PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Big Baby (ranked 4038 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Bishop (ranked 23609 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Baby
vs
Bishop

175 cm
19
156 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Baby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregory Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baby scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop dives in and grabs Baby's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baby pushes down on Bishop's head and hops out.
Baby appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Big Baby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baby lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Baby sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat.
Baby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baby but Baby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Big Baby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Bishop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby lands a high kick!
Baby misses with a head kick.
Baby throws a nice head kick!
We've been told by Baby's head coaches at NHB ACADEMY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bishop takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby throws a sloppy head kick
and Bishop counters with a two punch combo.
Baby throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bishop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baby delivers a nice body kick.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baby can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baby.
Baby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown but Baby manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bishop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baby lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Baby misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop looks to throw a body kick
and Baby counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Baby misses the shot to the body.
Bishop slips a jab from Baby.
Bishop shoots in and drives through. Baby sprawls well.
Bishop takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bishop steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baby. That one must have hurt.
Baby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Baby stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Baby throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bishop avoids it.
Baby jabs at Bishop's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a combination that misses
and Baby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bishop takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Baby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baby thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bishop if he has to take too many more of those.
Bishop has a takedown stuffed.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bishop crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Baby - the referee stops the clock and Bishop gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Baby. Bishop manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
No luck for Bishop with that takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baby.
Baby misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bishop.
Baby tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baby lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baby stuffs the takedown attempt from Bishop. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Baby throws a head kick that misses.
Baby throws a body kick that misses.
Baby lands a nice looking body kick.
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown but Baby manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bishop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baby is looking to counter with a body kick.
A head kick from Baby lands but Bishop takes it in his stride.
Baby scores with a head kick. Bishop tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Baby digs a good hook to Bishop's body.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Baby.
Baby is looking to wear down Bishop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baby misses with a head kick.
And Bishop tries to counter it with a takedown but Baby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Baby dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Baby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Baby swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baby. Baby obviously looking to wear him down.
Bishop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baby swivels and escapes.
Baby connects with a high kick.
Baby throws a body kick that misses.
Bishop takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby blocks the body kick.
Baby thinks about countering with a body kick.
Baby throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Baby throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baby counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baby sprawls well. Baby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Baby quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Big Baby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Bishop.
Bishop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Baby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop throws a lazy head kick
and Baby counters with a nice body kick.
Bishop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baby avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to clinch but Baby is having none of it.
Baby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Baby.
Bishop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Baby moves out of range easily.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Baby misses with a kick to the body.
Baby tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bishop looks for a takedown but Baby sprawls well.
A head kick from Baby lands but Bishop takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bishop.
Baby lands a front kick.
Big Baby is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Baby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby thuds his shin into the meat of Bishop's side.
Baby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop darts in looking for a takedown but Baby gets double underhooks and turns Bishop into the cage.
Baby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Baby fakes the leg kick and cracks Bishop in the body.
Baby tries a head kick but it misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bishop might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Baby has got the better of the exchanges.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baby. Bishop shrugs it off though.
Baby lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Baby scores with a push kick.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baby throws a nice head kick!
Baby scores with a kick to the body.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baby. Baby obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baby can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Baby.
Baby throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Baby scores with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baby.
Baby throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Baby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt.
Baby moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Baby dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bishop fails with the takedown.
Baby goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Baby throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bishop.
Bishop doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baby counters with a head kick. That will keep Bishop thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Baby throws a front kick that sends Bishop stumbling back into the cage.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Baby slams his shin into Bishop's torso.
Bishop fails with a takedown attempt.
Big Baby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Bishop.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Bishop, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby scores with a nice body kick.
Crunch! Baby slams his shin into Bishop's torso.
Baby looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop tries to counter by closing the distance.
Baby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baby.
Bishop takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baby. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop is trying desperately to land a takedown but Baby is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bishop.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baby!
Baby throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Baby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bishop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Big Baby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop fails with the takedown.
Baby throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baby.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baby tries a head kick but it misses.
Baby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bishop with a poor takedown
and Baby makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bishop really felt that one!
Bishop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Baby. No joy for Bishop on that attempt.
Baby tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crunch! Baby slams his shin into Bishop's torso.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baby lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baby swivels and escapes.
Baby pushes Bishop away with a front kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baby.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Baby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baby fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bishop just manages to avoid it.
Baby throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Baby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Baby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baby half committed to a counter leg kick.
A solid body kick from Baby.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bishop or perhaps it was just good defense by Baby, which made it look bad.
Gregory Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baby thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bishop if he has to take too many more of those.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bishop is defended easily by Baby.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Baby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baby has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Baby!
During a confident post fight interview, Big Baby thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.