PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Bisping could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mick Duffy's chin.

Bisping
vs
Duffy

185 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duffy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duffy wants it to stay on the feet.
Bisping darts in looking for a takedown but Duffy gets double underhooks and turns Bisping into the cage.
A combination from Duffy does no damage.
Duffy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bisping tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duffy throws a combination. Bisping tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Duffy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bisping moves away.
Duffy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bisping moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bisping dodges the punch combination from Duffy.
Duffy misses with a straight right.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duffy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duffy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bisping.
Duffy misses with the combination.
Duffy looks winded!
Danga de danga de dang - Duffy scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Duffy. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Duffy. Those never looked like landing.
Bisping is looking to clinch but Duffy is avoiding it.
Duffy looks to land a combination but Bisping avoids it well.
Mick Duffy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duffy looks to land a combination but Bisping avoids it well.
Duffy throws a right and a left that Bisping avoids nicely.
Bisping is looking to clinch but Duffy is avoiding it.
Duffy misses with a few strikes there.
Mick Duffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisping is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Duffy tries to keep at a distance but Bisping has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bisping tries to pull guard but Duffy won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Bisping. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping wants a takedown.

Bisping manages to pull guard.
Bisping is trying to control the position but Duffy postures up.
Bisping wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Duffy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duffy won't allow Bisping to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Duffy is looking to stand up but Bisping isn't so interested in that idea.
Duffy has Bisping pulled in close to control his posture.
Duffy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Highland Way. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

Duffy has his foot on Bisping's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bisping works his way back into a safe position though.
Duffy wants to sweep but no luck.
Duffy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bisping in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Duffy throws a one two combo.
Duffy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bisping changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duffy tries to avoid it but Bisping manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duffy to the ground. Duffy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duffy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bisping throws a head kick but Duffy moves out of range.
Duffy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bisping moves in looking to clinch but Duffy pushes him off.
Bisping shoots in but no luck this time.
Duffy jabs at Bisping's body.
Duffy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bisping backs up against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Duffy. No joy for Bisping on that attempt.
Duffy feints a jab promting Bisping to slip. Duffy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bisping slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bisping tries to clinch up but Duffy circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Duffy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Duffy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bisping forces Duffy back against the cage and clinches.

Duffy breaks from the clinch.
Duffy tries to bum rush Bisping with a series of wild strikes but Bisping uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bisping tries to counter by clinching up but Duffy breaks away and moves out of range.
Duffy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duffy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bisping.
Duffy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duffy throws a nice looking combination but Bisping bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bisping throws a quick counter head kick but Duffy was just out of range.
Duffy misses with a few strikes there.
Duffy tries to bum rush Bisping with a series of wild strikes but Bisping uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bisping wants to clinch up but Duffy keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bisping moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bisping moves into the clinch.
Bisping using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duffy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bisping is looking for a takedown.

Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duffy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a wild combination.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duffy as he jumps to the side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bisping pressing his opponent against the cage.

Duffy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duffy closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bisping.
Mick Duffy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duffy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bisping counters by moving into the clinch.
Bisping goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bisping stalling.

Duffy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duffy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bisping seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Bisping has Duffy up against the cage in a clinch.

Duffy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bisping changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duffy tries to avoid it but Bisping manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duffy to the ground. Duffy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Bisping. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisping throws a head kick that misses
and Duffy counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Duffy does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Duffy.
Duffy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bisping shoots for a double leg takedown but Duffy sprawls well. He's pushed Bisping's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duffy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Duffy does no damage.
Duffy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Duffy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bisping tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duffy throws a counter combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duffy.
Bisping lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duffy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Bisping misses its target.
Duffy throws a right and a left that Bisping avoids nicely.
Bisping went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bisping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Duffy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duffy swinging wildly here.
Bisping tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duffy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duffy misses with a double jab.
Duffy misses with a wild combination.
Bisping changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Duffy stuffs the takedown attempt from Bisping. Bisping gets slowly back to his feet.
Duffy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bisping eats them both and turns towards Duffy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Duffy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Duffy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duffy stuffs the takedown attempt from Bisping. Bisping gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Duffy. Those never looked like landing.
Duffy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bisping moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bisping feinted with a counter takedown.
Duffy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bisping doesn't manage to clinch there - Duffy circles away.
Duffy misses with a lunging right hand
and Bisping connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Duffy misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy leaves Bisping with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duffy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bisping fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Bisping backs off Duffy throws a huge counter combo but Bisping manages to avoid it all.
Michael Bisping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Duffy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Bisping. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duffy.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duffy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duffy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duffy swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Bisping misses its target.
Duffy misses with a wild combination.
Bisping avoids the body shot from Duffy.
Bisping fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown but Duffy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Duffy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bisping circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping looks for a takedown but Duffy sprawls well.
Duffy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Duffy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duffy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bisping rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bisping.
Duffy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duffy misses with a series of wild punches.
Duffy misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bisping shoots in and drives through. Duffy sprawls well.
No joy there for Bisping, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duffy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duffy misses with a wild combination.
Duffy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Duffy connects with a nice looking jab.
Duffy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duffy.
Bisping looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bisping is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duffy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duffy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Duffy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bisping doesn't seem bothered though.
Duffy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duffy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Duffy.
Nice takedown defense from Duffy. No joy for Bisping on that attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Duffy.
Duffy throws a right and a left that Bisping avoids nicely.
Bisping scores with a sloppy right hand. Duffy should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Duffy misses.
Duffy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bisping changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bisping throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duffy's waist but Duffy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bisping off to one side.
Duffy scores with a three punch combo!
Duffy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Duffy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michael Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mick Duffy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bisping ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duffy moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Duffy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duffy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Duffy!