PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Bishop (ranked 643 p4p, 68 weight class) and Philip Ziskie (ranked 1413 p4p, 150 weight class). Bishop comes to the ring accompanied by Ghetts - Who's Got a Problem?. Jackson Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bishop
vs
Ziskie

178 cm
31
148 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

173 cm
25
156 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Ziskie misses its intended target.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziskie catches Bishop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ziskie.
Bishop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bishop tries to land a leg kick but Ziskie saw it coming and moves away.

Bishop shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ziskie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bishop controlling the position from side mount.
Ziskie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bishop's best efforts.

Bishop is trying to work for a kimura but Ziskie is defending well.
Ziskie is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Ziskie gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
Bishop showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ziskie working a defensive guard but Bishop manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bishop looking to control but instead Ziskie has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ziskie trying to control here.
Ziskie is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bishop wants to control but Ziskie is keeping him busy.
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 going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ziskie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Bishop seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ziskie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Ziskie.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Ziskie keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziskie throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop tests Ziskie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Ziskie misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jackson Bishop will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bishop scores with a nice right hand.
Bishop moves out of range as Ziskie strikes.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Ziskie didn't see that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ziskie missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ziskie's calf.
Ziskie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ziskie can do to turn this around?
Ziskie ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ziskie. That did some damage!
Ziskie throws a leg kick but Bishop checks it.
Bishop tried to counter with a leg kick but Ziskie avoided it.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ziskie is able to avoid easily.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Ziskie saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Ziskie.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Bishop walks into a stiff left hand from Ziskie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Ziskie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bishop in his tracks.
Ziskie throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ziskie looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Ziskie moves away and avoids it.
Ziskie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bishop blocks a low kick nicely.
Bishop scores with the left hand. Ziskie knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Ziskie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bishop doesn't seem phased though.
Ziskie misses with a body kick.
Bishop blocks a leg kick.
Ziskie blocks a jab.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Ziskie moved away.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ziskie misses with a straight left.
Bishop thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ziskie scores with a punch to the head.
Donk. Bishop catches Ziskie right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head.
Ziskie throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Nice cross by Bishop.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziskie blocks the body kick.
Ziskie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Bishop. That snapped Ziskie's head back.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ziskie manages to avoid it.
Ziskie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ziskie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bishop's knee momentarily.
Bishop scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Ziskie.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ziskie.
Bishop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ziskie doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Bishop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ziskie moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ziskie! But no joy.
Philip Ziskie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ziskie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ziskie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziskie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ziskie misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Ziskie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bishop doesn't seem phased though.
Ziskie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bishop.
Ziskie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Bishop dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bishop missing with a left hand there. Ziskie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ziskie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Ziskie.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Ziskie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bishop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ziskie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ziskie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Ziskie settles back down.
Ziskie looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Ziskie misses with a looping left.
Bishop lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Ziskie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
Bishop throws a low kick, looking for Ziskie's leg but Ziskie calmly moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Ziskie blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop lands a head shot.
Bishop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bishop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop takes a swing at Ziskie's ribcage but misses.
Ziskie lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bishop tries to score with a low kick but Ziskie moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziskie misses with a straight right.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ziskie. That did some damage!
Bishop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ziskie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Ziskie.
Ziskie looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Ziskie connects with a body shot.
Ziskie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Ziskie's front leg but catches the back leg as Ziskie tries to avoid it.
Bishop takes one on the button.
Ziskie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ziskie's sensitive parts.
Ziskie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ziskie throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Ziskie missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ziskie avoids it.
Bishop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ziskie loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
Bishop changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ziskie tries to avoid it but Bishop manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ziskie to the ground. Ziskie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ziskie throws out a counter right but Bishop avoids it with no problem.
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.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Ziskie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bishop drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ziskie slips under a jab from Bishop.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ziskie.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.
Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ziskie at a distance.
Bishop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Philip Ziskie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ziskie connects with a crisp jab.
Ziskie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Ziskie staying out of range there.
Ziskie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bishop checks the leg kick.
It looks like Bishop has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziskie blocks a leg kick.
Bishop lands a front kick.
Ziskie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Ziskie off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Philip Ziskie.
Well Bishop has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jackson Bishop!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Jackson Bishop!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Jackson Bishop!

Jackson Bishop wins by unanimous decision!
Jackson Bishop was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.