PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom comes to the ring accompanied by Johnny Freedom. Bishop is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 999 - Homicide. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Freedom
vs
Bishop

180 cm
25
194 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Freedom swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Freedom is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Freedom looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Good leg kick by Freedom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bishop misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bishop.
Bishop throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop throws a jab when Freedom was well out of range.
Freedom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freedom.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Freedom sees coming a mile off.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Freedom moved out of range nicely.
Bishop swings for the body but Freedom moves out of range.
A jab from Freedom misses.
Bishop cracks Freedom with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Freedom counters with a good low kick that Bishop was not able to check.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Freedom lands a jab to Bishop's midsection.
Freedom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop blocks a low kick nicely.
Freedom is looking to land body kicks.
Bishop throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Bishop throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Freedom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedom throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Freedom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freedom lands with a straight right. Bishop didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Bobby Bishop has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop misses with a hook
and Freedom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Freedom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bishop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Freedom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Freedom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedom lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Freedom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Freedom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Freedom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Freedom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Freedom pushes off an throws an elbow but Bishop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freedom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Freedom lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freedom.
Freedom has Bishop pushed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freedom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop misses with an elbow strike.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Freedom misses with a punch to the body.
Freedom misses with a knee to the head.
Freedom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Freedom avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Freedom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Freedom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Bishop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.

Freedom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Freedom's head but Freedom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freedom looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
and Freedom counters with a thumping low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freedom, right into the meat.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Freedom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Freedom.
Bishop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Freedom pushes Bishop up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freedom.
Freedom lands a good knee to the midsection. Bishop won't want to take too many of those.
Bishop looks winded!
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment.

Freedom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Freedom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Freedom moves into the clinch successfully.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.
Freedom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.

Freedom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freedom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freedom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Freedom works over Bishop's head and body with a nice combination.
Bishop misses with a hook

and Freedom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Freedom looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Freedom manages to break the clinch.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Freedom counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Freedom lands with a good body shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes a swing at Freedom's ribcage but misses.
Freedom lands an overhand right.
Freedom scores with a hook to the body. Bishop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Freedom feints a jab promting Bishop to slip. Freedom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bishop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freedom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop scores with a punch to the head.
Freedom drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Freedom lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Freedom.
Bishop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Freedom.
Freedom misses with a body shot.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Freedom.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Freedom. Freedom obviously looking to wear him down.
Freedom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Freedom as he connects with a hook.
Freedom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Freedom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Freedom. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Freedom tries to land a leg kick but Bishop saw it coming and moves away.
Freedom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Freedom has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bishop tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bishop will feel that in the morning.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Freedom moved out of range.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Freedom lands with a slapping head kick.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Freedom's head but Freedom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freedom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freedom lands a nice hook to Bishop's body. Bishop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bishop walks into a stiff left hand from Freedom.

That has opened up Bobby Bishop's cut even more.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Freedom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Freedom throws a nice outside leg kick.

Freedom lands a big head kick that sends Bishop tumbling to the mat! Freedom takes a step backwards and waves Bishop back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bishop is rocked!
Freedom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bishop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bishop is still on wobbly legs! Can Freedom finish him?
Freedom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bishop seems to have recovered his senses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Freedom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Freedom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freedom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Freedom catches Bishop right on the button with a cross.
Bishop throws a good cross that connects.
Freedom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Freedom is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Freedom swinging wildly here.
Freedom throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Freedom misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Freedom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bishop has time to react.
An inside leg kick from Freedom misses.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Freedom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bishop throws a right hand that Freedom ducks under and follows up with a left that Freedom also avoids with ease.
Freedom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnny Freedom is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop throws a jab when Freedom was well out of range.
Freedom throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freedom was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Freedom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop avoids a kick to the body.
Freedom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Freedom throws a head kick that half lands.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Freedom tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop tests Freedom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bishop misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Freedom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Freedom scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bishop misses.
A big left from Freedom misses.
Bishop lands a slapping body shot.
Freedom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Freedom lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Freedom slips the punch.
Freedom throws a low kick, looking for Bishop's leg but Bishop calmly moves out of range.
Freedom slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Freedom.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Freedom is out of range.
Freedom looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bishop.
Bishop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Freedom.
Freedom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freedom throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
Freedom wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Freedom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Freedom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Freedom stalks Bishop and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bishop's face. Bishop staggers backwards, shaken.
Bishop moves out of range as Freedom throws a body kick.
Freedom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Freedom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.

Freedom closes the distance and pushes Bishop back into the ropes.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
Johnny Freedom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment.

The cut above Bobby Bishop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Freedom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Freedom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Freedom digs a right hand into Bishop's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bishop's gas tank.
Freedom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Freedom.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freedom.
Freedom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Freedom controls the action.
Freedom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Freedom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freedom lands a nice elbow.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Freedom avoiding damage as Bishop throws knees to the body.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike from Freedom.
Bishop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Freedom.
Freedom prevents Bishop from breaking the clinch.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Freedom controls his hands.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Freedom is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Freedom taking a breather.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freedom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Freedom lands an elbow inside.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Freedom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Bobby Bishop's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom presses Bishop against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Freedom lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Freedom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Freedom!
Johnny Freedom retains his middleweight title!
Johnny Freedom managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Bobby Bishop stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll get 'em next time.'.