phichai. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phichai delivers a nice body kick.
Phichai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phichai.
Phichai connects with a right hand. Bishop shakes it off.
Phichai staying out of range there.
Phichai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Phichai there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phichai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phichai throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a series of strikes. Phichai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phichai is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Phichai is out of range.

Phichai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bishop, pushing him back against the cage.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Phichai controls his hands.
Phichai prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Phichai.
Phichai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Phichai scores with a shoulder strike.
Phichai scores a nice knee to the body.
Phichai can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phichai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bishop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phichai or not.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Phichai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phichai tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Phichai lands a body punch.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phichai working aggressively here.
Phichai lands with a right to the head.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Phichai tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phichai looks winded!
Bishop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Phichai tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Phichai can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Phichai.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phichai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Phichai cracks Bishop with a nice body shot.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Phichai backwards.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phichai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Phichai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop tries to work over Phichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Phichai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Phichai.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Phichai swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
Bishop tries to work over Phichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Phichai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phichai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phichai blocking some punches.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phichai or not.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Phichai lands a left hand.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phichai digs a right hand underneath Bishop's ribcage. Bishop let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phichai swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Phichai controls the action.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phichai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bishop dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Phichai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Phichai cracks Bishop with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phichai. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phichai tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Phichai, right into the meat.
Phichai lands a right hook to the body.

Bishop instigates a clinch.
Phichai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Phichai controls his hands.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phichai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phichai pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phichai working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phichai.
Phichai gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phichai avoids it.
Phichai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phichai lands a body shot.
Phichai lands an uppercut.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Phichai misses with a punch on the inside.
Phichai takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Phichai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phichai or not.
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!
Phichai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phichai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phichai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phichai avoids it.
Phichai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phichai.
Phichai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phichai has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bishop seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Phichai can turn it around.
Phichai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Phichai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phichai's defenses.
Phichai prevents a body shot from Bishop.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Phichai.
Bishop dodges an elbow strike from Phichai.
Phichai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bishops head.
Bobby Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phichai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Phichai misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Phichai throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phichai avoids it.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Phichai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Bishop.
Bishop tries a body shot but Phichai blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phichai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phichai blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phichai or not.
Phichai is breathing heavily.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Phichai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop tries a body shot but Phichai blocks it.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phichai tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Phichai back against the cage.
Bishop tries to work over Phichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phichai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Phichai.
Bishop working Phichai over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Phichai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Phichai falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Phichai throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Phichai tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phichai.
Phichai misses with a hook

and Bishop counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop tries a body shot but Phichai blocks it.
Phichai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phichai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phichai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phichai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phichai or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phichai misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop tries a body shot but Phichai blocks it.
Bishop putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Phichai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Phichai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phichai has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Phichai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop lands a left hand.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phichai prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Phichai misses with an elbow strike.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bishop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Phichai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Phichai is rocked!
Bishop blocks a body shot from Phichai.
Phichai tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phichai's elbow.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Phichai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phichai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Phichai throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Phichai lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Phichai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Phichai avoiding damage as Bishop throws knees to the body.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Phichai's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Phichai dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Phichai avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Bishop tries a body shot but Phichai blocks it.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Phichai misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.
Bishop works on Phichai's body with a couple of short punches.
Phichai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Phichai misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop tries to work over Phichai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phichai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Phraya Phichai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bobby Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phichai struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
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!
Phichai misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phichai misses with the head strike.
Phichai avoids the elbow strike from Bishop, against the cage.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Phichai working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bishop.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phichai tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Phichai has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Phichai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bishop!
Bobby Bishop managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.