PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Pahlm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Pimps Around The World. Pahlm comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Peace Love & Pitbulls - Dog Church kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bishop
vs
Pahlm

175 cm
27
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

197 cm
28
156 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Pahlm!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pahlm's head backwards.
Pahlm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Pahlm appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pahlm.
Pahlm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Bishop throws a lazy body kick
and Pahlm counters with a good low kick that Bishop was not able to check.
Pahlm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Pahlm's head back.
Pahlm is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pahlm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Pahlm saw that one coming.
Pahlm raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pahlm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pahlm throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pahlm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pahlm throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Pahlm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Green Line in the buildup to the fight.
Pahlm misses with a low kick as Bishop jumps back.
A low kick from Pahlm misses
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
Pahlm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pahlm throws out a counter right but Bishop avoids it with no problem.
Pahlm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bishop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pahlm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pahlm thumps Bishop with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Pahlm thumps Bishop with a low kick.
Pahlm takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pahlm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bishop checks it well.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Pahlm moves out of range easily.
Pahlm throws a front kick aimed at Bishop's knee but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick.
Pahlm swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Pahlm blocks the leg kick.
Bishop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pahlm's head backwards.
Crunch! Bishop slams his shin into Pahlm's torso.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Pahlm moved out of range nicely.
Pahlm appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
Bishop connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Pahlm down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pahlm 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.
And Bishop counters with a quick kick to the body but Pahlm blocks it.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Pahlm's shoulder, as Pahlm tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pahlm walks into a straight right hand from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Bishop scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop lands a head shot.
Bishop misses the jab.
Pahlm feints a counter leg kick.
Bishop scores with a push kick.
Bishop misses with a hook. Pahlm ducked under it nicely.
Pahlm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Bishop checks a low kick from Pahlm.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Bishop dominated that round.
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 misses the body punch
and Pahlm counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pahlm tries a low kick but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop connects with a looping right hand.
Bishop thumps Pahlm with a low kick.
Pahlm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Bishop backing away here, and Pahlm unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Pahlm's shoulder, as Pahlm tries to avoid the shot.
Pahlm feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop throws a body punch but Pahlm moves out of range.
Pahlm was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pahlm 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.
Pahlm misses with a shot to the body
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pahlm can do to turn this around?
Bishop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pahlm fakes the leg kick and cracks Bishop in the body.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Pahlm is out of range.
Pahlm with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pahlm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bishop!
Pahlm 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.
Nice defenses there by Pahlm.
Pahlm wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Pahlm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bishop cracks a nice hook into Pahlm's ribs.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop digs a good hook to Pahlm's body.
Bishop throws a push kick but Pahlm slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Pahlm.
Xavier Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pahlms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Pahlm tries a quick counter leg kick but Bishop is wise to it.
Pahlm throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a good, hard body kick but Pahlm shrugs it off.
Pahlm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
Xavier Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pahlm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
Pahlm wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Bishop half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pahlm slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pahlm appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bishop jabs Pahlm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pahlm might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bishop has got the better of the exchanges.
Pahlm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Pahlm's front leg but catches the back leg as Pahlm tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Pahlm. That snapped Bishop's head back.
Pahlm slips under a jab.
Pahlm was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pahlm takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Pahlm's head but Pahlm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bishop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pahlm counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bishop's knee momentarily.
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pahlm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pahlm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Pahlm avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Bishop.
Bishop throws a body punch but Pahlm moves out of range.
Pahlm moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Bishop dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Bishop.
Pahlm checks a low kick from Bishop.
Pahlm tries to land a leg kick but Bishop saw it coming and moves away.
Pahlm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Pahlm settles back down.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Pahlm saw that one coming.
Pahlm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Pahlm flicks out a counter leg kick but Bishop steps away.
Bishop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pahlm connects with a leg kick. Bishop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Bishop lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop cracks a nice hook into Pahlm's ribs.
Bishop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bishop blocks a low kick nicely.
Pahlm feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Pahlm tries a low kick but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Pahlm misses
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pahlm was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Nice body kick from Bishop.
Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pahlm at a distance.
Johan Pahlm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Pahlm is predictable there
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pahlm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pahlm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pahlm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bishop with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pahlm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Pahlm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bishop.
Pahlm misses with a head kick.
Pahlm throws a leg kick
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Pahlm.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pahlm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Pahlm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
Donk. Bishop catches Pahlm right on the button with a cross.
Bishop lands with a big left! Pahlm is wobbled badly! Bishop comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Pahlm to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Xavier Bishop!
Xavier Bishop decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.