PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Illias Illiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop has chosen 999 - Homicide as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Illiadis
vs
Bishop

178 cm
26
189 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
200 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Illias Illiadis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Illiadis misses with a body shot.
Illias Illiadis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Illiadis throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
Illiadis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Illiadis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bishop is able to avoid easily.
Illiadis throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Illiadis.
Illiadis shoots in but no luck this time.
Bishop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Illiadis lands with a good body shot.
Illiadis thumps Bishop with a low kick.
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 uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Illiadis has time to react.

Bishop clinches with his opponent.
Bishop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Illiadis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Illiadis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bishop up against the cage.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Illiadis backwards.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Illiadis's head.
Illiadis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Illiadis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Illiadis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Bishop - that landed with a thud.
Illiadis slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Bishop tries to work over Illiadis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Illiadis pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Illiadis fails to land.
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!
Illiadis slowing the pace effectively.
Illiadis trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Illiadis into the cage.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Illiadis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Illiadis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Illiadis.
Illiadis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Illiadis avoiding damage as Bishop throws knees to the body.
Illiadis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Illiadis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis presses Bishop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bishop obliges.
Illiadis lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Illiadis.
A head punch on the inside from Illiadis fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Illiadis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Illiadis.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Illiadiss head.
Illiadis can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop tries to land knees in the clinch but Illiadis avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Illiadis's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Illiadis.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Illiadis.
A knee to the head by Bishop.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Illiadis controls his hands.
Illiadis trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Illiadis into the cage.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Illiadis blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Illiadis misses with some punches.
Illiadis is working Bishop over against the cage.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Illiadis struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Illiadis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Bishop has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Illiadis backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Bishop will probably get the nod.
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.

A lazy left from Bishop finds it's target.
Illiadis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bishop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Illiadis just misses with a punch to the body.
Illiadis fails with a takedown attempt.
Bishop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Illiadis is able to avoid easily.
Bishop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Illiadis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Illiadis is looking to wear down Bishop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Illiadis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Illiadis doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Illiadis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bishop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Illiadis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop throws a low kick, looking for Illiadis's leg but Illiadis calmly moves out of range.
Illiadis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Illiadis. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop lands a really nice looking cross but Illiadis seems unphased.
Illiadis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Illiadis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bishop at a distance.
Illiadis misses with a series of wild punches.
Illiadis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Illiadis lands a head shot.
A low kick from Bishop misses

and Illiadis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Illiadis wants to pass the guard but Bishop is keeping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Illiadis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Illiadis wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Illiadis won't allow Bishop to sweep him here.
Illiadis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Illias Illiadis.

Illiadis drives through with a takedown into Bishop's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Illiadis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Illiadis passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Illiadis is working for a kimura but Bishop is defending it quite comfortably.

Illiadis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Illiadis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bishop defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A nice combination there by Bishop.
Illiadis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop lands a head kick!

Illiadis is rocked!
Donk. Illiadis catches Bishop right on the button with a cross.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Illiadis.
Illiadis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bishop sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Illiadis has time to react.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Illiadis.
Bishop connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a double jab.
Bishop scores with a decent looking hook.
Illiadis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Illiadis looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Illiadis misses with a low kick.
Bishop defending well as Illiadis loads up on a big left hand.
Illiadis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Illiadis scores with a jab to the body.
Illiadis misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Illiadis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Bobby Bishop has been cut.
Illiadis scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Illiadis throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Illiadis should have avoided that one.
Bishop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Illiadis. Illiadis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.
Illiadis swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Illiadis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bishop defends well and Illiadis ends up having to push Bishop into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.
Illiadis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Illiadis throws a head punch that misses.
Illiadis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bobby Bishop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Illiadis misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bishop pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Illias Illiadis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop leaves Illiadis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bishop gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bishop misses with the combination.
Illiadis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Illiadis tries to land a leg kick but Bishop saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Illiadis avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Illiadis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Illiadis swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop tries to bum rush Illiadis with a series of wild strikes but Illiadis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bobby Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop scores with the left hand. Illiadis knows he should have avoided that one.
Illiadis darts in looking for a takedown but Bishop gets double underhooks and turns Illiadis into the cage.
Bishop misses with a body punch.

Illiadis turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Illiadis manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Illiadis is looking to take a break and control but Bishop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Illiadis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bishop, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Illias Illiadis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
That's time! Illiadis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bishop throws a hook but Illiadis avoids it easily.
Illiadis takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Illiadis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Illiadis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Illiadis tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Illiadis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Illiadis.
Bishop checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Illiadis.
Illiadis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Illiadis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Illiadis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Bishop thuds a left hand into Illiadis's body.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body. Illiadis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bishop checks a leg kick.
Bishop tries to land a front kick but Illiadis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Illiadis has time to react.
Illiadis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bishop has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Illiadis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Illiadis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Illiadis from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Illiadis content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Illias Illiadis just wasn't active enough.

Illiadis drives through and clinches with Bishop against the cage.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Illiadis avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Bishop.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Illiadis avoiding damage.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Illiadis wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Illiadis tries to tie him up.
Illiadis has Bishop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bishop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Bishop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Illiadis taking a breather.
Illiadis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Illiadis blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop lands a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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 lands a right hand that snaps the head of Illiadis backwards.
Illiadis prevents a body shot from Bishop.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Illiadis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Illiadis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Illiadis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bobby Bishop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Illiadis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Illiadis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bishop.
Bishop is looking to chop away at Illiadis's legs.
Illiadis throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.

Bishop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bishop is leaning against Illiadis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Illiadis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
Illiadis prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Illiadis controls the action.
Illiadis blocking some punches.
Illiadis avoids the elbow strike from Bishop, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Illiadis scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Illiadis misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
Illiadis swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Illiadis wants to stall.
Bishop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bishop lands an elbow that stopped Illiadis in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Illiadis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Illias Illiadis has been cut.
Bishop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bishop works on Illiadis's body with a couple of short punches.
Illiadis takes a shot to the head.
Bishop is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop lands a nice elbow.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Illiadis controls the action.
Illiadis blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Illiadis's elbow.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Illiadis avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Illiadis avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Illiadis.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Illiadis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bishop tries a body shot but Illiadis blocks it.
Illiadis misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Illiadis backwards.
Illiadis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Illiadis! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bishop is unloading with more strikes now! Illiadis drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bishop!
Bobby Bishop is the new middleweight champion!
Bobby Bishop managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Illias Illiadis had this to say: 'Whatta fuck was that! Hajime! NO IPPON!!'.