PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (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!

Fonseca
vs
Bisping

185 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

180 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guilherme Fonseca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bisping fails to land with a series of punches.
Fonseca tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Fonseca slips a jab and a cross from Bisping.
Bisping lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Bisping.
Fonseca tries to clinch up.
Fonseca slips a jab and a cross from Bisping.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Fonseca avoids them all with ease.

Fonseca drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fonseca wanted to stand there but Bisping had control of the position.
Fonseca is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fonseca trying to control but Bisping is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca won't allow Bisping to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Guilherme Fonseca just wasn't active enough.
Fonseca will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A combination from Bisping does no damage.
Michael Bisping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bisping dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bisping lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bisping jabs Fonseca to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bisping digs a good hook to Fonseca's body.
Fonseca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bisping throws a nice looking combination but Fonseca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fonseca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bisping lands a nice shot to the body.
Fonseca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bisping misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bisping. Those never looked like landing.

Fonseca shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bisping napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from Fonseca crashes against the mat.
Fonseca happy to just control the position for now.

Fonseca decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bisping to his feet.

Fonseca fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bisping sprawls well initially but Fonseca persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fonseca not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fonseca is trying to control. Bisping wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Guilherme Fonseca.
A head kick misses from Fonseca.
Bisping rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fonseca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bisping, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bisping misses with a two punch combination.
Bisping digs a good hook to Fonseca's body.
Bisping misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Bisping misses.
Bisping misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bisping lands with a nice combination. Fonseca backs away looking to recover.

Fonseca gets a double leg takedown into Bisping's guard.
Fonseca trying to control but Bisping is working from the bottom.
Fonseca's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Fonseca dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fonseca tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bisping looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fonseca.
Fonseca trying to control the action but Bisping is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Fonseca stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fonseca misses with an uppercut.

Fonseca shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bisping manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Bisping is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fonseca won't allow Bisping to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca trying to control the position from guard on top but Bisping is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fonseca has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bisping is proving hard to escape from.

We're going to have a standup here because Guilherme Fonseca wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bisping lands a jab to Fonseca's midsection.
Bisping lands with a nice body punch.
Bisping works over Fonseca's head and body with a nice combination.
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 gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Bisping pushes Fonseca off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands a nice hook to Fonseca's body. Fonseca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bisping works Fonseca's body with a nice hook.
Bisping lands a jab to Fonseca's midsection.
Michael Bisping seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Bisping.
Bisping looks to land a combination. Fonseca sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fonseca doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Fonseca fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bisping sprawls well initially but Fonseca persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fonseca prevents Bisping from standing back up.
Fonseca is keen to just control but Bisping is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Guilherme Fonseca has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fonseca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bisping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bisping throws a combination. Fonseca tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bisping rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fonseca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Bisping gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bisping keeping moving, preventing Fonseca from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Fonseca dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Bisping swings for the body but Fonseca moves out of range.

Fonseca gets a takedown into half guard.
Fonseca throwing shots but Bisping is blocking nicely.
Fonseca not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fonseca wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bisping keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fonseca seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca wants to control but Bisping is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Guilherme Fonseca just wasn't active enough.
Bisping swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michael Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisping misses with a double jab.
Bisping is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fonseca rather than just go for the knockout.
Fonseca takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bisping looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fonseca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Fonseca fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bisping sprawls well initially but Fonseca persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fonseca keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bisping takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fonseca passes to side control.
Fonseca content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca is looking to take a break and control but Bisping is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Guilherme Fonseca just wasn't active enough.
Fonseca is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a two punch combination.
Fonseca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bisping scores with a three punch combo!
Bisping dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bisping lands a slapping body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fonseca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fonseca slips a jab and a cross from Bisping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fonseca tries to score with a low kick but Bisping moves his leg out of the way.
Bisping tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fonseca was well out of range. Poor timing from Bisping.

Fonseca shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fonseca is stalling in the full guard.
Fonseca wants to control from the top but Bisping keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Guilherme Fonseca has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bisping ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Michael Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guilherme Fonseca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fonseca drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Fonseca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fonseca, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Fonseca!
A very excited looking Guilherme Fonseca made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.