PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Bishop (ranked 24748 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kribb Thunder (ranked 24207 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bishop
vs
Thunder

150 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

183 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buddy Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kribb Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bishop scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bishop happy to just control the position for now.
Thunder tries to buck Bishop off but Bishop is having none of it.
Bishop lands a nice forearm strike.
Thunder is looking for a sweep.
Bishop looks up at the clock and then as Thunder takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bishop smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thunder tries to bench press Bishop off him but Bishop keeps the position.
Thunder looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bishop is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thunder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bishop lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thunder down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bishop landing strikes.
Thunder takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The strikes coming from Bishop are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bishop could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Thunder regains half guard, as Bishop was trying to land strikes.
Bishop prevents Thunder from improving his position.

Bishop is working for a kimura but Thunder is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bishop is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Thunder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bishop lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bishop slips a nice elbow through Thunder's hands, connecting with Thunder's forehead.

Bishop is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bishop working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thunder looking for submissions off his back.

Bishop is looking for a kimura here.

Bishop is working for a kimura but Thunder is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Bishop wants to work for an arm triangle but Thunder is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Thunder actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Bishop.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thunder pushes Bishop off looking to stand but Bishop dives back in and keeps control.
Thunder flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Bishop dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bishop tries to work over Thunder's front leg with a kick but Thunder checks it.
Thunder has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bishop is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Bishop darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thunder taking some punishment here, with Bishop in his half guard.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
Bishop working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Thunder has hold of Bishop's hands but Bishop slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop is trying to control the action in half guard but Thunder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thunder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Bishop is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bishop content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bishop there.
Bishop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop winds up and cracks Thunder with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Thunder wants to get back to full guard but Bishop has passed into side control.
Bishop lands a decent elbow from side control.

Bishop tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bishop wants to control but Thunder is keeping him busy.

Bishop is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thunder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bishop landing strikes.
Bishop working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop happy to just control the position for now.
Thunder is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bishop is controlling him well.
Bishop lands an elbow.
Buddy Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thunder is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bishop connects with a decent elbow.
Bishop controls the position from side control.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thunder keeps working.

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 in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bishop connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thunder some visible discomfort.
Thunder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bishop wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bishop lands an elbow.
Bishop working the head with strikes.
Thunder is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bishop is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thunder has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thunder tries to buck Bishop off but Bishop is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Bishop dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bishop has closed the distance and engaged Thunder in a clinch.

Bishop successfully pulls guard.
Thunder trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thunder is controlling him.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Thunder from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bishop is looking for a triangle but Thunder pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thunder wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.

Bishop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thunder defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder won't allow Bishop to sweep him here.
Thunder looking to pass the guard.
Thunder is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bishop dives in and scores a takedown into Thunder's guard.
Thunder is looking to stand back up but Bishop counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Thunder.

Well, if Bishop 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.
Thunder is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a punch from half guard.

Thunder is defending against the submission attempts here by Bishop.
Bishop is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thunder has hold of Bishop's hands but Bishop slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Bishop is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Thunder actively working from the bottom here.
Thunder is looking to improve his position.
Bishop seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kribb Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buddy Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop working over Thunder with some ground and pound. Thunder looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

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