PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by 999 - Homicide. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bishop
vs
Troy

185 cm
32
200 lbs
27 - 11 - 1

187 cm
35
195 lbs
36 - 19 - 0

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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 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Troy blocks the low kick.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Troy throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Troy slips a straight right by Bishop.
Bishop wants to clinch but Troy slips to the side
and Troy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troy staying out of range there.
Troy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
Bishop checks a low kick from Troy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troy.
Troy scores with a decent looking hook.
Bobby Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Bishop feints and then cracks Troy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Troy down.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 throws a leg kick that is checked
and Troy counters with a nice leg kick.
Troy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Troy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
We've been informed that Troy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Troy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Troy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Troy.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
Bishop works the jab nicely.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop tests Troy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Troy feints a counter leg kick.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Troy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bishop checks it well.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Troy counters with a big head kick but Bishop shrugs it off.
Bishop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Troy throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Bobby Bishop has been cut.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bishop has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar in the buildup to the fight.
Troy avoids the head kick by Bishop.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy connects with a high kick.
Bishop walks forward, straight into a front kick from Troy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bishop checks a leg kick.
Troy moves out of range as Bishop strikes.
Bishop looks to clinch
and Troy counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop cracks Troy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Troy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Troy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Troy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Troy unleashes a big counter combination but Bishop bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bishop throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Hektor Troy has been cut.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Troy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Troy swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Troy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Troy connects with an inside leg kick.
Troy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bishop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Troy connects with a solid leg kick.
Bishop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Troy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Troy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bishop in his tracks.
Troy misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Troy connects with a right hand. Bishop shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Bishop takes one to the side of the head.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Troy sees coming a mile off.
Troy connects with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Troy.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Troy thumps Bishop with a low kick.
Troy cracks Bishop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bishop throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
Bishop moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTroy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Troy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
letting Troy counter with a right hand.
Troy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Troy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
Bishop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Troy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Troy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Troy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bishop had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Troy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bishop takes a step back to recover.
Bishop takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Troy.
Bishop scores with a jab. Troy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Troy lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Bishop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Troy counters with a nice uppercut.
Troy scores with a spinning back kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
Nice cross by Bishop.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Troy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
and Troy counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hektor Troy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Troy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Troy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Troy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Troy sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Troy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Troy connects with a solid leg kick.
Troy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Troy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Troy finds it's way through Bishop's defenses.
Troy throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.
Troy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Troy.
Good work by Troy as he checks the leg kick.
Troy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Bishop misses
and Troy counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop slips a straight right by Troy.
Hektor Troy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bishop connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Troy counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Troy. Troy obviously looking to wear him down.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bishop might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Troy.
A jab from Bishop does it's job there.
Troy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Troy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Troy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Troy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Troy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
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 moves into range and clinches up with Troy.
Troy blocking some punches.
Bishop misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Troy breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Troy.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Troy 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 cracks the inside of Troy's front leg.
The fighters circling - Troy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Troy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bishop connects with a body shot that sends Troy's belly button to the back.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Troy.
Bishop throws a shot to the body.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Troy ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Troy wants to counter the offense by Bishop and move into the clinch position.
Troy throws a half hearted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Bishop misses its target.
Troy catches Bishop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bishop tries to work over Troy's front leg with a kick but Troy checks it.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troy manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Troy off balance momentarily.
Bishop tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Troy fails to land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Bishop tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troy lands a leg kick that knocks Bishop off balance momentarily.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Troy fakes the leg kick and cracks Bishop in the body.
Bishop misses with a left hand
enabling Troy to counter with a crisp jab.
Troy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop tries to bum rush Troy with a series of wild strikes but Troy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Troy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bishop. That one must have hurt.
Troy scores with a sloppy right hand. Bishop should have avoided that one.
Troy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
and Troy counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws out a leg kick but Bishop moves out of range and Troy only half commits.
Bishop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bishop moves forwards but Troy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses

and Troy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Troy's elbow.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Troy avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bishop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Troy's efforts to push away.

Troy jumps into guard, dragging Bishop to the mat.

Bishop gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bishop's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Troy throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hektor Troy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Troy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Troy blocks the low kick.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Troy counters with a low kick, right behind Bishop 's knee.
Troy throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
Bishop moves to clinch but Troy breaks away
and Troy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Troy scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Troy misses
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Troy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Troy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Troy's hands.
Troy checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bishop blocks a low kick nicely.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troy manages to avoid it.
Troy wants to counter with a clinch but Bishop pushes him away.
Troy connects with a leg kick. Bishop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Troy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Troy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Troy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Troy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Troy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bishop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Troy moves out of range of the leg kick from Bishop.
Troy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Bishop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Troy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Troy finds it's way through Bishop's defenses.
Troy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Troy can pounce on him.
Bobby Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Bishop gets a clinch.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Troy is trying to break the clinch but Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Troy controls his hands.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop is trying to stall.
Troy lands a nice uppercut.
Troy struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.

Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Troy's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and Troy counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Troy.
Bishop throws a low kick but Troy moves out of range easily.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Troy scores with a head kick. Bishop tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hektor Troy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bishop throws a hook but Troy avoids it easily.
Troy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Troy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Troy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a body punch
and Troy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop tries to clinch
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Troy throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
Bishop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Troy can pounce on him.
That kick from Troy tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bishop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Troy.

Bishop forces Troy back against the cage and clinches.
Troy misses with the head strike.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Troy jumps guard but Bishop stands there with Troy around his waist. Troy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bishop tries to work over Troy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hektor Troy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Troy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hektor Troy!
In his post fight interview, Hektor Troy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.