PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pena comes to the cage accompanied by Pitbull- Gasolina. Bishop is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drunkula - Lift The Whip. 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.

Pena
vs
Bishop

170 cm
24
147 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

169 cm
24
142 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bishop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pena looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop lands a jab to Pena's midsection.
Pena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Pena moves out of range easily.
Pena fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pena throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Pena should have avoided that one.
Pena is looking to clinch.
Pena moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Bishop.
Pena is breathing heavily.
Pena blocks a head kick by Bishop.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a jab.
Bishop lands a head kick. Pena smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bishop connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bishop shoots in and bounces Pena off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Pena is keeping the position.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bishop got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pena has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bishop has managed to get both his arms back between Pena's legs - danger averted.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pena is keeping the position for now.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pena is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pena tries to clinch up.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Pena.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Bishop finds it's way through Pena's defenses.

Bishop has closed the distance and engaged Pena in a clinch.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pena looking to slow down the pace here.
Pena's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pena.
Pena pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Pena is looking to control Bishop's arms but Bishop gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pena has his back to the cage.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Bishop gets through Pena's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pena pushes off an throws an elbow but Bishop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pena has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop scores with a jab. Pena acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Bishop there.
Brandon Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena misses with a body punch
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bishop feints and then cracks Pena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pena down.
Bishop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pena blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pena avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Pena closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bishop counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bishop.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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 with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena prevents Bishop from moving into mount.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Pena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bishop misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bishop working away.

That's two 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 taking a breather here.
Bishop landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pena is looking for a sweep.
Pena is trying to control Bishop's posture but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pena!
Bishop with the ground and pound from mount.
Bishop unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop with a couple of short strikes.
Bishop with a couple of short strikes.
Pena tries to hold on but Bishop postures up.
Bishop takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bishop scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pena?
Bishop is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pena can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pena is squirming around, avoiding Bishop's attempts to control the action.
Pena is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pena tries to lock up and control but Bishop gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bishop breaks from Pena's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bishop putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pena wants to control but Bishop is having none of it.
Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Bishop wants to clinch up but Pena keeps it at a distance.
Pena takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pena darts in trying to clinch
and Bishop counters with a body kick.
Pena is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Bishop moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pena backwards.
Pena avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Good body shot from Bishop.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pena stops a takedown attempt from Bishop.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pena or not.
Pena misses with a knee to the head.
Bishop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Pena takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop digs a right hand into Pena's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pena's gas tank.
Pena trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pena into the cage.
Bishop is leaning against Pena and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pena goes for a takedown attempt but Bishop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Pena moves out of range easily.

Bishop bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Bishop is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pena has escaped the position, nice work there.
Well,Pena is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bishop has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pena!
Bishop trying to control but Pena is having none of it.
Billy Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bishop is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Bishop extends the arm and Pena is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Bishop!