PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Topi Takala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takala has chosen Volga as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bishop
vs
Takala

185 cm
37
187 lbs
32 - 14 - 1

198 cm
38
188 lbs
42 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER
Pearson Specter Litt

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 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Takala!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Takala flicks out a counter leg kick but Bishop steps away.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bishop lands a nice looking body kick.
Takala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bishop throws a solid leg kick but Takala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bishop.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takala.
Bishop half committed to a counter leg kick.
Takala looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Takala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
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 Takala has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takala and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Takala steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Takala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Takala 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 Bishop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bishop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A counter left hand to the body from Bishop misses its target.
Lucas Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. Takala looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takala misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takala lands a right hook to the body.
Takala scores with a sloppy right hand. Bishop should have avoided that one.
Takala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takala will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takala pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bishop closes the distance and clinches.
Takala leaning against his opponent.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Takala avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takala swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Takala.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Takala controls the action.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Takala controls his hands.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop tries a body shot but Takala blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takala swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Takala misses with a punch on the inside.
Takala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Takala throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Takala lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
A left hand lands to the body for Takala.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Takala prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Takala blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takala blocks an uppercut.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Takala uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala lands with a short shot to the head.
Takala struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Takala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Takala.
Takala misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop tries a body shot but Takala blocks it.
Bishop working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Takala.
Takala misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
Takala blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takala throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Takala scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Takala misses with the head strike.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Bishop dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Takala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Takala.
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Takala counters with a left and a right that stings Bishop.
Takala with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Bishop blocks the low kick.
Bishop tries to counter by clinching up but Takala breaks away and moves out of range.
Topi Takala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Bishop. That snapped Takala's head back.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Takala.
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takala scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takala attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Takala. That did some damage!
Takala has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bishop rushes Takala and presses him up against the cage.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Takala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takala.
Takala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
A head punch on the inside from Takala fails to land.
Takala misses with the head strike.
Takala misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Takala.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Takala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop gets through Takala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Takala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Takala trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takala into the cage.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Lucas Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takala blocking some punches.

Takala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop misses with a hook. Takala ducked under it nicely.
Bishop looks to throw a body kick
and Takala counters with a nice uppercut.
Takala misses with a few strikes there.
Good work by Takala as he checks the leg kick.
Bishop's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takala under the eye.
Takala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takala misses with a low kick as Bishop jumps back.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses.
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takala on the side of the head.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Takala's ribs.
Takala takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takala.
Bishop throws a low kick, looking for Takala's leg but Takala calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takala.

Bishop moves into the clinch successfully.
Bishop tries to work over Takala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takala.
Takala prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Takala blocking some punches.
Bishop digs a right hand underneath Takala's ribcage. Takala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takala struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Takala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Takala lands an uppercut.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takala blocks an uppercut.
Bishop working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takala presses Bishop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takala.
Takala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Bishop as the two fighters clinch.
Bishop tries to work over Takala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop pushes off an throws an elbow but Takala leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Takala tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takala can do to turn this around?
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Takala - that landed with a thud.

Takala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takala paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Bishop.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lucas Bishop will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Takala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bishop throws out the jab.
Takala tries a quick counter leg kick but Bishop is wise to it.
Bishop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Takala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Bishop clinches up against the cage.
Takala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takala misses with some punches.
Takala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takala has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Takala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Takala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
Takala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takala blocking some punches.
A short right from Bishop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takala lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Takala misses with a punch to the body.
Takala lands with a short shot to the head.
Takala lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Takala throws a punch but it's blocked by Bishop.
Takala tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takala takes a shot to the head.
Bishop lands with a right to the head.
Takala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takala takes a shot to the head.
Takala lands with a light punch inside.
Takala wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Takala controls his hands.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop pushes Takala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Topi Takala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takala is working Bishop over against the cage.
Takala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takala misses with a punch on the inside.
Takala blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Takala swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Takala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takala lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Takala fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Takala fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Takala misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takala.
Takala misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Takala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop pushes Takala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Takala.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Takala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takala misses with a body punch.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Takala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop gets through Takala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Takala misses with some punches.
Takala can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Takala lands an uppercut.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bishop.
Bishop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takala backwards.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takala misses with a body punch.
Takala throws a head punch that misses.
Takala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Takala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
Takala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Takala misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takala.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bishop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Bishop!
Our winner, Lucas Bishop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.