PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladislav Yurevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Bishop will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Yurevich
vs
Bishop

192 cm
21
252 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Big right hand

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Yurevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurevich lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yurevich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yurevich scores with a leg kick.
Bishop cracks Yurevich with a good jab.
Yurevich swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Yurevich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Yurevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yurevich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bishop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yurevich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bishop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop lands with a straight right. Yurevich didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Bishop. Beautiful body shot.
Yurevich misses with a kick to the body
and Bishop counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body. Yurevich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yurevich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bishop's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yurevich under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurevich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bishop jabs Yurevich right on the nose. Yurevich blinks but takes it well.
Yurevich throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Yurevich is rocked!
Yurevich misses with a body punch
and Bishop counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keith Bishop!
A relieved looking Keith Bishop thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.