PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Creighton Dayne (ranked 6753 p4p, 739 weight class) and Jamie Bishop (ranked 6625 p4p, 735 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dayne
vs
Bishop

180 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Creighton Dayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dayne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bishop manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dayne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bishop looking to control.
Dayne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dayne is really struggling to control Bishop but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dayne throws a big right hand that misses.
Dayne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bishop is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dayne slaps away a takedown attempt from Bishop, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Dayne shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bishop's guard.
Bishop controlling the position.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop keeping full guard, as Dayne tries to pass.
Dayne postures up.
Bishop controlling the position.
Dayne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bishop trying to keep a closed guard but Dayne is proving a slippery customer.
Dayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dayne throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dayne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bishop trying to hold on to Dayne's head to control him but Dayne postures up.
Bishop tries to roll over but Dayne keeps him under control.
Bishop makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bishop.
Dayne postures up.
Dayne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dayne is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne prevents Bishop from getting back to his feet.
Dayne tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dayne won't allow Bishop to sweep him here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Bishop closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dayne's guard.

Dayne is looking for a triangle but Bishop pushes his legs off easily.
Bishop tries to stand but Dayne is controlling from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Dayne is looking for a triangle but Bishop pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Creighton Dayne dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Dayne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bishop is looking to control Dayne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bishop avoid being mounted?
Dayne is looking to take a break and control but Bishop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dayne tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dayne has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Dayne landing strikes from the mount and Bishop is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dayne is trying to control the action in half guard but Bishop is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dayne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dayne is keen to just control but Bishop is a slippery customer.
Bishop wants to improve his position but Dayne is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bishop tries to roll over but Dayne keeps him under control.
Dayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dayne stalling.
Dayne is trying to control the action in half guard but Bishop is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayne sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Dayne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

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

Bishop moves into the clinch.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.

Bishop manages to break the clinch.
Bishop fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dayne half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne dives in and grabs Bishop's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bishop pushes down on Dayne's head and hops out.
Dayne throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop feints the counter takedown.
Dayne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
A slapping body kick lands there for Dayne.

Bishop shoots in and bounces Dayne off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Dayne uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Bishop.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bishop gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Creighton Dayne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bishop closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dayne circles away.
Dayne keeps the fight on the outside.

Bishop closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dayne's guard.
Dayne has a closed guard, preventing Bishop from standing up.
Dayne wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
Bishop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayne wants to sweep but no luck.
Bishop is looking to advance position but Dayne has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Bishop can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayne is looking to stand but Bishop has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Dayne unloads with some shots from mount but Bishop bucks and avoids them well.
Bishop is desperately trying to improve his position but Dayne has a good base and remains in mount.
Dayne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bishop tries to hold on but Dayne pushes him away.
Bishop can't escape the position.

Dayne is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bishop can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dayne looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Dayne's lack of action.
Bishop is staying active underneath Dayne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dayne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bishop trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Dayne is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to maintain the position but Dayne is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dayne shoots in but no luck this time.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Dayne.
Dayne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bishop.
Dayne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Dayne sprawls well.
Dayne is looking for a counter combo.
Creighton Dayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Bishop.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Dayne is just out of range.

Bishop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dayne!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne can't do much from the bottom here.
Dayne manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dayne is looking to escape.
Creighton Dayne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dayne tries to roll over but Bishop keeps him under control.
Bishop stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop throwing shots but Dayne is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Creighton Dayne.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dayne, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Creighton Dayne!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Creighton Dayne!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Creighton Dayne!

Creighton Dayne wins by unanimous decision!