PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Wittman (ranked 3261 p4p, 362 weight class) and Bishop Templeton (ranked 6494 p4p, 521 weight class). Bishop Templeton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wittman
vs
Templeton

189 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Wittman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bishop Templeton!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templeton swings widly with a right hand
and Wittman counters with a series of strikes. Templeton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bishop Templeton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Templeton misses with a double jab
and Wittman counters with a stiff right hand.

Templeton closes the distance and pushes Wittman back into the cage.
Templeton trying to stall but Wittman improves his position.
Templeton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wittman has him pressed against the cage.
Templeton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wittman lands a nice shot to the body.
Wittman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton tries to circle away but Wittman has him pinned against the cage.
Templeton tries to land knees in the clinch but Wittman avoids the damage to the body.
Wittman is working Templeton over against the cage.
Wittman lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton jumps guard but Wittman stands there with Templeton around his waist. Templeton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Templeton is trying to break the clinch but Wittman is controlling him.

Wittman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Templeton!
Wittman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Templeton.
Templeton shoots in for a takedown but Wittman shows good takedown defense.

Templeton has Wittman up against the cage in a clinch.

Wittman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Templeton gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wittman struggles to land a body shot inside as Templeton controls his hands.
Wittman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Templeton tries to circle away but Wittman has him pinned against the cage.
Wittman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Templeton tries to stall but Wittman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Templeton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wittman after a bit of a struggle.
Trey Wittman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bishop Templeton.
Templeton is trying to break the clinch but Wittman has him pressed against the cage.
Wittman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Templeton.

Wittman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Templeton.
Templeton missing with a left hand there. Wittman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wittman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Templeton has his takedown stuffed
and Templeton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Templeton misses with a kick to the body
enabling Wittman to counter with a crisp jab.
Templeton misses with a double jab
enabling Wittman to counter with a crisp jab.
Templeton misses with an uppercut
and Wittman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Templeton looks winded!

Templeton moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wittman breaks from the clinch.
Templeton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wittman was well out of range. Poor timing from Templeton.
Wittman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Templeton has his takedown stuffed
and Wittman counters with a three punch combo that has Templeton backing up. Templeton nods at Wittman to acknowledge the strikes.
Templeton has his takedown stuffed
and Wittman counters with a series of strikes. Templeton will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Templeton misses with a hook
and Wittman counters with a stiff right hand.

Templeton clinches up with Wittman and pushes him back against the cage.

Wittman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Templeton with a poor takedown
and Wittman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Templeton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wittman throws a big counter combination but Templeton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Wittman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Templeton has his takedown stuffed
and Wittman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Templeton instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Wittman .
Wittman lands a nice shot to the body.
Templeton has had enough of the clinch but Wittman keeps him there for the moment.
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Templeton avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.
Wittman cracks Templeton with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton is trying to break the clinch but Wittman has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wittman .
Wittman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Templeton is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Templeton takes a shot to the head.
Wittman lands with a right to the head.

Wittman manages to break the clinch.

Templeton rushes Wittman and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Wittman .
Trey Wittman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wittman lands with a light punch inside.
Templeton tries to pull guard but Wittman won't allow it.
Wittman lands a body shot.

Wittman breaks the clinch.
Templeton misses with a combination
and Wittman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Templeton misses with a few strikes there.
Wittman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wittman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Templeton fails with a takedown attempt.
Wittman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Trey Wittman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bishop Templeton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Templeton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wittman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Templeton can do to turn this around?
Wittman tries to throw a body punch but Templeton avoids it by throwing Wittman back against the cage.

Wittman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Templeton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wittman , pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Templeton trying to land knees to the body.
Templeton blocks a body shot from Wittman .
Wittman with a knee to the head.
Templeton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wittman just stands there and leans against the cage.

Wittman breaks the clinch.
Templeton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Templeton.
Wittman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Templeton with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Wittman to counter with a crisp jab.
Templeton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Templeton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Wittman breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Templeton goes for a double leg but Wittman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wittman continues to drive forward.
Wittman is looking for a counter combo.
Templeton throws a combination that misses
and Wittman counters with a left and a right that stings Templeton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Templeton with a poor takedown
and Wittman counters with a stiff right hand.

Templeton rushes Wittman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Wittman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Templeton clinches up with Wittman and pushes him back against the cage.
Templeton tries to pull guard but Wittman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Wittman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Templeton clinches.
Good body shot from Wittman .

Wittman breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Wittman dominated that second round.
That's time! Wittman 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Templeton throws a lazy uppercut
and Wittman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wittman leaves Templeton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wittman dodges the punch combination from Templeton.
A counter left hand to the body from Wittman misses its target.
Templeton throws a combination that misses
and Wittman counters with a straight right hand.
Templeton throws a combination that misses
and Wittman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wittman leaves Templeton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Templeton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Templeton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wittman counters with a right hand to the body.
Templeton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wittman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Templeton thinking.
Trey Wittman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Templeton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Wittman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wittman blocks a jab.
Wittman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Templeton with a poor takedown
and Wittman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trey Wittman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bishop Templeton.
Templeton misses with a leg kick
and Wittman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Templeton is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Templeton throws a jab when Wittman was well out of range.

Templeton has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Wittman .

Wittman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Templeton pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Templeton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trey Wittman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Wittman .
Wittman works on Templeton's body with a couple of short punches.
Wittman digs a right hand underneath Templeton's ribcage. Templeton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Wittman .
Wittman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Wittman breaks the clinch.

Templeton rushes Wittman and presses him up against the cage.
Templeton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Wittman manages to break the clinch.
Templeton misses with a leg kick
and Wittman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trey Wittman is winning the standup battle so far.

Templeton takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wittman has Templeton pressed against the cage, preventing Templeton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Wittman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Templeton closes the distance and pushes Wittman back into the cage.

Wittman breaks from the clinch.
Templeton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Templeton throws a head kick that misses
enabling Wittman to counter with a crisp jab.
Templeton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wittman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wittman checks a leg kick.
Wittman is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Templeton moves into the clinch.
Wittman is pressed up against the cage. Templeton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wittman down to the mat. Wittman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Templeton closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Wittman .

Wittman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Templeton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wittman tries to avoid it but Templeton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wittman to the ground. Wittman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Wittman misses its target.
Templeton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wittman counters with a nice uppercut.
Trey Wittman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Templeton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wittman counters with a left to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Wittman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wittman , 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Trey Wittman !
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Trey Wittman !
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Trey Wittman !

Trey Wittman wins by unanimous decision!