PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Bishop (ranked 1245 p4p, 140 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 1507 p4p, 163 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Ghetts - Artillery. 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?

Bishop
vs
Doyle

178 cm
29
148 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

171 cm
38
150 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown but Doyle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bishop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Doyle tries a quick counter leg kick but Bishop is wise to it.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Doyle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bishop.
Bishop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Doyle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bishop throws out a powerful jab.
Bishop seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Doyle throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Doyle throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop cracks Doyle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Bishop fires out a quick counter leg kick but Doyle just manages to avoid it.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Bishop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doyle is looking to score with low kicks.
Doyle walks into a straight right hand from Bishop.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop is looking to slow Doyle down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Bishop scores with a jab.
Doyle scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doyle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bishop lands a really nice looking cross but Doyle seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Bishop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doyle pinned against the cage. Doyle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Bishop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doyle slips under a jab from Bishop.
Doyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Doyle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle working aggressively here.

Bishop jumps guard and drags Doyle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Doyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bishop is keeping the position for now.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet.

Bishop is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Doyle defends well.
Bishop tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bishop is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Doyle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doyle throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Bishop sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Bishop avoids it this time.

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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bishop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Bishop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doyle in his tracks.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Bishop as he connects with a hook.
Doyle connects with a single shot there.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Bishop dives in for a single leg takedown but Doyle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Doyle tries to clinch
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Doyle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doyle is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doyle.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Doyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Bishop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Doyle jabs Bishop to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Bishop closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Doyle quickly recovers to half guard.
Bishop lands strikes from half guard.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doyle keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doyle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bishop looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bishop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doyle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop looks to land a strike but Doyle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Doyle has his foot on Bishop's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bishop works his way back into a safe position though.
Doyle working a defensive guard here.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Doyle is retaining full guard.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.
Doyle is looking to stand up but Bishop isn't so interested in that idea.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bishop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Bishop's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown. Doyle tries to sprawl out of it but Bishop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doyle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bishop takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Doyle misses.
Bishop slips a jab from Doyle.
Doyle slips a jab from Bishop.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Bishop scores with a jab.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bishop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Bishop stands up and beckons Doyle to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle slips a straight right by Bishop.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bishop thumps Doyle with a low kick.
Bishop throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle throws a low kick but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Doyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Doyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Doyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Doyle.
Doyle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bishop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle wants to counter with a clinch but Bishop pushes him away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doyle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doyle. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Bishop.

Bishop feints and as Doyle raises his hands in defense, Bishop changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bishop is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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 Jackson Bishop will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bishop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doyle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Doyle.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doyle tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Bishop.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop gets through Doyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle lands a left hand.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Doyle tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bishop tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Doyle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Bishop is working Doyle over against the cage.
Doyle cracks Bishop with a nice body shot.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Doyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Bishop works Doyle's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doyle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a shot to the body.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Bishop checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Jackson Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.

Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bishop, pushing him back against the cage.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Doyle gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doyle.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Bishop!
Jackson Bishop decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.