PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bishop
vs
Cat

186 cm
24
203 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mad Cat!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop throws a body punch but Cat moves out of range.
Cat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick from Cat.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Cat counter with a right hand.

It looks like Damien Bishop has been cut.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bishop checks a low kick from Cat.
Cat ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop throws a right and a left that Cat avoids nicely.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Damien Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cat misses with a double jab
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bishop misses with a right hand

and Cat counters with a nice right hand that sends Bishop toppling to the canvas! Bishop scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cat finish him?!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cat misses.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cat looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Cat moved out of range nicely.
Bishop tests Cat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cat throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Cat's shoulder, as Cat tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop misses with a left hand
enabling Cat to counter with a crisp jab.

Bishop is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a combination
and Cat rattles Bishop with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Bishop tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Cat dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Bishop stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mad Cat!
Our winner, Mad Cat, 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.