PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Diary of a Madman. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bishop
vs
Dunn

172 cm
34
149 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

167 cm
37
135 lbs
28 - 22 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful

LOPS 160q + 90% Laundry
GREEN!160

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunn's head backwards.
Bishop jabs Dunn right on the nose. Dunn blinks but takes it well.
Dunn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bishop lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
Dunn throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Dunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Bishop does it's job there.
Bishop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bishop scores with a nice body kick.
Dunn fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop shoots for a double leg takedown but Dunn sprawls well. He's pushed Bishop's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dunn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kevin Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dunn clinches with his opponent.
Dunn connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kevin Bishop has been cut.
Dunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Bishop won't want to take too many of those.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.
Dunn lands a shoulder strike.
Dunn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bishop avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Dunn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
Bishop digs a right hand underneath Dunn's ribcage. Dunn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Bishop.
Dunn misses with an elbow over the top.
Dunn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunn trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dunn into the cage.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn lands an elbow just above Bishop 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Dunn.
Bishop dodges an elbow strike from Dunn.
Dunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Dunn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Dunn.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Dunn lands an elbow just above Bishop 's eye.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dunn takes a shot to the head.
Bishop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dunn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bishop presses Dunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bishop manages to break the clinch.
Dunn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bishop scores with a nice right hand.
Bishop throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bishop. Dunn shrugs it off though.
Dunn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dunn tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Dunn throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Dunn shoots in looking for a takedown but Bishop manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dunn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dunn tries to clinch up but Bishop circles away and keeps his distance.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bishop throws the kick towards the body but Dunn avoids it.
Dunn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bishop tries to avoid it but Dunn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bishop to the ground. Bishop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kevin Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dunn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn scores with a punch to the head.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop lands with a right hand.
Dunn misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
Bishop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bishop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dunn.
Dunn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bishop's waist but Bishop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunn off to one side.
A left lands for Bishop.

Dunn gets caught flat footed, as Bishop shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunn is trying to control the position but Bishop postures up.

Dunn working for a triangle but Bishop defends it easily.
Bishop throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Bishop's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Bishop has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dunn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dunn is defended easily by Bishop.
A punch combination from Dunn misses.
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunn.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dunn can do to turn this around?
Bishop walks into a stiff left hand from Dunn.
Dunn misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunn with a hook.
Bishop scores with a body shot.
Dunn slaps away a takedown attempt from Bishop, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dunn throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a body shot.
Dunn looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Bishop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dunn.
Dunn ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop misses the jab.
Bishop lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in but no luck this time.
Dunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop connects with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Dunn.
Dunn shoots in but Bishop avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kevin Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dunn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn moves forwards but Bishop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunn.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bishop defends it nicely.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop fails to land the takedown.
Bishop lands a nice hook to Dunn's body. Dunn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bishop scores with a nice right hand.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Dunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dunn tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Dunn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bishop closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dunn quickly recovers to half guard.
Bishop scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dunn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bishop distracts Dunn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bishop is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bishop trying to control but Dunn is working from the bottom.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Bishop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Bishop's cut.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bishop connects with a crisp jab.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunn.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Dunn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bishop to score with a decent uppercut.

Dunn is rocked!
Bishop connects with a right hand. Dunn shakes it off.
Dunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
Dunn throws a head kick that misses

and Bishop counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dunn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dunn seems to have recovered his senses.
Dunn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Dunn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
Bishop pushing down on Dunn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bishop is taking a breather. Dunn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dunn is trying to maintain the position but Bishop is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Dunn working for a triangle but Bishop defends it easily.
Dunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bishop passes Dunn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dunn trying to hold on to Bishop's head to control him but Bishop postures up.
Bishop working over Dunn with some ground and pound. Dunn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bishop looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dunn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bishop is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kevin Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dunn is trying to maintain the position but Bishop is very close to passing his half guard.
Mark Dunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bishop drops an elbow to the side of Dunn's head.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Dunn is defending well.
Dunn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bishop is keen to just control but Dunn is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands strikes from half guard.
Dunn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bishop is controlling the pace.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunn keeps working.
Bishop is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dunn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dunn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bishop's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bishop's back!
Dunn struggling to land strikes to the head as Bishop covers up.
Dunn throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Dunn throwing sloppy strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dunn has got his arm under Bishop's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Bishop has spun round into Dunn's guard beautifully! Well done that man!

Dunn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Dunn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bishop gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Dunn looking for a guillotine here but Bishop defends easily.
Bishop postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop is working Dunn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Bishop!
Kevin Bishop decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.