PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Boyko (ranked 9621 p4p, 846 weight class) and Jackson Bishop (ranked 4984 p4p, 622 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bishop's choice of entrance music: From Ashes to New - I Will Show You. Pavlo Boyko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Boyko
vs
Bishop

183 cm
24
216 lbs
6 - 17 - 0

189 cm
28
206 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavlo Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Boyko moved out of range nicely.
Boyko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Boyko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyko is just out of range.
Bishop misses with a leg kick

and Boyko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Bishop kicks Boyko off and gets back to his feet.
Bishop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bishop throws a leg kick

and Boyko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boyko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Boyko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bishop dives on top into guard.

Boyko could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Boyko is striking from the bottom but Bishop uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko gets back to full guard.
Boyko wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
Boyko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bishop's guard.

Bishop keeping moving, preventing Boyko from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boyko throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boyko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bishop is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boyko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bishop keeping moving, preventing Boyko from controlling successfully.
Boyko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boyko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bishop pushes Boyko off and scrambles back to his feet.
Boyko shoots in for a double leg but Bishop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with the left hand. Boyko knows he should have avoided that one.
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bishop throws a body punch but Boyko moves out of range.
A left lands for Bishop.

Bishop takes the fight into the clinch.
Boyko tries for a takedown but Bishop manages to get underhooks.
Boyko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bishop is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavlo Boyko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bishop turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bishop manages to end up in side control.
Boyko sneaks back into half guard.
Bishop is trying to control the action in half guard but Boyko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Boyko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boyko is positioning himself well to prevent Bishop advancing to mount.
Bishop wants to stand up but Boyko is controlling the position.
Bishop is nestled in close to Boyko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boyko gets back to full guard.
Boyko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bishop is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Bishop dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bishop gets a takedown into half guard.
Boyko is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boyko avoid being mounted?

Boyko is defending against the submission attempts here by Bishop.
Jackson Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyko is pressing down on Bishop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko has momentary wrist control but Bishop slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyko keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.

Boyko has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bishop doesn't defend quickly enough and Boyko has managed to lock this one up! Can Bishop escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Boyko on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pavlo Boyko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

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