PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esquiva Falcao has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bishop
vs
Falcao

185 cm
35
187 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

186 cm
28
186 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Falcao counters with a leg kick.
Bishop checks the leg kick nicely there.
Falcao scores with a sloppy right hand. Bishop should have avoided that one.
Falcao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Falcao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bishop wants to land a leg kick but Falcao is out of range.
Falcao is looking for the big counter here.
Falcao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop tries to clinch up but Falcao circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcao's calf.
Bishop lunges at Falcao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Falcao's hand.
Falcao connects with a nice looking jab.
Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Falcao to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Falcao looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Falcao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bishop scores with a shot to the body.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Falcao misses with a right hand
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop lands a front kick.
Falcao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Falcao throws a lazy head kick
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcao scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a shot to the body.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Falcao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Good work by Falcao as he checks the leg kick.
Falcao is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Falcao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop avoids the body shot from Falcao.
Falcao throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body. Falcao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falcao moves out of range as Bishop throws a body kick.
Falcao flicks out a counter leg kick but Bishop steps away.
Falcao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Falcao moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Falcao! But no joy.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - Falcao circles away.
Falcao scores with a leg kick.
Falcao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bishop is able to avoid easily.
Bishop tries to land a body kick
and Falcao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Falcao lands with a right hand.
Falcao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
It looked like Bishop was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Falcao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao throws a poor cross that misses
and Bishop counters with a left and a right that stings Falcao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Falcao throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Falcao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bishop appears to be looking for a big counter.
Falcao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Falcao moves out of range of the leg kick from Bishop.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bishop.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcao.
Falcao looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Bishop works over Falcao's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lucas Bishop will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Falcao tries to score with a low kick but Bishop moves his leg out of the way.
Falcao lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Falcao. That's going to slow Bishop down.
A low kick from Falcao is predictable there
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falcao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Falcao settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Falcao.
Falcao misses with a body shot.
Falcao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop tests Falcao's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bishop on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Falcao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Falcao throws a big shot that misses.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Falcao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Falcao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bishop.
Bishop tries to score with a low kick but Falcao moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Falcao.
Bishop throws a lazy body kick
and Falcao counters with a good low kick that Bishop was not able to check.
Falcao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Falcao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Falcao throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcao avoids a kick to the body.
Falcao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Falcao scores with the left hand. Bishop knows he should have avoided that one.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Falcao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Falcao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick from Falcao.
Falcao has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bishop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Falcao cracks Bishop with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Falcao lands with a hook. Bishop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick misses from Falcao.
Falcao connects with a solid leg kick.
Falcao scores with a leg kick.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcao manages to avoid it.
Falcao jabs at Bishop's body.
No joy there for Falcao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop throws a leg kick that misses.
Falcao throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Bishop tenderised Falcao's leg. Falcao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Falcao avoids a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Falcao. Bishop shrugs it off though.
Falcao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Falcao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Bishop takes the fight into the clinch.
Falcao is trying to pull guard but Bishop turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esquiva Falcao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bishop blocks a low kick nicely.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falcao counters with a slapping leg kick.
Falcao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Esquiva Falcao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot lands for Bishop.
Falcao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Falcao thuds his shin into the meat of Bishop's side.
A big left from Bishop misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao sizes up Bishop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bishop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Falcao is able to avoid easily.
Falcao throws out a counter right but Bishop avoids it with no problem.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Falcao sees coming a mile off.
Falcao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcao.
Bishop blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcao. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcao thows a leg kick but Bishop checks it
and Bishop counters with a left to the body.
Bishop lands a jab.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Falcao counters with a nice body shot.
Falcao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Falcao lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Falcao is looking to chop away at Bishop's legs.
Good standup being displayed there by Falcao as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bishop swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Falcao throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Falcao throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Falcao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bishop backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcao's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Falcao duly obliges.
Bishop with a nice cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Falcao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Falcao tries to get set, Bishop tries to push him back and clinch up but Falcao manages to avoid the attempt.
Falcao throws a leg kick but Bishop moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Falcao misses with a body shot.

Bishop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Falcao is trying to maintain a safe position but Bishop gets an underhook and turns Falcao into the cage.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Falcao controls his hands.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Falcao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Falcao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Falcao blocks an uppercut.
Falcao pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Falcao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Falcao fails to pull guard.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Falcao.
Falcao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Falcao gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Falcao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Falcao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcao lands an uppercut.

Falcao manages to break the clinch.
Falcao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcao missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falcao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bishop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - Falcao circles away.
Bishop scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esquiva Falcao really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bishop misses with a left hand
enabling Falcao to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bishop lands a head shot.
Falcao throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Falcao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Falcao settles back down.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Falcao. Falcao obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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 Falcao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Falcao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Falcao.
Bishop wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Falcao misses.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falcao throws a leg kick but Bishop checks it.
Falcao lands with a hook. Bishop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bishop looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Falcao lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Falcao tests Bishop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Falcao only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Bishop closes the distance and clinches.

Falcao has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bishop uses from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bishop continues to stall.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bishop trying to control but Falcao is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Falcao seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bishop trying to control but Falcao is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Falcao swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esquiva Falcao dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Bishop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Falcao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Falcao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Falcao. Those never looked like landing.
Bishop is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Falcao.
Crunch! Falcao slams his shin into Bishop's torso.
Bishop throws a push kick but Falcao slaps the foot to one side.
Falcao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao lands a jab.
Falcao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Bishop tries to clinch up but Falcao circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.
Falcao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.

Falcao lands a left and a right that send Bishop crashing to the mat, dazed. Falcao thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bishop is rocked!
Bishop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Bishop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falcao circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Bishop tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Falcao wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Esquiva Falcao!
After winning the bout, Esquiva Falcao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.