PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Waves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ScHoolboy Q - Groovy Tony. Bishop is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Skepta - Man. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Waves
vs
Bishop

174 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trent Waves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waves.
Bishop is looking to clinch.
Waves lands a nice shot to the body.
Waves connects with a body shot.
Waves feints a jab promting Bishop to slip. Waves then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bishop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Waves throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Waves.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1-2. Bishop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bishop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Waves throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
A jab from Waves misses.
Bishop tries to counter with a clinch but Waves shakes him off and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bishop moves into the clinch.
Bishop with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Waves.
A big right from Waves misses.
Bishop wants to counter with a clinch but Waves pushes him away.
A big right from Waves misses.
Waves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Waves blocking some punches.
Waves tries to break free but Bishop pushes him back against the cage.

Bishop breaks the clinch.
Waves with a hook.
Waves scores with a hook to the body. Bishop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bishop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Waves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Waves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Waves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Waves throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bishop holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Bishop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Waves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Waves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a head shot.

Bishop rushes Waves and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bishop as the two fighters clinch.
Bishop looking to throw knees to the head but Waves is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
Waves misses with some punches.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Waves's head.
A short left from Bishop.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Waves can't break the clinch.
Bishop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Waves looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a knee to the head.
Waves tries to break free but Bishop pushes him back against the cage.
Waves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Waves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.

Bishop breaks from the clinch.

Bishop drives through and clinches with Waves against the cage.
Waves is trying to break the clinch but Bishop is controlling him.
Waves is looking to break free of the clinch but Bishop has double underhooks.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
Bishop tries a body shot but Waves blocks it.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Waves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Bishop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bishop lands with an uppercut that bounces Waves off the cage and back into range.
Waves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - Waves circles away.
Waves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waves swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Bishop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Waves misses the shot to the body.
Waves circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Waves misses the target.
Waves takes a jab right on the kisser.

Bishop forces Waves back against the cage and clinches.
Waves has had enough of the clinch but Bishop keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Waves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bishop taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bishop obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Bishop dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bishop rushes Waves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but Waves blocks with his arms.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Waves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bishop in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop cracks Waves with a nice body shot.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Waves.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waves misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waves backwards.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Waves wants to break free but Bishop has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Waves's head back.
Waves misses with a looping right.

Waves tries to keep at a distance but Bishop has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bishop pressing his opponent against the cage.
Waves wants to get back to striking at distance but Bishop won't allow it.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Waves wants to stall.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wavess head.
Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waves backwards.
Bishop landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waves is trying to break free.
Waves managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.

Bishop breaks from the clinch.
Waves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Waves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Bishop might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Bishop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Waves controls his hands.
Waves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Waves.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Waves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Waves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Waves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bishop.

Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Waves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waves.
Waves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Waves paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bishop forces Waves back against the cage and clinches.

Bishop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Waves tries to keep at a distance but Bishop has taken the fight into the clinch.
Waves tries to circle away but Bishop has him pinned against the cage.
Bishop is working Waves over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Waves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Waves working hard to break the clinch.
Waves wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bishop as the two fighters clinch.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Waves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Waves at a distance.
Waves throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop walks into a jab.

Bishop takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop digs a right hand into Waves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Waves's gas tank.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop cracks Waves with a nice body shot.
A short right from Bishop.
Bishop prevents Waves from breaking the clinch.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Waves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bishop misses with a knee to the head.
Waves working hard to break the clinch.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Waves is rocked!
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Waves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Bishop as the two fighters clinch.
Bishop lands a big right hand that drops Waves! The killer instinct kicks in and Bishop finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bishop!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Bishop! Jackson Bishop retains his lightweight title!
An intense looking Jackson Bishop took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Looks like Trent waves goodbye to the title. You didn't come near this belt, and no one else will either. Next'.
Trent Waves spoke after the fight, saying 'This wasn't the results i wanted, but i will grow from this and when the opportunity arrives again i will be walking out as a champion. '.