PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Jose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bishop
vs
Jose

151 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

207 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sol Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Jose!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jose.
Jose throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Jose keeps the fight on the outside.
Jose is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Jose shoots in and bounces Bishop off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jose looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose stopping the sweep attempt from Bishop.

Jose decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Jose drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop really is a fat lump.

Bishop has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jose has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Jose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.
Bishop is looking for a takedown.
Jose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bishop has him pressed against the cage.

Jose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bishop is defended easily by Jose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose wants to clinch

and Bishop counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bishop.

Jose gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bishop regains guard.
Bishop has a closed guard, preventing Jose from standing up.
Jose looks winded!
Jose is looking to pass into half guard but Bishop pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bishop is in guard.
Jose working a defensive guard here.
Bishop is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bishop working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jose's head.
Bishop with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bishop landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bishop gets to his feet - Jose follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jose changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bishop looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Bishop explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Jose dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bishop fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Jose.
Jose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Sol Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jose - that will leave a mark!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jose 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 Bishop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bishop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jose tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bishop counters with a big head kick but Jose shrugs it off.
Jose throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Jose is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jose closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Bishop throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Bishop bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bishop scores with a couple of short elbows.

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

Bishop shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jose's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bishop stands up and waves to Jose to follow him.

Jose gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bishop to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jose wants to control the position but Bishop says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bishop not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bishop decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Paulo Jose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jose wants to clinch.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - Jose circles away.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - Jose circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Bishop stands up and waves to Jose to follow him.

Bishop drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jose is working an open guard so Bishop takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bishop is defended easily by Jose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Bishop dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bishop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bishop throwing shots but Jose is blocking nicely.

Bishop decides to return to a standing position.

Jose gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bishop to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sol Bishop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bishop stands and steps away. Jose gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bishop rushes Jose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bishop leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bishop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jose smiles and moves away.

Jose closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Jose controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to pull guard but Jose holds him up against the cage and eventually Bishop drops back down to his feet.

Bishop pulls guard effortlessly.
Jose trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Jose looking to pass the guard.

Bishop scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bishop gets a takedown into half guard.
Bishop with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jose is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jose avoid being mounted?
Bishop stops Jose from getting back to his feet.
Bishop working Jose over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Bishop decides to return to a standing position.
Bishop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jose is fending him off so far but Bishop persists. Nope, Jose circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sol Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jose tries to land a body kick

and Bishop counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bishop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Jose gets caught flat footed, as Bishop shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

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