PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rj McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLovin has chosen Nas - Etherl as his entrance music. Michael Bisping has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bisping
vs
McLovin

185 cm
26
190 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

185 cm
34
201 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rj McLovin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLovin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McLovin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McLovin misses with an uppercut

and Bisping counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McLovin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bisping is trying to break free.
McLovin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McLovin stalling in the clinch but Bisping improves position.
Bisping blocks a body shot from McLovin.
McLovin gets through Bisping's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bisping's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McLovin misses with some punches.
McLovin tries a body shot but Bisping blocks it.

Bisping breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLovin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bisping manages to avoid it.
McLovin keeps the fight on the outside.
Bisping tries to clinch up but McLovin circles away and keeps his distance.
McLovin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by McLovin!
McLovin throws a hook but Bisping avoids it easily.
McLovin looks to throw the jab but Bisping is out of range.
McLovin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bisping doesn't manage to clinch there - McLovin circles away.
Bisping wants to clinch.
Bisping avoids the body shot from McLovin.
McLovin wants to clinch up but Bisping keeps it at a distance.
McLovin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bisping rather than just go for the knockout.
Bisping is looking to clinch but McLovin is avoiding it.
McLovin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Bisping or perhaps it was just good defense by McLovin which made him look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping tries for a takedown but McLovin circles away easily
and McLovin counters with a nice body shot.

Bisping looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McLovin wants to sweep here but Bisping controlling him for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

McLovin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bisping can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

McLovin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping controlling from the top position.
McLovin looking for a sweep. Not yet McLovin, not yet.
McLovin keeping moving, preventing Bisping from controlling successfully.
Bisping wants to stand but McLovin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLovin is trying to keep Bisping in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Bisping.
McLovin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLovin swinging wildly here.
McLovin looks for the body kick but Bisping saw that one coming.
Bisping slips a jab and a cross from McLovin.
McLovin lands a nice hook to Bisping's body. Bisping takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLovin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch but McLovin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bisping takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rj McLovin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice cross by McLovin.
McLovin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bisping uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLovin.
McLovin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bisping counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McLovin thuds a left hand into Bisping's body.
Michael Bisping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bisping tries to clinch up but McLovin circles away and keeps his distance.

McLovin moves into the clinch.
McLovin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McLovin misses with a body punch.
McLovin misses with the head strike.
McLovin tries to throw a body punch but Bisping avoids it by throwing McLovin back against the cage.

Bisping breaks the clinch.
McLovin looks for the body kick but Bisping saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from McLovin misses the target.
Rj McLovin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bisping slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bisping tries to clinch but McLovin is having none of it.
McLovin scores with a shot to the body.
McLovin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bisping.
McLovin sizes up Bisping with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McLovin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bisping counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bisping ducks under a wild hook from McLovin.
McLovin swings for the body but Bisping moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bisping is defended easily by McLovin.
McLovin lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLovin misses with a looping left.
McLovin misses with an attempted mid kick.
McLovin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bisping shoots in but McLovin avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bisping has managed to clinch.

McLovin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLovin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bisping.
McLovin throws a sloppy head kick and Bisping moves out of range easily.
McLovin scores with a jab to the jaw.
McLovin throws a lazy right hand but Bisping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Bisping clinches up with McLovin and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping has had enough of the clinch but McLovin keeps him there for the moment.
Bisping's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bisping scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bisping can't find room to land a body shot as McLovin controls the action.
McLovin lands a left hand.
McLovin lands with a short shot to the head.
Bisping misses with an elbow over the top.
McLovin can't find room to land a body shot as Bisping controls the action.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
Bisping throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McLovin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bisping prevents a body shot from McLovin.
McLovin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bisping takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by McLovin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bisping pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McLovin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bisping.
Rj McLovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McLovin.

Bisping gets a clinch.
McLovin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Bisping escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McLovin throws a jab when Bisping was well out of range.
Bisping tries to score a power double leg takedown but McLovin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bisping somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Bisping. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from McLovin.
McLovin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLovin wants to clinch up but Bisping keeps it at a distance.
McLovin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

McLovin tries to keep at a distance but Bisping has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rj McLovin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McLovin misses with the combination.
Bisping keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLovin keeps the fight on the outside.
McLovin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bisping moves to clinch but McLovin breaks away
and McLovin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice sprawl there from McLovin as Bisping shoots in.
McLovin misses with a hook to the body
and Bisping counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bisping wants to clinch up but McLovin keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from McLovin. Those never looked like landing.
McLovin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bisping moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bisping has McLovin up against the cage in a clinch.
McLovin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McLovin.
McLovin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bispings head.

Bisping breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bisping tries to clinch there but McLovin circles away.
Bisping shoots in looking for a takedown but McLovin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bisping's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McLovin throws the left hand but Bisping avoids the punch easily.
Bisping tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McLovin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McLovin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Bisping counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bisping.

Bisping breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bisping on the wrong end of a nice jab.

A momentary lapse in concentration from McLovin enables Bisping to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McLovin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLovin keeping moving, preventing Bisping from controlling successfully.

Bisping stands and steps away. McLovin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McLovin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bisping.
Bisping takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good shot there by McLovin.
McLovin swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Bisping moves into the clinch.
McLovin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Bisping breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin misses with a body shot.
Bisping wants to clinch.

Bisping darts in and clinches McLovin up against the cage.
Bisping working hard to break the clinch.
Bisping prevents a body shot from McLovin.
Bisping wants to break free but McLovin has control.

Bisping's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bisping fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Bisping. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLovin throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bisping counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

McLovin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bisping gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McLovin working a defensive guard here.
Michael Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McLovin is proving hard to escape from.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLovin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

McLovin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bisping gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bisping stopping the sweep attempt from McLovin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bisping with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Bisping.
I think McLovin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rj McLovin!
During a confident post fight interview, Rj McLovin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.