PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop has chosen Pimps Around The World as his entrance music. Xavier Bishop has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Timothy Robinson's chin.

Robinson
vs
Bishop

173 cm
27
169 lbs
20 - 12 - 2

175 cm
29
160 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill
Hellbent

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Lion Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Timothy Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop lands a jab to Robinson's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Robinson.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Robinson with a body shot.
Robinson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Robinson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop moves out of range of the leg kick from Robinson.
Bishop throws out a counter right but Robinson avoids it with no problem.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Robinson manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Robinson swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Robinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Xavier Bishop has been cut.
Timothy Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bishop lands a big uppercut and Robinson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Robinson looks OK. Bishop waves Robinson back to his feet!

Robinson is rocked!

It looks like Timothy Robinson has been cut.
Robinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop lands a slapping body shot.
Robinson seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bishop lands a big uppercut and Robinson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Robinson looks OK. Bishop waves Robinson back to his feet!
Robinson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Robinson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick from Robinson is predictable there
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Bishop appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Robinson throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop throws a sloppy body shot
and Robinson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop lands a head shot.
Bishop scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Robinson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Bishop blocks the low kick.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. Robinson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Robinson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bishop counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Robinson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Robinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robinson throws a quick counter head kick but Bishop was just out of range.
Robinson is looking to wear down Bishop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Robinson moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robinson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop checks a low kick from Robinson.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from Robinson tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Robinson's head back.
Robinson scores with a shot to the body.
Bishop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Bishop dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Bishop misses with a looping right.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Robinson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Robinson wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop scores with a hook.
Robinson moves out of range as Bishop throws a body kick.
Xavier Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Robinson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robinson doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Robinson.
That kick from Robinson tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robinson misses with a low kick.
Robinson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Robinson throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Robinson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bishop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bishop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robinson misses with a low kick as Bishop jumps back.
Bishop cracks Robinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.
Bishop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Robinson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Robinson misses
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bishop blocks a low kick nicely.
Robinson lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson throws a low kick, looking for Bishop's leg but Bishop calmly moves out of range.
Robinson throws a chopping leg kick but Bishop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Robinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Robinson scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson motions for Bishop to come forward. Robinson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Robinson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Robinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Robinson settles back down.
Robinson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Robinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Bishop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Robinson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bishop checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice jab there from Bishop.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Robinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Robinson misses
and Bishop finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Robinson throws a lazy body kick
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Robinson.
Bishop let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Xavier Bishop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robinson tried to counter with a leg kick but Bishop avoided it.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Robinson wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Robinson backing away here, and Bishop unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robinson.
Bishop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robinson.
Robinson half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bishop slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
and Bishop counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Robinson! He's just covering up as Bishop starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Bishop!
A very excited looking Xavier 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.