PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marcello
vs
Bisping

180 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick Marcello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping staying out of range there.
Marcello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dominick Marcello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcello throws a hook but Bisping avoids it easily.
Bisping bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bisping moves away from the strike by Marcello.
Marcello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcello misses with a body shot.
Marcello throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Bisping throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bisping waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marcello.
Marcello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bisping misses with a hook.
Marcello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcello connects with a body shot.
Marcello slips under a jab from Bisping.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bisping missing with a left hand there. Marcello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisping lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Bisping. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bisping.
Bisping takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcello throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bisping swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcello throws a right and a left that Bisping avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcello's hands.
Bisping misses with an uppercut. Marcello saw that one coming.
Bisping connects with a right hand. Marcello shakes it off.
Bisping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping throws a jab but it's blocked by Marcello.
A telegraphed right hand from Bisping misses the target.
Marcello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bisping keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcello.
Marcello defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Marcello coming out on top.
A slow jab from Marcello misses its intended target.
Bisping waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marcello.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Marcello misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Marcello does no damage.
Bisping stuns Marcello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bisping looks to throw the jab but Marcello is out of range.
Bisping scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcello throws out the jab.
Bisping bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marcello's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcello throws an overhand right that lands on Bisping's shoulder, as Bisping tries to avoid the shot.
Jab by Marcello.
Marcello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisping.
Bisping steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Bisping moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcello takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marcello drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bisping throws the left hand but Marcello avoids the punch easily.
Bisping slips a straight right by Marcello.
Bisping dips to his left and cracks Marcello with an uppercut!
Bisping throws a big shot that misses.
Marcello is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bisping uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Marcello missing with a left hand there. Bisping was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisping with a nice cross.
Jab by Marcello.
Bisping missing with a left hand there. Marcello was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisping moves out of range as Marcello strikes.
Marcello throws a jab when Bisping was well out of range.
Marcello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcello connects with a body shot.
Bisping throws a hook to the side of Marcello's head but Marcello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcello staying out of range there.
Bisping stuns Marcello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marcello drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bisping cracks Marcello with an open hand slap.
Marcello throws a shot from downtown. Bisping moves away and avoids it.
Bisping lands with an overhand left.
Bisping misses with an uppercut.
Marcello misses with a looping left.
Marcello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bisping blocks a jab.
Marcello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bisping under the eye.
Marcello misses with a lunging right hand
and Marcello takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marcello just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping scores with the left hand. Marcello knows he should have avoided that one.
Marcello throws a hook but Bisping blocks it.
Marcello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bisping throws a looping overhand right but Marcello ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bisping.
Bisping blocks a jab.
Bisping uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcello.
Marcello slips a jab from Bisping.
A swing and a miss from Bisping.
Bisping moves away from the strike by Marcello.
Marcello slips under a jab from Bisping.
Marcello moves out of range as Bisping strikes.
Marcello misses with a hook.
Marcello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Bisping ducks down to avoid it.
Bisping steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marcello.
Marcello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bisping lands a slapping body shot.
Bisping thuds his right hand into Marcello's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcello misses with a straight right.
Marcello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Bisping.
Marcello misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Bisping will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bisping jabs Marcello right on the nose. Marcello blinks but takes it well.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Bisping ducks down to avoid it.
Bisping misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Marcello. Those never looked like landing.
Marcello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisping.
Marcello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bisping sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Marcello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marcello slips a jab from Bisping.
Marcello tests Bisping's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Marcello misses.
Bisping scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marcello misses with a lunging right hand
and Bisping counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bisping throws out a loose jab but Marcello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bisping swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marcello.
Marcello waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bisping.
Nice jab there from Marcello.
Bisping feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marcellos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisping lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcello scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bisping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bisping scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marcello doesn't seem bothered though.
Bisping lands a slapping body shot.
Bisping scores with a punch to the head.
Bisping jabs Marcello right on the nose. Marcello blinks but takes it well.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Bisping ducks down to avoid it.
Marcello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bisping was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcello.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Nice straight punches there by Bisping. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bisping.
Marcello throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bisping connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bisping throws a big shot that misses.
Marcello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bisping slips a jab from Marcello.
Marcello is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marcello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bisping.
Marcello throws a hook to the side of Bisping's head but Bisping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Bisping showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marcello.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bisping misses with a hook. Marcello ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Marcello misses.
Bisping swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marcello looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bisping darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marcello slips a jab from Bisping.
Bisping throws a body punch but Marcello moves out of range.
Marcello slips under a jab.
Marcello takes one to the chin there.
Marcello looks to land a left hand but Bisping moved out of range nicely.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Bisping ducks down to avoid it.
Bisping moves out of range as Marcello strikes.
Marcello throws a poor cross that misses
and Bisping counters with a stiff right hand.
Bisping slips under a jab from Marcello.
A big left from Marcello misses.
A swing and a miss from Marcello.
A cross from Bisping lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcello throws a lazy right hand but Bisping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bisping gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marcello.
A telegraphed right hand from Bisping misses the target.
Marcello throws the left hand but Bisping avoids the punch easily.
Marcello staying out of range there.
Marcello moves out of range as Bisping strikes.
Marcello slips a straight right by Bisping.
A slow jab from Marcello misses its intended target.
Marcello misses with a hook. Bisping ducked under it nicely.
Marcello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bisping looks to land a right hand but Marcello moved out of range.
A big left from Marcello misses.
Marcello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bisping throws out the jab.
Bisping misses with a straight right.
Marcello throws a big shot that misses.
Marcello defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Bisping misses its intended target.
Bisping throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bisping, as that shot connected.
Marcello misses with a straight right.
Bisping moves out of range as Marcello strikes.
Bisping throws a lazy right hand but Marcello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bisping looks to land a right hand but Marcello moved out of range.
Marcello throws a shot from downtown. Bisping moves away and avoids it.
Marcello looks to land a left hand but Bisping moved out of range nicely.
Marcello misses with an uppercut.
Marcello darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marcello thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bisping connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Bisping misses its intended target.
Marcello moves out of range as Bisping strikes.
Marcello closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marcello takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bisping with a jab.
Bisping shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marcello looks to land a right hand but Bisping moved out of range.
Marcello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Michael Bisping will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bisping is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marcello looks to land a left hand but Bisping moved out of range nicely.
Marcello blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bisping.
Bisping throws a lazy right hand but Marcello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Bisping misses its intended target.
Marcello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisping manages to avoid it.
Marcello throws out a loose jab but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marcello misses with a looping left.
Marcello misses with a hook. Bisping ducked under it nicely.
Marcello misses with a looping left.
Bisping tests Marcello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Marcello scores with a four punch combination!
Bisping lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a hook.
Marcello lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcello takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bisping throws a hook but Marcello avoids it easily.
Michael Bisping seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bisping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Marcello throws an overhand right that lands on Bisping's shoulder, as Bisping tries to avoid the shot.
Marcello jabs Bisping right on the nose. Bisping blinks but takes it well.
Marcello throws a hook but Bisping avoids it easily.
Bisping pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcello gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marcello misses the jab.
Bisping lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Marcello misses.
Marcello slips under a jab from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a straight right.
Marcello uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bisping.
Bisping uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bisping swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bisping pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcello throws out the jab.
Bisping ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bisping lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcello missing with a left hand there. Bisping was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bisping looks to throw the jab but Marcello is out of range.
Marcello slips a jab from Bisping.
Marcello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcello slips under a jab from Bisping.
Bisping scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marcello throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bisping.
Bisping thuds a left hand into Marcello's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bisping misses the target.
Marcello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marcello misses with an uppercut.
Marcello throws a big shot that misses.
Bisping closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marcello defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcello misses with an uppercut
and Bisping counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bisping takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Marcello lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Marcello is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marcello throws a good cross that connects.
Marcello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcello looks to land a right hand but Bisping moved out of range.
Jab from Bisping.
Dominick Marcello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcello on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bisping defending well as Marcello loads up on a big left hand.
Bisping bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bisping has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marcello finds it's way round the side to connect with Bisping's head.
Bisping wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A cross from Bisping lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bisping connects with a jab.
Bisping misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcello.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcello looks to land a right hand but Bisping moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bisping.
Marcello swings widly with a right hand
and Bisping counters with a right hand to the body.
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Marcello misses with a hook.
Bisping keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marcello.
Marcello with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bisping to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Marcello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bisping fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bisping looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcello is just out of range.
A big left from Marcello misses.
Marcello shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bisping cracks a nice hook into Marcello's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bisping swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marcello.
Bisping fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Bisping finds it's way through Marcello's defenses.
Marcello takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marcello throws a hook but Bisping blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Bisping.
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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

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