PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maimuta Prunea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bisping has chosen Lpd Three years in the making as his entrance music. Maimuta Prunea has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Prunea
vs
Bisping

170 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maimuta Prunea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bisping shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Prunea gets back to full guard.
Bisping throwing strikes but missing.
Bisping pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prunea is keeping the position for now.
Prunea is pulling down on Bisping's head. It's preventing any offense from Bisping, at least for the moment.

Prunea had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bisping defends it easily.
Bisping's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bisping missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prunea manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bisping is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Prunea is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bisping has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bisping wants to hold on but Prunea pushes him away.
Bisping taking shots to the head.
Bisping is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Bisping somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Prunea has his takedown stuffed
and Bisping counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prunea with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bisping counters with a left and a right that stings Prunea.
Prunea blocks a head kick by Bisping.
Prunea misses with a takedown attempt
and Bisping counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maimuta Prunea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Prunea misses

and Bisping counters with a nice double leg into side control. Prunea won't be happy with that.
Bisping tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Prunea manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Prunea is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bisping scores with a couple of nice shots.
Prunea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bisping.
Bisping prevents Prunea from standing back up.
Bisping throwing shots but Prunea is blocking nicely.
Bisping lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bisping working Prunea over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping thows a huge punch but Prunea dodges it nicely.
Prunea taking some punishment here, with Bisping in his half guard.
Bisping working the head and body with strikes.
Bisping sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Prunea defending well though.
Bisping tries to pass the half guard into mount. Prunea knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prunea gets back to full guard.
Prunea trying to keep a closed guard but Bisping is proving a slippery customer.
Bisping trying to control but Prunea is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bisping's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Prunea is looking for a triangle but Bisping pushes his legs off easily.
Bisping trying to control but Prunea is working from the bottom.
Bisping is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bisping is looking to work some ground and pound but Prunea has wrist control.
Bisping landing some decent shots from guard.

Prunea wriggles free and stands up.
Maimuta Prunea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prunea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bisping counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Prunea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Prunea with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bisping counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Prunea wants to improve his position but Bisping is controlling well.
Bisping drops an elbow to the side of Prunea's head.
Prunea is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bisping lands a nice short elbow.
Prunea trying to control but Bisping postures up.
Prunea is not content to let Bisping control the position.
Bisping working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping is trying to control the action in half guard but Prunea is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Prunea has hold of Bisping's hands but Bisping slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Prunea taking some punishment here, with Bisping in his half guard.
Prunea slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Prunea might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bisping missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prunea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Prunea is looking to stand up but Bisping isn't so interested in that idea.

Prunea has his feet on Bisping's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Prunea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bisping counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Prunea!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prunea gets back to half guard.
Bisping missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bisping lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Bisping there.

Prunea has one foot on Bisping's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Prunea with a poor takedown
and Bisping counters with a left and a right that stings Prunea.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maimuta Prunea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisping is looking to clinch.
Bisping misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prunea with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bisping counters with a single leg into guard. Prunea didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bisping is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michael Bisping has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bisping scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is working Prunea over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bisping scoring with some ground and pound.
Prunea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Prunea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bisping throwing strikes from guard but Prunea blocks nicely.
Bisping throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Prunea working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bisping doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bisping manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Prunea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Prunea wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Prunea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bisping. Bisping obviously looking to wear him down.
Bisping fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bisping closes the distance and clinches up with Prunea, looking for a takedown. Bisping pushes Prunea against the cage but Prunea circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bisping slips a straight right by Prunea.
Prunea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Bisping counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prunea trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Prunea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bisping counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bisping.
Prunea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bisping works over Prunea with some ground and pound from guard.
Bisping throwing strikes from guard but Prunea blocks nicely.
Bisping is in close to Prunea's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bisping throws and elbow that misses. Prunea uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bisping's guard. Nice move by Prunea!

Bisping is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Prunea is aware though and is defending well.
Bisping keeping full guard, as Prunea tries to pass.
Bisping pulls Prunea in close to his closed guard and prevents Prunea from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping keeping full guard, as Prunea tries to pass.
Bisping seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Prunea throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bisping works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prunea wants to control from the top but Bisping keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Prunea fails with the takedown

and Bisping counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Prunea is refusing to be controlled, as Bisping sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping misses with a head shot. Prunea uses the momentum to regain guard.

Prunea is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bisping wants to control from the top but Prunea keeps moving.
Bisping throwing strikes from guard but Prunea blocks nicely.
Bisping must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bisping throwing strikes but missing.
Bisping trying to control the position from guard on top but Prunea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prunea looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Prunea tries for a takedown but Bisping circles away easily

and Bisping counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maimuta Prunea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisping wants to take a breather but Prunea is having none of it.
Bisping working over Prunea with some ground and pound. Prunea looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bisping not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bisping in particular looking to stall.
Prunea looks like he's trying to stand up.

Prunea makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prunea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bisping counters with a nice double leg into side control. Prunea won't be happy with that.

Bisping swings around for an armbar but Prunea sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bisping's guard.
Bisping takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prunea wants to stand but Bisping is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bisping is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Prunea forces his way into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prunea trying to mount his opponent but Bisping defends it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bisping comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bisping has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!