PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jebediah Springfield (ranked 3052 p4p, 2913 weight class) and Chael Bisping (ranked 165 p4p, 161 weight class). Bisping is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kasabian - Underdog. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Springfield
vs
Bisping

176 cm
25
145
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
138
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jebediah Springfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping looks to land a combination but Springfield avoids it well.
Springfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Bisping.
Springfield works Bisping's body with a nice hook.
Springfield cracks a nice hook into Bisping's ribs.
Springfield scores with a nice head shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bisping has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Springfield just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Springfield misses.
Bisping drops his hands momentarily and Springfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Springfield moves out of range.
Springfield lands a nice looking body shot.
Bisping throws a right and a left that Springfield avoids nicely.
Bisping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisping keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Springfield.
Springfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bisping uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Springfield.
Bisping blocks a jab.
Springfield looks to land a right hand but Bisping moved out of range.
Springfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisping was well out of range. Poor timing from Springfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Springfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bisping swinging wildly here.
Springfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jebediah Springfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Springfield misses with a straight left.
Springfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bisping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Springfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisping is just out of range.
A punch combination from Bisping misses.
Bisping throws a nice looking combination but Springfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Springfield was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bisping drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Springfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bisping with a hook.
Bisping lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Springfield.
Bisping throws a nice looking combination but Springfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping misses with a double jab.
Bisping misses with an uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Springfield has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bisping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bisping scores with a one two! Springfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bisping slips a straight right by Springfield.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Springfield avoids them all with ease.
Springfield went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bisping avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Springfield lands with a nice body punch.
Bisping lands a body shot.
Springfield misses with a looping left.
Springfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Springfield punishes Bisping's body with a nice straight punch.
Springfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Springfield misses the target.
A big left from Springfield misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bisping. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping tries a head kick but it misses.
Springfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Springfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Springfield throws a right hand that Bisping ducks under and follows up with a left that Bisping also avoids with ease.
Springfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Bisping is just out of range.
Bisping swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Springfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Bisping does no damage.
Springfield throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Springfield scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Springfield lands with an uppercut that bounces Bisping off the cage and back into range.

Bisping shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Springfield's guard.

Springfield is working an open guard so Bisping takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bisping manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Springfield on his heels. He'll look to pass Springfield's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bisping stands and steps away. Springfield gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springfield misses with a straight right.
Bisping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Springfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping lands a nice shot to the body.
Bisping misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Springfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bisping staying out of range there.
Springfield has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Springfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bisping misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Springfield misses with a body shot.
Bisping moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Springfield as Bisping shoots in.
Springfield was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Springfield catches Bisping with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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 Jebediah Springfield will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bisping misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Springfield on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Springfield connects with a jab.
Springfield misses with a looping right.
Bisping looks for the body kick but Springfield saw that one coming.

Bisping decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Bisping escapes and gets back to his feet.
Springfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Springfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bisping circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Springfield connects with a single shot there.
Bisping slips a jab from Springfield.
Springfield misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Springfield does it's job there.
Springfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping dives in for a single leg takedown but Springfield sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Springfield wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Springfield throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bisping counter with a right hand.
Bisping misses with a series of wild punches.
Springfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bisping walks into a left hand.
Bisping slips under a jab from Springfield.
Springfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bisping throws a head kick that misses
and Springfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bisping displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Springfield throws out the jab.
Chael Bisping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bisping feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Springfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Springfield is rocked!
Springfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Bisping counters with a huge right that knocks Springfield out cold! Bisping is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chael Bisping!
Chael Bisping 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.