PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Wright (ranked 4184 p4p, 4305 weight class) and Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wright has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wright
vs
Bishop

225 cm
18
293
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
300
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chase Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wright duly obliges.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Bishop misses with a shot to the body
and Wright counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
Bishop should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It appears Wright was looking to counter with a kick there.
Wright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bishop misses with the body kick
and Wright counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bishop tries to clinch up
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wright makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
Bishop tries to clinch up
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop fails with the takedown
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chase Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Bishop.
Bishop has his takedown stuffed
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bishop wants to clinch but Wright slips to the side
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bishop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop moves to clinch but Wright breaks away
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bishop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop fails with the takedown
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Wright coming out on top.
Wright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bobby Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chase Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wright scores with a three punch combo!
Bishop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Good shot there by Wright.
Bishop wants to clinch but Wright slips to the side
and Wright counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wright scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bishop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Bishop shoots and misses
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop darts in trying to clinch
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bishop doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Wright dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wright works over Bishop's head and body with a nice combination.
Bishop with a poor takedown
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Bishop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wright counters with a nice body shot.
Chase Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop fails with the takedown
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chase Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Bishop.
Wright lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bishop doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wright counters with a right hand to the body.
Wright is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright scores with a nice head shot.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wright moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bishop back to the cage. Wright follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wright cracks a nice hook into Bishop's ribs.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright cracks Bishop with a good jab.
Wright scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop throws a head kick that misses
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bishop might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Bishop fails with the takedown
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop moves to clinch but Wright breaks away
and Wright counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good exchange - Wright coming out on top.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bishop has eaten all the pies!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Wright.
Bishop gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bishop shoots and misses
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Bobby Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bishop fails with the takedown
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop ducks right into an uppercut from Wright.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bishop misses with a takedown
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bishop has his takedown stuffed
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop is trying desperately to land a takedown but Wright is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bishop.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a left to the body.
Wright lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chase Wright dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop shoots and misses
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop misses with a hook
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bishop is defended easily by Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wright counters with a left to the body.
Chase Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Bishop.
Bishop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Wright scores with a nice body kick.
Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop misses with a combination
and Wright counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wright counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.

Bishop drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop is fighting to break Wright's control of his arms but Wright is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bishop won't allow Wright to sweep him here.
Bishop is looking to stand up but Wright won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bishop has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wright has passed into side control.
Bishop can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Bishop srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Bishop is trying to get back to his feet but Wright has full control of the position and if anything, Bishop has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Wright!
Our winner, Chase Wright, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Bobby Bishop spoke after the fight, saying 'r u kidding me right meow'.