PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Bishop (ranked 6072 p4p, 3802 weight class) and Konsta Lehto (ranked 553 p4p, 444 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Cowboy. Brandon Bishop could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Konsta Lehto's chin.

Bishop
vs
Lehto

191 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
177
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

SMESH Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Bishop !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Konsta Lehto!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lehto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lehto.

Lehto drops back looking for a leg! Bishop is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bishop manages to kick Lehto off! Lehto jumps back into Bishop 's guard.
Lehto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bishop is keeping the position for now.
Lehto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bishop is trying to escape the position but Lehto is controlling the position.

Lehto is trying to get an arm triangle but Bishop is defending well.
Bishop tries to bench press Lehto off him but Lehto keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop struggling a bit here.
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
Lehto misses with the ground and pound.
Lehto remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
Bishop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Lehto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lehto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Lehto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lehto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bishop is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bishop being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
Lehto happy to just control the position for now.

Lehto is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Bishop looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lehto gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Bishop is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lehto lets go of the hold and Bishop can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Konsta Lehto!