PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Slugs (ranked 3433 p4p, 3351 weight class) and Keith Bishop (ranked 135 p4p, 149 weight class). Slugs comes to the cage accompanied by Too Bad - By Me. Bishop has chosen Whatever as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Slugs
vs
Bishop

182 cm
37
300
15 - 10 - 0

200 cm
46
250
35 - 22 - 0

Great wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Slugs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slugs throws a series of punches but Bishop avoids them all with ease.
Slugs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Slugs lands with a nice body punch.
Slugs tries to move into range but Bishop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slugs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
Slugs 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.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slugs.
Bishop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bishop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop throws the kick towards the body but Slugs avoids it.
Slugs tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Slugs tries to clinch up.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Slugs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Bishop gets tackled into the cage by Slugs. Slugs maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slugs lands an elbow inside that Bishop shrugs off.
Slugs tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Slugs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike from Slugs.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slugs backwards.
Slugs throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slugs pushes off an throws an elbow but Bishop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bishop is working Slugs over against the cage.
Slugs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Slugs pushes off an throws an elbow but Bishop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Bishop works on Slugs's body with a couple of short punches.
Slugs is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Slugs.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slugs can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Slugs lands an elbow inside.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
Slugs missing with knees to the body.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slugs avoids it.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Slugs avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Slugs misses with an elbow over the top.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slugs's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slugs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bishop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slugs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Keith Bishop's cut even more.
Slugs avoiding damage as Bishop throws knees to the body.

Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slugs was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
A big left from Bishop misses.
Bishop is looking to chop away at Slugs's legs.
Slugs throws a body shot but no joy.
Slugs throws an off balance right hand
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slugs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slugs. That did some damage!
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slugs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
Slugs throws a big shot that misses.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slugs. That did some damage!
Slugs misses with a jab to the body
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slugs throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slugs moves into the clinch.
Slugs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slugs backwards.
Slugs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bishop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bishop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slugs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.

Slugs clinches up with Bishop and pushes him back against the cage.
Slugs presses Bishop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slugs.
Slugs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Slugs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slugs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike.
Slugs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bishop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slugs throws an elbow that misses.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slugs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes a knee to the side of the body.
Slugs scores with a nice hook to the head.

The cut above Keith Bishop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Slugs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slugs gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slugs lands a knee to the body.
Slugs lands an elbow inside.

Keith Bishop's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Doug Slugs!
During a confident post fight interview, Doug Slugs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Keith Bishop was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill Be Back Fans'.