PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Chida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chida
vs
Bishop

183 cm
26
209 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Knox Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshiro Chida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Chida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chida blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Chida lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Andre Bishop has been cut.
Chida has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Bishop is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chida.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Chida.
Chida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts.
Yoshiro Chida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chida throws a left that rocks Bishop and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Chida dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bishop regain composure!

Bishop is rocked!

That has opened up Andre Bishop's cut even more.

Chida has an Americana. Bishop didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Chida is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Chida hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Yoshiro Chida!
Yoshiro Chida gave a mention to Elite Canadian Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).