PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Winston Bishop (ranked 4442 p4p, 419 weight class) and Officer Friendly (ranked 5253 p4p, 461 weight class). Winston Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bishop
vs
Friendly

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Winston Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Officer Friendly!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friendly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Friendly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bishop moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bishop.
Bishop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Bishop's head coaches at Spartans Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Friendly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bishop as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Friendly or perhaps it was just good defense by Bishop, which made it look bad.
Bishop misses with a double jab.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Friendly misses.
Winston Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friendly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friendly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bishop but Bishop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Winston Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Officer Friendly.
Bishop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Friendly counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bishop!
Friendly cracks Bishop with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Friendly working the ground and pound from side control.
Friendly grinds an elbow into Bishop's temple.
The strikes coming from Friendly are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Friendly works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Friendly tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bishop is working to avoid the ground and pound but Friendly connects with a decent elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop is looking to regain half guard here but Friendly keeps moving and retains side control.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.

Friendly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bishop, who protects the arm well.
Friendly scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to get back to half guard.
Friendly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Friendly trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Friendly is chipping away with strikes.

Friendly is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bishop knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Friendly looks up at the clock and then as Bishop takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Friendly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Friendly cracks Bishop with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Friendly trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.

Bishop throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a body shot.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bishop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Friendly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bishop!
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Friendly throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Friendly dodges the punch combination from Bishop.
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 looks to land a combination but Friendly avoids it well.
And Friendly tries to counter it with a takedown but Bishop pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Friendly.
Bishop throws a one two combo.

Friendly is rocked!
Friendly misses with a body kick.
It looked like Bishop was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Friendly is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Friendly.
An attempted straight right counter from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop stuffs the takedown attempt from Friendly. Friendly gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Friendly seems to have recovered his senses.
Friendly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick from Friendly.
Bishop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Friendly.
Friendly checks a low kick from Bishop.
Friendly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bishop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Friendly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friendly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Friendly at a distance.
Bishop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Friendly.
Friendly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Friendly throws an off balance right hand
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Friendly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Friendly avoids a punch combination nicely.

Friendly gets a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bishop is not content to let Friendly control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friendly throwing shots but Bishop is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Friendly there.
Friendly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bishop's head.
Bishop is trying to control but can't.
Friendly scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Friendly is nestled in close to Bishop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Friendly drops an elbow to the side of Bishop's head.
Friendly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friendly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bishop defending well though.
Friendly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bishop defending well though.
Bishop is trying to stand back up but Friendly is controlling him
Friendly working Bishop over with strikes.

Friendly is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Bishop as he works his way to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Friendly lands a couple of digs.
Bishop has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Friendly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Friendly works over Bishop with some ground and pound from guard.
Bishop wants to stand but Friendly is controlling the position.
Officer Friendly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Friendly connects with a couple of short punches.
Bishop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Friendly throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friendly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Friendly cracks Bishop with a solid left hand.
Bishop keeping full guard, as Friendly tries to pass.
Friendly keeps trying to improve his position.
Friendly scoring with some ground and pound.
Bishop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Friendly is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friendly scoring with some ground and pound.
Friendly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Friendly landing with the ground and pound.
Bishop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friendly is working Bishop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Friendly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friendly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Friendly with a nice head shot there.
Friendly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bishop's head.
Friendly connects with a couple of short punches.
Friendly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bishop's head.

Friendly drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bishop dives on top into guard.

Bishop decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Friendly, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Friendly fails with a takedown attempt.
Bishop went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Friendly shoots in looking for a takedown but Bishop manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Friendly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Officer Friendly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Bishop scores with a four punch combination!
Friendly looks for the body kick but Bishop saw that one coming.
A big right from Friendly misses.
Friendly throws a right hand that misses
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Friendly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.
Friendly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Winston Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friendly throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Winston Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bishop misses with a double jab

and Friendly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Friendly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friendly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friendly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Friendly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bishop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bishop wants to stand but Friendly is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Friendly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Friendly stands up over Bishop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Friendly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Friendly with a nice head shot there.
Friendly working some strikes from top position.
Friendly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Friendly is working Bishop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Friendly lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Friendly's guard.

Friendly working for a triangle but Bishop defends it easily.

Friendly throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bishop uses it to pass to side control.
Friendly wants to control but Bishop postures up.
Friendly tries to improve position but can't.

Bishop decides to stand up, so the ref orders Friendly to his feet.
Bishop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A combination from Bishop does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Bishop does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bishop.
Friendly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bishop pinned against the cage. Bishop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bishop swinging wildly here.
Bishop throws a leg kick

and Friendly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Friendly.
Friendly with a nice head shot there.
Friendly is looking to work some ground and pound but Bishop has wrist control.
Friendly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Friendly landing with the ground and pound.
Friendly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friendly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Friendly is working Bishop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Bishop is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Friendly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Friendly.
Some wild striking there from Bishop.
Friendly tried to score with a low kick but Bishop checks it.
Bishop lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bishop.

And that's the end of the fight!
Winston Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28

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