PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esquiva Falcao had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Falcao
vs
Bishop

186 cm
29
186 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

185 cm
36
187 lbs
31 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

Pearson Specter Litt

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bishop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Falcao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bishop throws a body punch but Falcao moves out of range.
Falcao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bishop throws a jab when Falcao was well out of range.
Bishop is looking to slow Falcao down with leg kicks.
Bishop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Falcao counters with a series of strikes. Bishop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bishop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Falcao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Bishop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses.
Falcao lands a body shot.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcao.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcao appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao checks a leg kick.
Bishop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bishop tries a low kick but Falcao avoids it.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcao avoids a kick to the body.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Falcao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Falcao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Falcao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Falcao throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Falcao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
Falcao avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Lucas Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcao blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. Falcao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bishop 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.
Falcao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bishop finds it's way round the side to connect with Falcao's head.
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!
Bishop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Falcao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Falcao throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Bishop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Falcao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falcao tries to land a leg kick but Bishop saw it coming and moves away.
Bishop flicks out a counter leg kick but Falcao steps away.
Falcao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
Falcao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bishop has time to react.
Bishop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Falcao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Falcao on the side of the head.
Falcao throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Falcao connects with a solid leg kick.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Falcao.
Falcao tried to score with a low kick but Bishop checks it.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Falcao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Falcao's shoulder, as Falcao tries to avoid the shot.
Falcao feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bishop slips a straight right by Falcao.
Falcao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Falcao.
Bishop throws a hook but Falcao blocks it.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Falcao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Bishop clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Falcao manages to break the clinch.
Bishop tries to score with a low kick but Falcao moves his leg out of the way.
Falcao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Falcao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Falcao misses.
Falcao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
A telegraphed right hand from Falcao misses the target.
Falcao scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Falcao counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Esquiva Falcao will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao appears to be looking for a big counter.
Falcao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Falcao misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Falcao looks to throw a body kick
and Bishop counters with a nice leg kick.
Bishop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Falcao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bishop cracks Falcao with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop misses with a low kick as Falcao jumps back.
An attempted straight right counter from Falcao misses the target.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Falcao's front leg but catches the back leg as Falcao tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Falcao.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Falcao misses.
Falcao tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falcao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcao.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bishop slips a straight right by Falcao.
Falcao scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Bishop misses.
Falcao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Falcao backing away here, and Bishop unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bishop lands a jab to the head.
Falcao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bishop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Esquiva Falcao is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. Falcao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
Bishop throws a head kick that Falcao semi-blocks.
Bishop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falcao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Falcao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bishop misses with a hook
and Falcao counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Falcao checks it well.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcao.
Falcao throws out a leg kick but Bishop moves out of range and Falcao only half commits.
Bishop feints a counter leg kick.
Bishop throws a chopping leg kick but Falcao manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body. Falcao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Falcao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from Falcao.
Falcao misses with a combination
and Falcao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao checks a leg kick.
Falcao appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Falcao thuds a left hand into Bishop's body.
Falcao tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Bishop lands a jab to Falcao's midsection.
Falcao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Bishop.
Some bone on bone action there as Falcao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Falcao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Falcao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bishop - the referee stops the clock and Falcao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bishop. Falcao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Falcao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Falcao checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop thows a leg kick but Falcao checks it
and Falcao counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bishop clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
Falcao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Falcao throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Falcao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Falcao is leaning against Bishop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Falcao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Falcao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Falcao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Falcao swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Falcao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Bishop is looking to slow Falcao down with leg kicks.
Falcao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Falcao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bishop throws a body punch but Falcao moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Falcao throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Bishop finds it's target.
Bishop throws a low kick but Falcao moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bishop will feel that in the morning.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Falcao.
Falcao misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Falcao cracks Bishop with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Falcao appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bishop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Falcao checks a leg kick nicely.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Falcao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bishop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcao can pounce on him.
Good work by Falcao as he checks the leg kick.
Falcao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop feints and then cracks Falcao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Falcao down.
Falcao loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Falcao blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Bishop takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a jab.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop throws out a leg kick but Falcao moves out of range and Bishop only half commits.
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falcao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bishop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Falcao momentarily.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Falcao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bishop just manages to avoid it.
You can see that Bishop has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bishop connects with a single shot there.

Falcao drops Bishop with a beautiful combination! Bishop stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Falcao is looking for the KO!

Bishop is rocked!
That kick from Falcao tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bishop is still on wobbly legs! Can Falcao finish him?
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bishop throws a low kick, looking for Falcao's leg but Falcao calmly moves out of range.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.
Falcao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Falcao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bishop seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcao.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcao.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
enabling Falcao to counter with a crisp jab.
Falcao checks a leg kick.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Falcao, right into the meat.
Falcao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Falcao scores with a counter punch that sends Bishop to the canvas! Falcao smells blood - he's punishing Bishop with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bishop has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esquiva Falcao!
Esquiva Falcao is the new middleweight champion!
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.