PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quantrell Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Quantrell Bishop was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Justice
vs
Bishop

185 cm
20
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
181 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quantrell Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Justice shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bishop's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Justice is looking to work some ground and pound but Bishop has wrist control.
Justice stops Bishop from standing up.
Justice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bishop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Justice throws a big right hand that misses.
Justice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bishop is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Justice manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Justice.
Justice's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Justice duly obliges.

Bishop gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Bishop as the two fighters clinch.
Bishop lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Justice manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bishop's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Justice is working an open guard so Bishop takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Justice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Justice has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bishop is trying to keep an underhook but Justice manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Justice not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bishop is defending against the submission attempts here by Justice.

Justice seems to be looking for submissions.
Bishop regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Justice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws an elbow that misses. Bishop uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Justice's guard. Nice move by Bishop!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bishop controls the pace.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justice wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
Bishop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Justice looking for a guillotine here but Bishop defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bishop thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.
Justice looking to control.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bishop decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bishop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop throws a head kick but Justice moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Justice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Justice unloads with some shots from mount but Bishop bucks and avoids them well.
Justice prevents Bishop from getting the reversal.
Bishop is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bishop tries to lock up and control but Justice gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Justice jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bishop is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bishop and Justice has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
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!
Bishop is trying to buck Justice off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Justice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bishop is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sean Justice will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bishop rushes Justice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Justice has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bishop uses from the top position.
Justice keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully.
Justice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bishop is one step ahead there.
Bishop trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.

Bishop thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Justice working for a triangle but Bishop defends it easily.
Bishop stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is working hard here to advance position.

Justice is working an open guard so Bishop takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bishop, as that shot connected.
Bishop is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
Bishop swinging wildly here.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bishop rushes Justice and presses him up against the cage.

Justice decides to pull guard.

Justice is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bishop is aware though and is defending well.
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.
Bishop working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bishop sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bishop trying to control but Justice is working from the bottom.
Bishop is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bishop lands a couple of elbows.
Justice looking for a sweep. Not yet Justice, not yet.
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Justice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bishop preventing the sweep.
Bishop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bishop pushing down on Justice's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Justice manages to get to full guard.
Justice wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bishop is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Justice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Justice keeps moving.
Bishop postures up.
Bishop slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Justice struggling a bit here.
Bishop controls the position.
Bishop tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Justice is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sean Justice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bishop cracks Justice with a big right hand but Justice just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop controls the position from side control.
Justice tries to buck Bishop off but Bishop is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Justice wants to control but Bishop postures up.

Bishop stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Bishop has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quantrell Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bishop jabs at Justice's body.

Bishop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bishop lands a body punch.

Justice jumps guard and drags Bishop to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Bishop gets to his feet. Justice looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bishop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Justice, pushing him back against the cage.
Justice is looking to control Bishop's arms but Bishop gets an underhook and turns him. Now Justice has his back to the cage.

Bishop breaks the clinch.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Justice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justice walks into a jab.
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!

Justice scores with a takedown into Bishop's guard.

Justice postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bishop is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Justice, into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bishop makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Justice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Justice is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bishop not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Bishop thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Justice wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Justice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop advances to half guard.
Justice tries to roll over but Bishop keeps him under control.
Bishop is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bishop tries to pass the half guard into mount. Justice knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Bishop is working for a submission of some sort.
Justice wants to improve his position but Bishop is controlling well.
Justice wants to control but Bishop is keeping busy.
Bishop controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop prevents Justice from improving his position.

Bishop is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Justice defends it well.
Justice wants to control but Bishop is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bishop is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bishop looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bishop tries to stand and escape but Justice is controlling the position.
Ground and pound from Bishop.
Bishop controlling the action here.
Justice is looking for a sweep. Bishop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Justice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Justice wants to get back to full guard.

Bishop is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Justice is not content to let Bishop control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice moves into full guard.
Bishop wanted to stand there but Justice had control of the position.
Justice lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bishop!
Bishop sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quantrell Bishop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bishop has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quantrell Bishop!