PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Bishop has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Landstrimma
vs
Bishop

164 cm
30
143 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

172 cm
26
144 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Narcissus Unlimited
CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eriku Landstrimma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landstrimma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Landstrimma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Landstrimma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Kevin Bishop has been cut.
Landstrimma throws a chopping leg kick but Bishop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Landstrimma misses with a jab to the body
and Bishop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Landstrimma just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Landstrimma sprawls well. Landstrimma wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Landstrimma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Landstrimma avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landstrimma slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Landstrimma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop slips a straight right by Landstrimma.
Bishop moves out of range of the leg kick from Landstrimma.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma delivers a nice body kick.
Bishop throws a hook but Landstrimma avoids it easily.
Landstrimma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bishop swivels and escapes.
Bishop slips a straight right by Landstrimma.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Landstrimma.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Landstrimma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bishop throws a low kick but Landstrimma avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Bishop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Landstrimma tries for a takedown but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Landstrimma misses the target.
Landstrimma tries a head kick but it misses.
Landstrimma moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Landstrimma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop tries to move into range but Landstrimma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Landstrimma does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Landstrimma shoots in for a double leg but Bishop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eriku Landstrimma. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Landstrimma.
Good leg kick by Landstrimma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Bishop checks a low kick from Landstrimma.
Bishop wants to land a leg kick but Landstrimma is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bishop. That snapped Landstrimma's head back.
Landstrimma 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.

Landstrimma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.

Bishop had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Landstrimma defends it easily.
Bishop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop seems keen to control Landstrimma's posture.
Landstrimma stands and throws Bishop's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eriku Landstrimma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Bishop's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Landstrimma.
A good leg kick by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Landstrimma thows a body kick. Bishop tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Landstrimma throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a nice leg kick.
Landstrimma tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Landstrimma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Landstrimma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop counters with a body kick.
Bishop staying out of range there.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Landstrimma swings widly with a right hand
and Bishop counters with a right hand to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Landstrimma.
Landstrimma misses with a looping left.
Landstrimma looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Bishop lands a head shot.
Bishop throws a low kick but Landstrimma avoids it.
Eriku Landstrimma is winning the standup battle so far.
Landstrimma is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Landstrimma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bishop sprawls well. Bishop wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Landstrimma gets slowly back to his feet.
Bishop moves out of range as Landstrimma strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a low kick but Landstrimma avoids it.
A slow jab from Landstrimma misses its intended target.
Bishop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Landstrimma.
A swing and a miss from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma misses with a body shot.
Landstrimma throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.

Landstrimma tries to sprawl but Bishop drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop stalling away here and it's allowed Landstrimma to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Landstrimma trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Landstrimma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop throws a strike but Landstrimma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bishop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Landstrimma from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has momentary wrist control but Landstrimma slips an elbow through the middle.
Bishop can't keep his opponent in guard - Landstrimma advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Landstrimma is stalling here. Bishop is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Landstrimma seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bishop has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Bishop are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bishop working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop wants to control but Landstrimma is keeping him busy.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eriku Landstrimma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Bishop's cut.
That's time! Landstrimma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bishop scores with a decent looking hook.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Landstrimma misses with a left hand
and Bishop counters with a leg kick.
Landstrimma throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Landstrimma scores with a nice body kick.
Bishop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Landstrimma checks it well.
Bishop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bishop has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma lands a nice hook to Bishop's body. Bishop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Landstrimma.
A big left from Bishop misses.
Bishop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
A low kick from Landstrimma misses
and Bishop counters with a one-two to the body.
Landstrimma staying out of range there.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1-2. Bishop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Landstrimma sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Landstrimma - just one landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Landstrimma is defended easily by Bishop.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landstrimma throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
and Landstrimma counters with a big head kick but Bishop shrugs it off.
Landstrimma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Landstrimma throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a right hand to the body.
Landstrimma throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Landstrimma swivels and escapes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Landstrimma.
A jab lands there for Landstrimma.
Landstrimma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
A head kick from Bishop lands but Landstrimma takes it in his stride.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Landstrimma is just out of range.
Landstrimma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Landstrimma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Landstrimma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Landstrimma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bishop connects with a body shot that sends Landstrimma's belly button to the back.
Landstrimma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eriku Landstrimma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Landstrimma.

Landstrimma shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landstrimma controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eriku Landstrimma.
Well Landstrimma 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eriku Landstrimma!
During a confident post fight interview, Eriku Landstrimma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.