PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Calliente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes into the arena with Taste of Ink by The Used blaring out of the sound system. Shane Bishop has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bishop
vs
Calliente

190 cm
27
181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
30
172 lbs
14 - 26 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Calliente!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Calliente takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Vincenzo Calliente has been cut.

Calliente gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bishop tries to work over Calliente's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Calliente gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Calliente throwing shots but Bishop is blocking nicely.
Calliente has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop is trying to stand.
Bishop wants to stand back up but Calliente manages to pass into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Calliente prevents Bishop from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calliente wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bishop keeps working.
Calliente cracks Bishop with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Calliente are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Calliente throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Calliente landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bishop wants to get back to his feet but Calliente drags him back down.
Calliente advances to full mount.
Calliente scoring with strikes but Bishop is staying in there.
Calliente wants to control the pace but Bishop is squirming around nicely.
Calliente working the ground and pound effectively.
Bishop is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop taking shots to the head.
Calliente scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Shane Bishop has been cut.
Bishop is trying to stand up.
Calliente can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bishop is looking to escape.
Calliente postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bishop looks a forlorn figure.

Bishop is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calliente loads up with a big shot that hurts Bishop! He's pulled Calliente in close but Calliente has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Bishop survive? More strikes from Calliente and Bishop is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vincenzo Calliente!