PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Bispin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bispin
vs
Power

175 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Lion Fightwear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Bispin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefano Power!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power is looking to land body kicks.
Bispin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Bispin instigates a clinch.
Bispin is trying to break the clinch but Power is controlling him.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Power throws an elbow but misses.
Bispin taking a breather.

Bispin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bispin gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bispin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bispin thuds a left hand into Power's body.
Power misses with a wild body shot.

Bispin closes the distance and pushes Power back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bispin breaks from the clinch.
Power throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Power dips to his left and cracks Bispin with an uppercut!

Bispin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Power, pushing him back against the cage.
Power told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Bispin has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Bispin to work.

Bispin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bispin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Power.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Stefano Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Power.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Bispin misses with a takedown attempt
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Bispin can't get the takedown.
Bispin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bispin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bispin manages to break the clinch.
Bispin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Power moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bispin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Power counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Bispin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bispin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Bispin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power misses with the head strike.
Bispin tries to break the clinch but Power is controlling the position.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Bispin.
Bispin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bispin scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bispin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a head kick.
Bispin throws a big counter combination but Power scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Power looks winded!
Bispin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bispin connects with a single shot there.
Bispin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Power dodges the punch combination from Bispin.

Bispin rushes Power and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bispin manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Bispin.
Power misses with a few strikes there.

Bispin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Power on his heels. He'll look to pass Power's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bispin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Bispin gets to his feet. Power looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Bispin takes the fight into the clinch.

Bispin pulls guard successfully.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bispin pushes Power off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Bispin dominated that 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.

Power tries to keep at a distance but Bispin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bispin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Bispin.
A frustrated look appears on Power's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bispin.

Bispin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamil Bispin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bispin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kamil Bispin is winning the standup battle so far.
Power misses with a low kick.

Bispin pushes Power up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamil Bispin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bispin wants to break free but Power has control.

Bispin breaks the clinch.
Bispin lands a jab.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Bispin rushes Power and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Bispin.
Power is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bispin.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Bispin is controlling him.
Bispin controlling the action here for a moment.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Bispin uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bispin jumps into guard, dragging Power to the mat.
Power would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bispin seems keen to control Power's posture.
Bispin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bispin tries to get out of the position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bispin closes the distance and clinches.

Bispin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bispin forces Power back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Power throws an elbow but misses.
Bispin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Power wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bispin landing knees to the head.
Bispin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bispin lands an uppercut.
Power working aggressively here.
Bispin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bispin blocks a body shot from Power.
Bispin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?

Bispin breaks from the clinch.

Bispin closes the distance and clinches.
Bispin trying to land knees to the body.

Bispin breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispin works the jab nicely.

Bispin instigates a clinch.

Bispin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bispin moves into the clinch.

Bispin breaks from the clinch.
Power misses with a looping left.
Power looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Bispin drops Power with a beautiful combination! Power stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bispin is looking for the KO!

Power is rocked!

It looks like Stefano Power has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bispin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Power is still on wobbly legs! Can Bispin finish him?
Bispin goes for a double leg but Power avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Power continues to drive forward.
It seemed like Power was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Bispin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bispin with a poor takedown
and Power counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bispin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kamil Bispin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bispin rushes Power and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Power on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bispin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bispin has Power up against the cage in a clinch.
Bispin keeps control of Power as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bispin breaks from the clinch.
Power seems to have recovered his senses.

Bispin drops Power with a beautiful combination! Power stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bispin is looking for the KO!
Bispin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Power circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispin stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Bispin rushes Power and presses him up against the cage.

Bispin breaks from the clinch.
Bispin shoots in for a takedown but Power shows good takedown defense.

Bispin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bispin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bispin lands a shoulder strike.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bispin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bispin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bispin clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bispin breaks the clinch.
Bispin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bispin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamil Bispin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stefano Power's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bispin gets a clinch.
Power looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bispin pulls Power into guard.
Power has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bispin is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bispin uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Bispin clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bispin manages to break the clinch.
Power slaps away a takedown attempt from Bispin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Power throws a leg kick which misses Bispin's front leg but catches the back leg as Bispin tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bispin darts in and clinches Power up against the cage.

Bispin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power 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.

Power gets tackled into the cage by Bispin. Bispin maintains the clinch.
Bispin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Power prevents it.
Bispin controlling the action here for a moment.
Power misses with a knee strike.

Bispin pulls guard.
Bispin pulls Power in close to his closed guard and prevents Power from doing any damage or advancing position.
Power is looking to stand up but Bispin won't let him.
Bispin managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispin wants to sweep here but Power controlling him for the moment.
Power is looking to stand up but Bispin won't let him.
Power takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bispin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bispin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Power on the side of the head.

Bispin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Bispin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Bispin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Bispin ducks down to avoid it.
Power throws a series of strikes that have Bispin backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bispin moves into range and clinches up with Power.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.

Bispin manages to break the clinch.
Bispin lands a lovely overhand right.

Bispin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Bispin breaks from the clinch.
Stefano Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bispin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Power scores with a head kick.

Bispin clinches.

Bispin breaks from the clinch.

Bispin moves into the clinch.
Bispin prevents a body shot from Power.
Bispin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Power pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bispin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Bispin.

Bispin has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bispin manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Power tenderised Bispin's leg. Bispin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Power moves out of range of the body kick from Bispin.
Bispin lands a body shot.
Bispin throws a series of punches but Power moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bispin is defended easily by Power.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Bispin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bispin rushes Power and presses him up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kamil Bispin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bispin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Bispin!