PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Napier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bisping
vs
Napier

188 cm
24
193 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

193 cm
23
184 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Napier!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michael Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bisping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Napier avoids them all with ease.
Bisping misses with a series of wild punches.
Bisping throws a lazy right hand but Napier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bisping takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Napier moves out of range.
Bisping defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Napier.
Bisping tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bisping stuns Napier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Napier slips a jab and a cross from Bisping.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Napier moves out of range.

Bisping gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Napier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Napier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Napier looking to pass the guard.
Bisping is trying to control the position but Napier postures up.
Bisping wants to sweep but no luck.
Bisping keeping full guard, as Napier tries to pass.
Bisping controls Napier momentarily but Napier frees himself.

Napier postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bisping is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Napier, into his guard.

Napier is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Napier looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Bisping decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bisping misses with a few strikes there.
Bisping misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Bisping, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Bisping, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Napier dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
Napier moves in looking to clinch but Bisping pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Napier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Napier fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Napier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Bisping misses.
A big left from Bisping misses.
Napier is looking to clinch but Bisping is avoiding it.
Bisping looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Bisping scores with a four punch combination!
Napier wants to clinch.
Bisping misses with a looping left.
Napier fails with a takedown attempt.
Bisping looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bisping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bisping swats away the attempt to clinch by Napier.
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bisping lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Napier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Napier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Napier is looking to clinch.
Napier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bisping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bisping!
Napier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Napier.
A punch combination from Bisping misses.
Bisping fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping 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.

A head kick misses from Bisping.
Bisping throws a right and a left that Napier avoids nicely.
Bisping tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Bisping does no damage.
Bisping misses with a low kick.
Napier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Bisping.

Napier rushes Bisping and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napier tries a knee to the head but Bisping blocks it.
Napier with a knee to the head.
Napier tries a knee to the head but Bisping blocks it.
Napier has Bisping pressed against the cage, preventing Bisping from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bisping is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Napier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Napier tries to land a knee to the head but Bisping blocks with his arms.
Napier has Bisping pressed against the cage, preventing Bisping from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Napier misses with a knee strike.
Napier keeps control of Bisping as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Napier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Napier has Bisping pressed against the cage, preventing Bisping from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Napier is breathing heavily.
Bisping is trying to break the clinch but Napier is controlling him.
Bisping can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Napier.

Napier successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bisping not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Napier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bisping defends well.
Bisping controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bisping looking to pass the guard.

Napier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bisping defends it easily.

Napier looking for a guillotine here but Bisping defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napier can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bisping controls the pace.

Napier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Napier is striking but Bisping is not phased and passes to half guard.
Bisping is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Napier!
Bisping postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Napier looks a forlorn figure.

Bisping stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping misses with the combination.
Napier tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bisping misses with a few strikes there.
Bisping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bisping lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Napier circles away quickly and effectively.
Napier is looking to clinch but Bisping is avoiding it.
Bisping lands with a nice body punch.
Napier slips under a jab.
Bisping throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Napier.
Bisping misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Bisping, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michael Bisping is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bisping tries a head kick but it misses.
Napier dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
Bisping misses with a jab, cross combination.
Napier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bisping swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Napier tries to clinch but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Napier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bisping pinned against the cage. Bisping gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael Bisping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bisping lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Napier circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Napier doesn't manage to clinch there - Bisping circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Bisping 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!

Some wild striking there from Bisping.
Napier tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bisping lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bisping.
Napier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Napier moves out of range.
A combination from Bisping does no damage.
Bisping keeps the fight on the outside.
Napier tries to clinch up.
Napier wants to clinch.
Bisping throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Napier dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
Napier dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
Bisping connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Bisping misses its intended target.
Napier slips a jab and a cross from Bisping.
Napier shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisping sprawls well. Bisping wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Napier gets slowly back to his feet.
Bisping stuns Napier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Napier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good work by Napier as he checks the leg kick.
Napier dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bisping tries to bum rush Napier with a series of wild strikes but Napier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Napier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bisping.
Bisping circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bisping swats away the attempt to clinch by Napier.
Bisping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping cracks Napier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bisping avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bisping throws a series of strikes that have Napier backpedaling.
Bisping swinging wilding here.
Bisping lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Napier circles away quickly and effectively.
Napier doesn't manage to clinch there - Bisping circles away.
Napier tries to clinch there but Bisping circles away.
Bisping looks to throw a body kick

and Napier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Napier breaks the clinch.
Napier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bisping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Napier misses with a takedown attempt - Bisping sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bisping throws a right hand that Napier ducks under and follows up with a left that Napier also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bisping scores with a nice strike.
Bisping throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Napier moves into the clinch.
Napier scores with a knee to the head.
Napier looking to throw knees to the head but Bisping is blocking nicely.
Bisping wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Napier has him pressed against the cage.
Bisping takes a knee to the side of the body.
Napier is working for takedown but Bisping is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Napier.
Bisping is trying to break the clinch but Napier is controlling him.
Napier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bisping smiles and moves away.
Bisping walks into a left hand.
Bisping throws a left and a right that both miss

and Napier holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Neil Napier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Napier tries to land a knee to the head but Bisping blocks with his arms.
Napier jumps guard but Bisping stands there with Napier around his waist. Napier gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Bisping showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bisping, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Bisping!