PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Bishop (ranked 507 p4p, 19 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 1034 p4p, 43 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Powell's choice of entrance music: 8 Mile. On his way into the cage it seems that Keith Bishop has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Keith Bishop seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bishop
vs
Powell

200 cm
29
250 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

194 cm
34
282 lbs
28 - 20 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop misses the body punch
and Powell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powell throws a body kick that misses.
Bishop thows a leg kick but Powell checks it

and Powell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bishop!
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Bishop takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Powell working the ground and pound.
Bishop defending against the ground and pound.
Powell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bishop stops Powell from passing to mount.
Bishop's coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Powell creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Keith Bishop's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bishop can't do much from the bottom here.
Powell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Powell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bishop down.
Bishop is not content to let Powell control the position.
Bishop dodges the ground and pound from Powell.
Bishop stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Bishop is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bishop sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Powell.
Powell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Powell trying to control the position but Bishop is working away.
Powell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bishop sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Powell working the ground and pound but Bishop is defending the strikes.
Bishop parries the strikes from Powell easily there. Powell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bishop to escape.
Powell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Powell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bishop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bishop avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Powell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is looking for a sweep.
Powell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Powell trying to control the action but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop struggling a bit here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Powell cracks Bishop with a big right hand but Bishop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Keith Bishop's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Powell trying to control the position but Bishop is working away.
Bishop is working to avoid the ground and pound but Powell connects with a decent elbow.

Jeez, Keith Bishop's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keith Bishop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimi Powell!
Jimi Powell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.