PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pittsburgh Steelers (ranked 250 p4p, 708 weight class) and Keith Bishop (ranked 9 p4p, 18 weight class). Bishop is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whatever. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Steelers
vs
Bishop

200 cm
40
285
26 - 11 - 0

200 cm
39
250
27 - 11 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pittsburgh Steelers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steelers.
Steelers throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steelers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steelers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steelers looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Steelers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Steelers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Steelers tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop motions for Steelers to come forward. Bishop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop scores with a jab to the body.
Steelers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Bishop pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steelers back to the cage. Bishop follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steelers.
Bishop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steelers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts.
Steelers misses with a head kick.
Bishop throws a combination. Steelers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Steelers throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Steelers misses with a wild combination.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Steelers throws a lazy body kick
and Bishop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pittsburgh Steelers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop throws a lazy head kick
letting Steelers counter with a right hand.

It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
Steelers tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steelers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steelers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steelers wants it to stay on the feet.
Steelers misses with a combination
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Steelers.

Bishop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steelers defending well though.
Bishop trying to control the pace.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bishop working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bishop stops Steelers from getting back to his feet.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop thows a huge punch but Steelers dodges it nicely.
Bishop is trying to control. Steelers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bishop is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Bishop is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Steelers looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steelers misses with a head kick.
Steelers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steelers throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Steelers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Steelers blocks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steelers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bishop lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Bishop.
A little feinted left hand from Steelers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steelers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Steelers.
The crowd cheers as Steelers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bishop doesn't seem phased though.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Steelers moves out of range easily.
Steelers is looking to counter with a body kick.
A punch combination from Bishop misses.
Steelers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steelers misses with the body kick
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Steelers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steelers.
Bishop unleashes a big counter combination but Steelers bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pittsburgh Steelers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Steelers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bishop tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pittsburgh Steelers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bishop misses with the combination.
Steelers throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop is looking for the big counter here.
Steelers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bishop's head.

Bishop throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Steelers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bishop is in Steelers's guard.
Bishop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bishop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Steelers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steelers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bishop controls the pace.
Bishop won't allow Steelers to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bishop postures up in Steelers's guard and throws a big left but Steelers blocks it.
Steelers wants to stand but Bishop is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Steelers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steelers throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Bishop is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Steelers misses the jab.
Bishop scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bishop shoots in but no luck this time.
Steelers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

so Bishop counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bishop is standing up over Steelers. Steelers looks to escape but Bishop dives into side control.
Steelers is not content to let Bishop control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bishop in side control, throwing shots but Steelers defends.
Bishop tries to score with some ground and pound. Steelers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steelers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Bishop are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Keith Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bishop throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Steelers is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Bishop might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Steelers haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bishop working the ground and pound but Steelers is defending the strikes.
Bishop tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Steelers bucks up and tries to throw Bishop off but instead Bishop has got his back!
Bishop throwing sloppy strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Steelers's body.
Steelers wants to get back to his feet.
Bishop throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Bishop thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bishop misses with punches from the back.
Well, with Bishop on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Steelers is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Even with his hooks in, Bishop manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Bishop trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bishop throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop'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.

Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Steelers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steelers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Steelers.
Steelers throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Bishop.
Bishop lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steelers will feel that in the morning.
Steelers tries a head kick but it misses.
Steelers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Steelers moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bishop is defended easily by Steelers.
Steelers thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop shoots for a takedown but Steelers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Steelers avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Steelers throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steelers throws a right hand that misses
and Bishop counters with a two punch combo.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steelers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pittsburgh Steelers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steelers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steelers backing away here, and Bishop unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
No luck for Bishop with that takedown attempt.
Pittsburgh Steelers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Bishop.
Bishop walks into a straight right hand from Steelers.
Bishop has his takedown stuffed
letting Steelers counter with a right hand.

That has opened up Keith Bishop's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop avoids a kick to the body.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body. Steelers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steelers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Steelers sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Steelers.
Bishop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Steelers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop lands with a slapping head kick.
Steelers misses with a jab to the body
and Steelers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steelers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Steelers thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bishop shoots for a double leg takedown but Steelers sprawls well. He's pushed Bishop's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bishop fails with the takedown
and Steelers counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steelers misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Bishop's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bishop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steelers misses with the combination.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Steelers.
Bishop steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steelers.
Steelers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steelers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steelers misses with a left hand
and Steelers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch combination from Bishop misses.
Steelers throws out a leg kick but Bishop moves out of range and Steelers only half commits.
Steelers slips a jab and a cross from Bishop.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Bishop looking to score a takedown here. Steelers is defending well but Bishop drives through and ends up in Steelers's guard.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steelers wants to stand and escape but Bishop is having none of it.
Steelers keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Steelers has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pittsburgh Steelers did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Steelers throws a sloppy head kick
and Steelers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steelers throws a head kick that misses.
Steelers throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bishop is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Steelers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bishop misses with the body kick
and Steelers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steelers.
Steelers went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Steelers throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bishop counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bishop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Steelers breaks from the clinch.
Bishop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steelers's waist but Steelers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bishop off to one side.
Bishop throws a right hand that Steelers ducks under and follows up with a left that Steelers also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tries to bum rush Steelers with a series of wild strikes but Steelers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steelers lands a jab to Bishop's midsection.
Steelers takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Steelers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Steelers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Steelers throws a head kick that misses
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Pittsburgh Steelers is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop throws a head kick but Steelers moves out of range.
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steelers thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bishop takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bishop tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Steelers defends well and Bishop ends up having to push Steelers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steelers misses with a kick to the body.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Steelers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

The cut above Keith Bishop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steelers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steelers throws a lazy head kick
and Bishop counters with a three punch combo that has Steelers backing up. Steelers nods at Bishop to acknowledge the strikes.
Steelers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bishop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steelers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Keith Bishop's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Steelers jabs Bishop right on the nose. Bishop blinks but takes it well.
Steelers leaves Bishop with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pittsburgh Steelers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Bishop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steelers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bishop counters with a series of strikes. Steelers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bishop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Steelers moved out of range nicely.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Steelers sprawls well.
Steelers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Bishop throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steelers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steelers throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop is looking for the big counter here.
Steelers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steelers defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bishop shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bishop showed some decent athleticism there.
Bishop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steelers defending well though.

Bishop is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Steelers is looking to escape.
Bishop missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bishop looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pittsburgh Steelers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bishop avoids the body shot from Steelers.
Bishop doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from Bishop.
Steelers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steelers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
Steelers throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Steelers scores with a one two! Bishop had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steelers throws an off balance right hand
and Bishop counters with a leg kick.
Bishop changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steelers tries to avoid it but Bishop manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steelers to the ground. Steelers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown but Steelers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steelers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Bishop releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steelers throws a counter high kick but Bishop was just alert enough to avoid it.
Steelers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steelers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop throws a lazy head kick
and Steelers counters with a nice uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keith Bishop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pittsburgh Steelers!
Pittsburgh Steelers retains his super heavyweight title!
Pittsburgh Steelers was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Keith Bishop had this to say: 'Ill Be Back Fans'.