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). Lucas Bishop had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bishop
vs
Falcao

185 cm
36
187 lbs
32 - 13 - 1

186 cm
29
186 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Pearson Specter Litt
KAISER

Pearson Specter Litt
Sun-Tzu

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 32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcao with a nice cross.
Falcao tests Bishop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bishop definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Falcao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Falcao moved away.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Falcao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Falcao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Falcao moves out of range of the body kick.
Falcao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts.
Falcao moves out of range of the body kick.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Falcao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Falcao. Falcao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Falcao blocks a jab.

Bishop has Falcao up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Falcao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Falcao moves out of range of the strikes.
Falcao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Falcao moves out of range easily.
Falcao avoids a kick to the body.
Falcao looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Falcao throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Falcao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Falcao! But no joy.
Falcao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Esquiva Falcao has been cut.
Falcao throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Falcao is rocked!
Falcao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bishop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Falcao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Falcao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lucas Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcao ducks right into an uppercut from Bishop.
Falcao thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Falcao sees coming a mile off.
Falcao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bishop tries to land a leg kick but Falcao saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao motions for Bishop to come forward. Falcao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Falcao.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Falcao counters with a right hand to the body.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcao manages to avoid it.
Falcao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Falcao as he connects with a hook.
Falcao missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop motions for Falcao to come forward. Bishop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Falcao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bishop is looking to clinch but Falcao is avoiding it.
Falcao jabs Bishop right on the nose. Bishop blinks but takes it well.
Bishop tries to work over Falcao's front leg with a kick but Falcao checks it.
Falcao looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Falcao.
Falcao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bishop.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Falcao, right into the meat.
Bishop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Falcao sees coming a mile off.
A leg kick checked by Falcao.
Falcao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Falcao misses with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
Falcao lunges at Bishop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bishop's hand.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Falcao avoids them all with ease.
Falcao tries to work over Bishop's front leg with a kick but Bishop checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Falcao, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Falcao blocks the low kick.
Falcao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bishop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Falcao swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Falcao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Falcao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bishop.
Bishop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Falcao tries to move into range but Bishop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Falcao is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
Falcao moves out of range of the body kick.
Bishop lets loose with a powerful body kick. Falcao will feel that in the morning.
Falcao seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falcao.
A low kick from Falcao misses
and Bishop counters with an inside leg kick.
Bishop checks a low kick from Falcao.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Falcao moved away.
Bishop sizes up Falcao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcao.
Falcao has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcao let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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.
The cut man is working on Esquiva Falcao's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Falcao. That snapped Bishop's head back.
Falcao throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop is looking to slow Falcao down with leg kicks.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcao is just out of range.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Falcao.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcao.
Falcao throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and moves out of range.
Falcao moves out of range as Bishop throws a body kick.
Bishop with a hook.
Falcao ducks right into an uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcao let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcao slips a straight right by Bishop.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falcao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Falcao checks it.
Bishop throws a hook but Falcao avoids it easily.
Falcao walks into a left hand.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falcao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bishop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Falcao.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Falcao moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Bishop moves forwards but Falcao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcao.
A solid leg kick lands there for Falcao.
Bishop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Falcao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lucas Bishop 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 darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bishop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Falcao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Bishop misses
and Falcao counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Falcao connects with a leg kick. Bishop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Falcao.
Falcao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Falcao backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Falcao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Falcao.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Falcao uses good head movement to avoid it.

Falcao breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falcao.
A good leg kick by Falcao.
Bishop's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Falcao's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Falcao.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Falcao.
A big left from Bishop misses.
A good leg kick by Falcao.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcao.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
A cross from Bishop lands.
Falcao looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Falcao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Falcao's ribs.
Bishop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Falcao to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcao moves away.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falcao now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Falcao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Falcao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao throws out a powerful jab.
An inside leg kick from Falcao misses.
Bishop takes one on the button.
Falcao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Falcao misses with a straight right.
As Falcao backs away, Bishop returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Falcao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Falcao moves out of range of the body kick.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Falcao feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Falcao lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Falcao moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Falcao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bishop tries to clinch but Falcao moves away

and Falcao counters with a nice right hand that sends Bishop toppling to the canvas! Bishop scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Falcao finish him?!

Bishop is rocked!
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 cut man is working on Esquiva Falcao's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Falcao measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Bishop! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Esquiva Falcao!
Esquiva Falcao is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Esquiva Falcao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.