PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lenard Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Swinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bishop
vs
Swinson

222 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lenard Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Todd Swinson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swinson misses with an uppercut
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Swinson throws a sloppy head kick
and Bishop counters with a big head kick but Swinson shrugs it off.
Swinson tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Bishop closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bishop working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Swinson can do anything to dispel that myth.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Swinson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bishop is controlling him well.
Bishop staying calm.
Swinson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop scoring with punches and elbows.
Swinson is letting Bishop control him for a moment.
Swinson tries to improve position but can't.
Bishop works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Swinson wants to control but Bishop postures up.
Swinson is looking to regain half guard here but Bishop keeps moving and retains side control.
Bishop is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swinson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bishop is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop controlling his opponent.
Swinson is bucking up trying to escape but Bishop cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bishop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bishop pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Swinson is trying to escape the mount.
Bishop cracks Swinson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bishop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop landing shots from mount.
Swinson is looking to improve his position but Bishop isn't that keen on the idea.
Bishop controlling the position easily from mount.
Swinson is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bishop tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bishop trying to control but Swinson is having none of it.
Bishop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenard Bishop dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Swinson misses the body punch

and Bishop counters with a head kick that drops Swinson to the mat! Swinson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bishop fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Bishop closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Swinson to the mat! Swinson manages to get full guard.
Swinson working a defensive guard but Bishop manages to pass into side control anyway.
Swinson is trying to improve his position.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bishop happy to just control the position for now.
Swinson tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Lenard Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control but Swinson is keeping him busy.
Swinson is trying to work for a sweep but Bishop has mounted him!
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swinson can do to turn this around?
Swinson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bishop punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bishop trying to control but Swinson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bishop controlling his opponent.
Bishop looking to control but Swinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Swinson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bishop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Swinson is looking to improve his position but Bishop isn't that keen on the idea.
Bishop trying to control but Swinson is having none of it.
Swinson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Bishop has taken his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bishop has good solid back control here.
Swinson wants to control his opponent's hands but Bishop gets his hands free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bishop controlling the positon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lenard Bishop dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Swinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Swinson wants it to stay on the feet.
Swinson misses with a right hand
and Bishop counters with a head kick.
Swinson throws a combination that misses
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Todd Swinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swinson throws a combination that misses
and Bishop counters with a leg kick.
Swinson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bishop counters with a slapping leg kick.
Swinson thows a leg kick but Bishop checks it
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swinson misses with an uppercut
and Bishop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bishop thumps Swinson with a low kick.
Swinson misses with a hook
and Bishop counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Bishop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Swinson!
Swinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Swinson's face as Bishop controls the position.
Bishop scores with punches from side control.
Swinson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Swinson is looking to reverse the position.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Swinson looks to move to half guard but instead Bishop has passed into mount! Damn!
Bishop controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop landing shots from mount.
Bishop tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bishop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bishop tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Swinson is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bishop looking to control but Swinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bishop moves to the back position.
I would not like to be Swinson right now.
Bishop connects with a big shot to the side of Swinson's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swinson is in bad spot here.
Swinson trying to control but not successfully.
Swinson tries to escape but Bishop has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bishop really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Swinson.
Swinson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bishop.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lenard Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bishop has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenard Bishop!