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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said knock you out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bishop defends well and Pearson ends up having to push Bishop into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pearson takes a shot to the head.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bishop avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Pearson.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pearson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Pearson avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bobby Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Pearson.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop prevents the takedown attempt.
Pearson wants a takedown.
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson wants a takedown.
Pearson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bishop regains guard.
Pearson wants to pass the guard but Bishop is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop controlling Pearson's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pearson looking to pass the guard.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully.
Pearson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bishop manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pearson has Bishop in his guard.
Pearson working for submissions but it's allowed Bishop to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pearson is looking to get back to full guard here but Bishop has managed to pass to side control instead.
Pearson is looking to reverse the position.
Pearson tries to control but Bishop manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson tries to escape the position.
Bishop just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Pearson tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson looking to score a takedown here. Bishop is defending well but Pearson drives through and ends up in Bishop's guard.
Pearson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson passes Bishop's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pearson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pearson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bishop is now in Pearson's guard. A big mistake from Pearson there, giving up the dominant position!
Bishop's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pearson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bishop has passed into half guard!
Bishop prevents Pearson from improving his position.
Bishop decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bishop is fending him off so far but Pearson persists. Nope, Bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Pearson's head but Pearson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bishop instigates a clinch.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Bishop.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Pearson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearson blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pearson wants a takedown.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Pearson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bishop pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bobby Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Pearson.
Pearson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bishop fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pearson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bishop circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Bishop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pearson.
Nice straight punches there by Bishop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bishop.
Pearson shoots in but no luck this time.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Pearson tries for a takedown but Bishop circles away easily
and Bishop holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Tyson Pearson has been cut.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bishop is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bishop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Pearson's cut.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pearson fails with the takedown
and Bishop counters by moving into the clinch.
Bobby Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
Bishop gets underhooks to prevent Pearson's takedown attempt.
Pearson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bishop gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bobby Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Pearson.
Pearson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bishop avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson is trying to drag Bishop to the mat but Bishop just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pearson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bishop regains guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pearson forces his way into half guard.
Tyson Pearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pearson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bishop sees it coming and defends easily.
Bishop is defending against the submission attempts here by Pearson.
Pearson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pearson is working away from the top position though.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet.
Pearson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pearson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pearson is trying to work for a kimura but Bishop is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control here.
Pearson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pearson is trying to work for a kimura but Bishop is defending well.
Bishop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pearson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Pearson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bobby Bishop!
Our winner, Bobby Bishop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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