PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Trout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Bisping has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Trout
vs
Bisping

188 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Trout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bisping avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Trout shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bisping looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bisping is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trout is controlling him.
Bisping trying to keep a closed guard but Trout is proving a slippery customer.
Bisping looking for a sweep. Not yet Bisping, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bisping is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Michael Bisping has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bisping fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Trout counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bisping tries to score a body lock takedown but Trout shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bisping looking to slow down the pace here.

Trout pulls guard successfully.
Bisping has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trout is proving hard to escape from.
Bisping stopping the sweep attempt from Trout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bisping wants to stand but Trout is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bisping must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bisping looks gassed!
Bisping trying to control the position from guard on top but Trout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Trout has his hands on Bisping's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Michael Bisping has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bisping lands a nice looking kick to the body. Trout takes a step back to recover.

Bisping gets caught flat footed, as Trout shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout trying to control the position from guard on top but Bisping is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trout is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bisping is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Trout avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bisping is trying to keep Trout in close.
Trout sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Trout stopping the sweep attempt from Bisping.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kevin Trout.
Bisping tries for a takedown but Trout circles away easily

and Trout counters with a shoot takedown. Bisping fights it but they end up in guard.
Kevin Trout has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bisping.
Trout is pushing down on Bisping's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bisping is fighting to maintain full guard but Trout has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bisping is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trout takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bisping is looking to improve his position.
Trout trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Trout 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.

Bisping darts in trying to clinch

and Trout counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bisping won't be happy with that.
Bisping can't do much from the bottom here.
Trout is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bisping's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bisping trying to control but Trout flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bisping looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Trout scores with strikes from the back.
Bisping tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trout sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Bisping taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Trout!