PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said knock you out. Jake Mendes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bishop
vs
Mendes

160 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

173 cm
24
157 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendes.
Mendes moves forwards but Bishop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendes thows a left - swing and a miss!

Bishop moves into range and clinches up with Mendes.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop keeps control of Mendes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendes looking to stall.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mendes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jake Mendes has been cut.
Mendes is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tries a body shot but Mendes blocks it.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
Bishop lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendes avoids it.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Mendes tries to break the clinch but Bishop is controlling the position.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Bishop.
Bishop prevents Mendes from breaking the clinch.
Bishop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendes's efforts to push away.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Mendes.
Mendes gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Mendes is looking to break free of the clinch but Bishop has double underhooks.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Mendes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Mendes prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Mendes blocks an uppercut.
Mendes blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Mendes takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop presses Mendes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
Bishop gets through Mendes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendes takes an elbow to the temple.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.

Mendes is rocked!
Mendes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Mendes is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
Mendes takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Jake Mendes's cut even more.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop keeps control of Mendes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendes managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
Mendes blocks an uppercut.
Mendes seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendes wants to get back to striking at distance but Bishop won't allow it.
Mendes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendes or not.
Mendes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendes tries to break the clinch but Bishop is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mendes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendes wants to get back to striking at distance but Bishop won't allow it.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bishop is leaning against Mendes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bishop has Mendes pressed against the cage, preventing Mendes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Mendes's cut.
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.

Mendes misses with a lunging right hand

and Bishop counters by clinching up.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendes backwards.
Bishop misses with some punches.

Mendes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Mendes looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Mendes throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mendes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mendes loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Mendes loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Bishop throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes misses with a straight left.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Mendes misses.
Mendes moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Good leg kick by Bishop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bishop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendes connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Mendes's shoulder, as Mendes tries to avoid the shot.
Jake Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Mendes.
Mendes looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Bishop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Mendes throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Bishop lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mendes misses with an uppercut.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
Bishop cracks Mendes with an open hand slap.
Bishop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mendes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop drops Mendes with a straight right hand, right on the button! Bishop follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Bishop!
A very excited looking Bobby Bishop made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.