PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Maseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maseco has chosen The Game ft Travis Barker - Dope Boys as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Bishop
vs
Maseco

172 cm
23
141 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Punishment Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bennie Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Maseco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.

Bishop is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maseco's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maseco wants to get back to full guard.
Bishop thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maseco 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 working the head and body with strikes.
Maseco tries to roll over but Bishop keeps him under control.
Bishop has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bishop thows a huge punch but Maseco dodges it nicely.
Bishop is looking to stall here but Maseco recovers full guard.
Bishop prevents Maseco from getting back to his feet.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop trying to control but Maseco is working from the bottom.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maseco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is in close to Maseco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Maseco keeps moving.
Maseco looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maseco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maseco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.
Maseco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maseco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Maseco avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maseco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Maseco.

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.
Maseco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maseco wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Hakeem Maseco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Maseco's ribs.
Maseco avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop throws the left hand but Maseco avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Bishop does no damage.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Maseco.
Maseco doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Maseco tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.

Bishop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bishop is nestled in close to Maseco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bishop thows a huge punch but Maseco dodges it nicely.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bishop there.
Maseco is looking for a sweep. Bishop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bishop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bishop wants to control but Maseco is keeping him busy.
Maseco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
Maseco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bishop looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maseco with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maseco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
Bishop is nestled in close to Maseco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bishop missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bishop missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maseco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bishop thows a huge punch but Maseco dodges it nicely.
Bishop missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bishop stops Maseco from getting back to his feet.
Bishop working Maseco over with strikes.
Maseco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bishop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maseco counters with a three punch combo that has Bishop backing up. Bishop nods at Maseco to acknowledge the strikes.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Maseco ducks down to avoid it.
Maseco tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Maseco doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bishop.
Hakeem Maseco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maseco scores with a hook.
Maseco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maseco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maseco moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bennie Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maseco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.
Maseco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maseco wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Bishop cracks Maseco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maseco manages to avoid it.
Bishop misses with a combination

and Maseco counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maseco.
Bishop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maseco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Maseco.
Maseco misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maseco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maseco working Bishop over with knees to the body.
Maseco missing with knees to the body.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop trying to control the position but instead, Maseco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bishop into the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maseco misses with a knee strike.
Bishop tries for a takedown but Maseco manages to get underhooks.
Bishop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maseco missing with knees to the body.
Maseco looking to throw knees to the head but Bishop is blocking nicely.
Maseco is breathing heavily.
Maseco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop avoiding damage as Maseco throws knees to the body.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Maseco.
Bishop blocks the elbow strike.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Maseco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop pushes Maseco back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Maseco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Maseco misses with a knee strike.
Maseco scores with a knee to the head.
Maseco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.

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 tries to stall but Maseco uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maseco crunches a lovely knee into Bishop's ribcage.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Maseco.
Maseco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maseco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bishop is trying to break free.
Maseco blocking some punches.
Maseco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maseco throws an elbow that misses.
Maseco misses with a knee to the head.
Maseco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Maseco uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bishop breaks the clinch.
Bishop swinging wildly here.

Bishop shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bishop.
Maseco taking shots to the head.
Maseco is bucking up trying to escape but Bishop cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bishop connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Maseco is rocked!
Bishop cracks Maseco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maseco is still in real trouble! Can Bishop finish him?
Bishop lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Bishop connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bishop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bishop looking to finish Maseco with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maseco!
Bishop has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maseco's face.
Bishop lands a big elbow - Maseco is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Maseco is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bennie Bishop!
Bennie Bishop is the new bantamweight champion!