PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital . Lucas Bishop has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Manhoef
vs
Bishop

184 cm
33
182 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

185 cm
30
202 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

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Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop with a nice cross.
Bishop swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Manhoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manhoef slips under a jab.
Bishop thuds a left hand into Manhoef's body.
Manhoef on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Manhoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manhoef takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've been hearing reports that Manhoef has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bishop misses with a right hand
and Manhoef counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Manhoef's ribs.
Bishop is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manhoef rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.

Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoef.
Manhoef lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Manhoef lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Manhoef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manhoef blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manhoef's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Manhoef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Manhoef moved away.
Manhoef defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Manhoef scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Manhoef.
Bishop throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Manhoef counters with an inside leg kick.
Manhoef fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Manhoef fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Manhoef looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Manhoef lands a glancing blow to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bishop checks a low kick from Manhoef.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bishop misses with the combination.
Bishop checks a low kick from Manhoef.
Manhoef looks to land a body kick but Bishop moved away.
Manhoef scores with a sloppy right hand. Bishop should have avoided that one.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bishop - that will leave a mark!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bishop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A bone on bone clash there as Manhoef blocks the leg kick.
Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Manhoef off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Manhoef lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice cross by Manhoef.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat.
The crowd cheers as Bishop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manhoef doesn't seem phased though.
Manhoef avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop jabs Manhoef right on the nose. Manhoef blinks but takes it well.
Manhoef throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Manhoef sees coming a mile off.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws the kick towards the body but Bishop avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bishop lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Manhoef has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manhoef and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Manhoef moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manhoef counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bishop lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Bishop shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bishop throws a nice head kick!
Manhoef scores with a decent looking hook.
Manhoef connects with a solid leg kick.
Manhoef misses with a straight left.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manhoef manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Bishop lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Manhoef's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good shot there by Bishop.
Bishop throws the left hand but Manhoef avoids the punch easily.
Lucas Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manhoef takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Manhoef is rocked!
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Manhoef is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manhoef throws a low kick but Bishop moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Manhoef is looking to clinch.
Manhoef takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manhoef misses with a body shot.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Manhoef's head but Manhoef sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manhoef seems to have got his legs back now.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manhoef closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A bone on bone clash there as Manhoef blocks the leg kick.
Manhoef looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manhoef tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Manhoef staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef connects with an inside leg kick.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from 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?
Manhoef tries a head kick but it misses.
Manhoef checks a low kick from Bishop.

Bishop gets tackled into the cage by Manhoef. Manhoef maintains the clinch.
Manhoef fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manhoef blocks an uppercut.
Manhoef tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoef.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoef.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Manhoef wants to get back to striking at distance but Bishop won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Manhoef breaks from the clinch.
Manhoef throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bishop.
Manhoef throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Manhoef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Bishop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manhoef drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manhoef throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manhoef explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Manhoef misses the shot to the body.
Manhoef misses with a straight left.
Manhoef walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bishop.
Bishop is looking to slow Manhoef down with leg kicks.
Manhoef misses with a lunging right hand
and Bishop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bishop looks for the body kick but Manhoef saw that one coming.
Manhoef uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bishop on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manhoef explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bishop jabs Manhoef right on the nose. Manhoef blinks but takes it well.
Manhoef misses with a left hand
and Bishop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bishop gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Manhoef counters with an outside leg kick.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
A jab from Bishop misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Manhoef does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manhoef on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manhoef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manhoef 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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Manhoef cracks the inside of Bishop's front leg.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Bishop has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Manhoef.
Bishop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bishop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manhoef counters with a nice uppercut.
Manhoef lands a front kick.
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Bishop lands a jab to Manhoef's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef misses with a body kick.
Bishop throws a low kick, looking for Manhoef's leg but Manhoef calmly moves out of range.
Manhoef scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Manhoef punishes Bishop's body with a nice straight punch.
Manhoef swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Manhoef throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Bishop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Manhoef.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manhoef connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands.
Bishop feints and then cracks Manhoef's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manhoef down.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manhoef manages to avoid it.
Manhoef thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manhoef uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bishop has time to react.
Manhoef connects with a body shot that sends Bishop's belly button to the back.
Bishop throws a chopping leg kick but Manhoef manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bishop tries to clinch up but Manhoef circles away and keeps his distance.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manhoef cracks Bishop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a left hand
and Manhoef counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Manhoef blocks the low kick.
Manhoef moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
Manhoef slips under a jab.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Bishop throws a low kick but Manhoef moves out of range easily.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Manhoef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manhoef stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bishop throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manhoef pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manhoef lands a nice shot to the body.
Melvin Manhoef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bishop.
Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
and Manhoef cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhoef moves away.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Manhoef. Manhoef obviously looking to wear him down.
Manhoef stuns Bishop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bishop doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.

Manhoef has closed the distance and engaged Bishop in a clinch.
Manhoef is looking to control Bishop's arms but Bishop gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manhoef has his back to the cage.
Manhoef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Manhoef throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manhoef stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manhoef lands a nice uppercut.
Manhoef is working Bishop over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Manhoef pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manhoef lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Manhoef lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bishop as Manhoef tries to tie him up.
Manhoef misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manhoef lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands a right hand.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Manhoef lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Manhoef blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manhoef misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Manhoef.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Manhoef scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Manhoef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Bishop is rocked!

Manhoef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bishop is still on wobbly legs! Can Manhoef finish him?
Bishop throws the left hand but Manhoef avoids the punch easily.
Manhoef scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.
Manhoef scores with a nice body kick.
Manhoef thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Crunch! Manhoef slams his shin into Bishop's torso.
Manhoef lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bishop takes a step back to recover.
Manhoef thows a body kick. Bishop tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bishop seems to have recovered his senses.
Bishop slips under a jab from Manhoef.
Bishop wants to slow Manhoef down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
A swing and a miss from Manhoef.
A big left from Manhoef misses.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manhoef.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Manhoef showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Bishop!
Lucas Bishop made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Meh'.