PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quantrell Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lopez
vs
Bishop

179 cm
26
173 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

185 cm
22
181 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

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 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quantrell Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop tries to clinch up
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Quantrell Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy body kick from Lopez
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bishop throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Bishop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with a low kick, right behind Bishop 's knee.
Horrible takedown by Bishop or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopez which made him look bad.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bishop on the side of the head.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lopez sprawls well. Lopez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet.
Juan Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quantrell Bishop.
Lopez misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Bishop steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Quantrell Bishop 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 tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Lopez there.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but Bishop moved away.
Jab by Lopez.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Lopez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a lazy head kick
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Quantrell Bishop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Lopez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bishop looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Lopez settles back down.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Juan Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lopez as he jumps to the side.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lopez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Bishop down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Juan Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quantrell Bishop.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.

Bishop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lopez can't break the clinch.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Lopez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bishop can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
Bishop prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Bishop.

It looks like Juan Lopez has been cut.

Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Bishop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Bishop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez counters with a series of strikes. Bishop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bishop looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Lopez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Lopez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bishop looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.

Bishop clinches.
A short left from Bishop.

Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez misses the jab.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.

Bishop closes the distance and clinches.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Quantrell Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
Bishop is looking to clinch.
Bishop slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez lands a nice looking body kick.

Bishop moves into the clinch.

Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bishop throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lopez thows a leg kick but Bishop checks it

and Bishop moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez working hard to break the clinch.
Lopez wants to break free but Bishop has control.
Lopez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bishop.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bishop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lopez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lopez is trying to push Bishop away but Bishop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lopez is trying to push Bishop away but Bishop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez blocks the body kick.

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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30

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