PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. 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.

Bishop
vs
Maia

205 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
27
298 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined

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 New York, Charles Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Braulio Maia!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maia is looking to clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Maia enables Bishop to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
Bishop is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Maia has his feet on Bishop's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Maia tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braulio Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia wants to clinch.
Maia misses the shot to the body.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bishop moves into the clinch successfully.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop taking a breather.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Maia's head.
Bishop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maia looks gassed!
Knees to the body from Bishop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop is stalling here.
Bishop working Maia over with knees to the body.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maia backwards.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bishop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Braulio Maia has been cut.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Maia's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maia's defenses.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop stalls.
Bishop lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bishop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bishop lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands an elbow just above Maia 's eye.
Bishop using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bishop - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bishop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bishop lands an elbow that stopped Maia in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Braulio Maia's cut even more.
Maia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maia takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Bishop.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
Bishop holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bishop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maia's face.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bishop for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.
Maia being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charles Bishop.
Maia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bishop finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Bishop shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maia is trying to defend but Bishop finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bishop content to control rather than advance.
Bishop working the head and body with strikes.
Bishop controlling the pace.
Bishop thows a huge punch but Maia dodges it nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maia pushes Bishop off looking to stand but Bishop dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bishop.
Bishop is looking to take a break and control but Maia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Maia kicks Bishop off and gets back to his feet.
Bishop scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.

Oooooh!!! Bishop has knocked Maia down with a huge combo! Bishop steps away and waves a wobbly Maia back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bishop thuds his right hand into Maia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bishop lands with a right hand.

Maia is rocked!
Bishop drops Maia with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Maia! Bishop dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bishop!