PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mary Quitecontrary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bishop
vs
Quitecontrary

172 cm
27
145 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

150 cm
29
128 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mary Quitecontrary!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quitecontrary throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.

Bishop shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
Quitecontrary is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Quitecontrary avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bishop sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Quitecontrary's guard.
Quitecontrary manages to get to full guard.
Bishop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bishop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quitecontrary keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop is looking to work some ground and pound but Quitecontrary has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Quitecontrary has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bishop can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitecontrary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Quitecontrary is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bishop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bishop trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Quitecontrary working for submissions but it's allowed Bishop to get to half guard.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Quitecontrary is defending well.
Bishop trying to control the action but Quitecontrary is working from the bottom.
Quitecontrary on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quitecontrary makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Quitecontrary.
Bishop is working Quitecontrary over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Quitecontrary is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bishop defends well.

Quitecontrary has his foot on Bishop's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bishop works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Quitecontrary keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop postures up in Quitecontrary's guard and throws a big left but Quitecontrary blocks it.
Quitecontrary utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.

Quitecontrary working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bishop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bishop manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bishop wants to pass the guard but Quitecontrary is keeping the position.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Quitecontrary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Quitecontrary throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bishop looking to sit in guard and control but Quitecontrary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Quitecontrary in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quitecontrary postures up in Bishop's guard and throws a big left but Bishop blocks it.
Quitecontrary throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bryan Bishop will probably get the nod.
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 looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Quitecontrary.
Bishop shoots in for a double leg but Quitecontrary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bishop takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown. Quitecontrary tries to sprawl out of it but Bishop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quitecontrary manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bishop fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quitecontrary avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quitecontrary works over Bishop's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Quitecontrary!
Quitecontrary misses with a body shot.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt

and Quitecontrary counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop pulls Quitecontrary in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitecontrary postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quitecontrary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Quitecontrary. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Quitecontrary loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quitecontrary is looking to work some ground and pound but Bishop has wrist control.
Quitecontrary working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Quitecontrary throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quitecontrary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bishop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quitecontrary wants to pass the guard but Bishop is keeping the position.
Quitecontrary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bishop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quitecontrary throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quitecontrary stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Quitecontrary drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Quitecontrary jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quitecontrary with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop keeping full guard, as Quitecontrary tries to pass.
Quitecontrary has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mary Quitecontrary has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quitecontrary working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quitecontrary tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
Quitecontrary throws a strike but Bishop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control but Quitecontrary is working from the bottom.

Bishop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quitecontrary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Quitecontrary is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bishop trying to control but Quitecontrary is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mary Quitecontrary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bishop closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Quitecontrary did well to prevent Bishop getting side control.
Bishop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quitecontrary does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bishop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Quitecontrary is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Quitecontrary looking for submissions off his back.
Quitecontrary is trying to get back to full guard.
Bishop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quitecontrary defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitecontrary is not content to let Bishop control the position.
Bishop stalling.
Quitecontrary trying to control here.
Bishop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bishop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bishop scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Quitecontrary wants to get back to full guard.
Bishop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quitecontrary on the ground.
Bishop working over Quitecontrary with some ground and pound. Quitecontrary looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Quitecontrary tries to roll over but Bishop keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Quitecontrary makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Quitecontrary.
Quitecontrary keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Bishop working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Quitecontrary is retaining full guard.
Bishop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bishop throws an elbow that misses. Quitecontrary uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bishop's guard. Nice move by Quitecontrary!
Quitecontrary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quitecontrary chips away with some ground and pound.
Quitecontrary throws an elbow that misses. Bishop uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quitecontrary's guard. Nice move by Bishop!

Bishop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Quitecontrary managing to control the position.
Quitecontrary wants to sweep but no luck.
Bishop's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bishop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bishop working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quitecontrary's head.
Bishop is looking to advance position but Quitecontrary has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Quitecontrary there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quitecontrary throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Quitecontrary thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quitecontrary misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bryan Bishop!
Bryan Bishop thanked the fans post fight for their support.