PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kealin Bishop (ranked 3814 p4p, 6277 weight class) and Cheyenne Devan (ranked 463 p4p, 578 weight class). Bishop comes into the arena with HonestKey- When I Wake Up blaring out of the sound system. Devan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by La Crl x Louis - Ã€ la fÃªte. Cheyenne Devan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bishop
vs
Devan

181 cm
20
179
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
183
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kealin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cheyenne Devan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Bishop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Devan doesn't seem phased though.
Bishop misses with a head kick.

Devan gets tackled into the cage by Bishop. Bishop maintains the clinch.
Devan's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Devan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A bit of stalling here from Devan.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Devans head.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Devan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Devan has had enough of the clinch but Bishop keeps him there for the moment.
Bishop tries a body shot but Devan blocks it.
Devan blocks an uppercut.
Devan is trying to break the clinch but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
Devan working hard to break the clinch.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Devan backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Devan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Devan is trying to force a seperation but Bishop has the dominant position.
Devan tries to circle away but Bishop has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Devan.
Devan looking to slow down the pace here.
Devan is trying to push Bishop away but Bishop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop keeps control of Devan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Devan has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Devan is trying to force a seperation but Bishop has the dominant position.
Devan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Devan is trying to force a seperation but Bishop has the dominant position.
Devan blocks an uppercut.
Devan is looking to break free of the clinch but Bishop has double underhooks.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Devan tries to circle away but Bishop has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Devan.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Devan taking a breather.

Bishop gets control of Devan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bishop will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bishop lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Bishop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Devan keeps moving.

Bishop thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bishop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bishop is stalling in the full guard.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Devan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bishop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bishop is in close to Devan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bishop is stalling in the full guard.
Devan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bishop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bishop trying to control but Devan is working from the bottom.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bishop working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Devan's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Devan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Devan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bishop dives into side control.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Devan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bishop looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Devan is avoiding damage well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Devan is looking to regain half guard here but Bishop keeps moving and retains side control.
Bishop is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kealin Bishop dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Devan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
Devan misses with a body shot
and Bishop counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Devan. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Devan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Devan keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Bishop moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devan lands a nice uppercut.
Devan pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Devan is looking to break free of the clinch but Bishop has double underhooks.
Devan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Devan can do to turn this around?
Devan wants to break free but Bishop has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bishop lands a body punch.

Bishop has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Devan uses from the top position.

Bishop has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Devan doesn't defend quickly enough and Bishop has managed to lock this one up! Can Devan escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bishop on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kealin Bishop!
Kealin Bishop spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.