PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bisping
vs
Tennant

185 cm
23
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Tennant!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant closes the distance but Bisping moves to the side
enabling Bisping to counter with a crisp jab.
Tennant takes one to the chin there.
Michael Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tennant shoots and misses
letting Bisping counter with a right hand.
Bisping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tennant with a poor takedown
and Bisping counters with a nice body shot.
Bisping scores with a three punch combo!
Bisping 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!
Tennant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Bisping counter with a right hand.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Tennant.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tennant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tennant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bisping.
Bisping lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bisping feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tennants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tennant tries to clinch but Bisping moves away
enabling Bisping to counter with a crisp jab.
Tennant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bisping counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping misses with a hook
and Tennant counters with a head kick. That will keep Bisping thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bisping misses with a leg kick
and Tennant counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bisping is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tennant has his takedown stuffed
and Bisping counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Bisping scores with a nice right hand.
Bisping waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tennant.
Bisping is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tennant shoots and misses
and Bisping counters with a right hand to the body.
Tennant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bisping counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping throws a lazy uppercut

and Tennant counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bisping is looking for a sweep. Tennant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bisping is working hard here to advance position.
Tennant trying to control from half guard but Bisping is working away.

Tennant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bisping defends it well.
Bisping moves into full guard.
Tennant passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant trying to control the action but Bisping is working from the bottom.

Tennant is trying to get an arm triangle but Bisping is defending well.
Bisping tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tennant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping manages to get back to half guard.
Tennant trying to control the action but Bisping is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping dominated that round.
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.

Tennant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bisping counters with a nice uppercut.
Tennant tries for a takedown but Bisping circles away easily
and Bisping counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bisping misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bisping throws out a loose jab but Tennant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tennant drops his hands momentarily and Bisping takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tennant misses with a takedown attempt
and Bisping counters with a series of strikes. Tennant will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant tries for a takedown but Bisping circles away easily
and Bisping counters with a straight right hand.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Tennant.
Tennant throws a poor cross that misses
and Bisping counters with a three punch combo that has Tennant backing up. Tennant nods at Bisping to acknowledge the strikes.
Bisping misses with a left hand
and Tennant counters with a head kick. That will keep Bisping thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bisping throws a wild body kick that Tennant sees coming a mile off.
Bisping lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bisping connects with a looping right hand.
Tennant slips a jab from Bisping.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennant has his takedown stuffed
and Bisping counters with a left and a right that stings Tennant.
Bisping throws a right hand that misses
and Tennant counters with a big head kick but Bisping shrugs it off.
Michael Bisping is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tennant takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tennant is breathing heavily.
Bisping scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tennant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bisping counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bisping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant shoots and misses
and Bisping counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bisping dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bisping fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bisping throws out a loose jab but Tennant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisping lands a really nice looking cross but Tennant seems unphased.
Tennant slips a straight right by Bisping.
Tennant defending well as Bisping loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant with a poor takedown
and Bisping counters with a three punch combo that has Tennant backing up. Tennant nods at Bisping to acknowledge the strikes.
Bisping misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tennant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisping scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bisping lands a nice shot to the body.
Bisping misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tennant manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tennant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bisping thuds his right hand into Tennant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tennant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tennant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tennant throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tennant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tennant misses with an uppercut
letting Bisping counter with a right hand.
Tennant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bisping counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bisping connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tennant scrambles back to his feet.
Bisping misses with a lunging right hand
and Tennant counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bisping is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tennant has his takedown stuffed
enabling Bisping to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bisping.
Michael Bisping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tennant fails with the takedown
and Bisping counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tennant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tennant shoots and misses
and Bisping counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Tennant.
Bisping throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tennant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
David Tennant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping tries to bum rush Tennant with a series of wild strikes but Tennant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bisping is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tennant can do to turn this around?
Tennant misses with a takedown attempt
and Bisping counters with a straight right hand.
Tennant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bisping.
Tennant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tennant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bisping throws out the jab.
Bisping jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tennant shoots and misses
and Bisping counters with a straight right hand.
Bisping swings for the body but Tennant moves out of range.
Tennant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tennant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab lands there for Bisping.
Donk. Bisping catches Tennant right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bisping scores with a decent looking hook.
Tennant misses with an uppercut
and Bisping counters with a straight right hand.
Michael Bisping is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tennant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bisping makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tennant manages to avoid it.
David Tennant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Bisping.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bisping showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bisping, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!