PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott John (ranked 590 p4p, 666 weight class) and Keith Bishop (ranked 73 p4p, 86 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

John
vs
Bishop

203 cm
36
256
25 - 21 - 0

200 cm
37
250
23 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
John cracks Bishop with a good jab.
John motions for Bishop to come forward. John throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Bishop avoids the body shot from John.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
John throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John scores with a nice head shot.
Bishop cracks a nice hook into John's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Bishop cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Bishop gets tackled into the cage by John. John maintains the clinch.
John gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bishop dodges an elbow strike from John.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
John lands an elbow inside.
John lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop lands an uppercut.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
John throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Bishop pushes John back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Keith Bishop's cut even more.
John working aggressively here.
Bishop blocking some punches.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
John cracks Bishop with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Bishop has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bishop can turn it around.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John lands with a left to the head.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bishop looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.
Bishop takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Keith Bishop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
John has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from John.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Keith Bishop's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scott John!
After winning the bout, Scott John thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.