PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 999 - Homicide. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lockyer
vs
Bishop

189 cm
42
198 lbs
39 - 18 - 2

185 cm
37
200 lbs
30 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear

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 39 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockyer throws a leg kick but Bishop moved away.
Lockyer scores with a kick to the body.
Bishop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lockyer scores with a jab to the head.
Lockyer throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a two punch combo.
Lockyer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Lockyer finds it's target.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lockyer is looking to clinch.
Bishop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bishop swings for the body but Lockyer moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockyer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bishop.

It looks like Bobby Bishop has been cut.
Nice cross by Lockyer.
Lockyer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Lockyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer misses the jab.
Lockyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bishop throws out a counter right but Lockyer avoids it with no problem.

Lockyer has closed the distance and engaged Bishop in a clinch.
Lockyer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bishop up against the cage.
Lockyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lockyer throws an elbow but it misses.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike.

Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Lockyer finds it's target.
Lockyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lockyer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lockyer throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Lockyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Bishop has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Bishop let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lockyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bishop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lockyer misses with a straight left.
Lockyer 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.
Lockyer misses with a low kick as Bishop jumps back.
Lockyer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bishop under the eye.

Bishop forces Lockyer back against the cage and clinches.
Lockyer tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Lockyer back against the cage.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lockyer avoids it.
Lockyer lands a right hand.
Lockyer tries to land a knee to the head but Bishop blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Bishop lands an elbow that stopped Lockyer in his tracks for a moment.
Lockyer takes a shot to the head.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lockyer lands a shoulder strike.
Lockyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Lockyer as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Lockyer has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Lockyer blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Lockyer controls the action.
Lockyer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lockyer leaning against his opponent.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
Lockyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop crunches a lovely knee into Lockyer's ribcage.
Lockyer blocks an uppercut.
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 manages to break the clinch.
Bishop misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer lands with a right hand.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Lockyer ducks down to avoid it.
Lockyer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Lockyer settles back down.
Bishop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lockyer tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Lockyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lockyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bishop on the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Lockyer.
Lockyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Lockyer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Lockyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lockyer lands an overhand right.
Good exchange - Lockyer coming out on top.
Lockyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lockyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lockyer throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Lockyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer misses with a straight right.
Lockyer scores with a punch to the head.
Lockyer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockyer connects with an inside leg kick.
Lockyer jabs Bishop right on the nose. Bishop blinks but takes it well.
Bishop blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bishop moves out of range as Lockyer throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lockyer.

Bishop is rocked!

That has opened up Bobby Bishop's cut even more.
A jab from Lockyer misses.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Lockyer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Lockyer ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Lockyer tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lockyer.
Lockyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bishop thinks about the counter body kick.
Lockyer misses with a hook
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lockyer throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws the kick towards the body but Lockyer avoids it.
Lockyer moves in looking to clinch but Bishop pushes him off.
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop fakes the leg kick and cracks Lockyer in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lockyer tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Lockyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Bishop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lockyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lockyer throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Lockyer circles away.
It looked like Lockyer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Lockyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Lockyer misses with a low kick as Bishop jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Lockyer down.
Bishop on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bishop moves out of range as Lockyer throws a body kick.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lockyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lockyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Lockyer moves out of range as Bishop throws a body kick.
Lockyer scores with a nice body kick.
Lockyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lockyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darren Lockyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Lockyer lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer throws a sloppy body shot
and Bishop counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockyer 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 tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lockyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lockyer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bishop.
Lockyer misses the shot to the body.
Bishop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bishop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Lockyer.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lockyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Lockyer lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Lockyer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lockyer takes the fight into the clinch.
Lockyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lockyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lockyer digs a right hand into Bishop's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bishop's gas tank.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Lockyer.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lockyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Lockyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
Lockyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Lockyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Lockyer tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
Lockyer scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lockyer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lockyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Lockyer controls the action.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lockyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer dodges an elbow strike from Bishop.
Bishop takes a shot to the head.
Lockyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lockyer.
Lockyer lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment.
Lockyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Lockyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bishop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lockyer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Lockyer.
Lockyer prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Lockyer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lockyer fails to land.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lockyer's elbow.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Lockyer.
Lockyer misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lockyer misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop tries a body shot but Lockyer blocks it.
Lockyer misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Lockyer.
A hook to the body from Lockyer.
Lockyer tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Lockyer back against the cage.
Lockyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lockyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Lockyer.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lockyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Lockyer gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lockyer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Lockyer lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Lockyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Bobby Bishop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Lockyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lockyer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lockyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Bishop takes a shot to the head.
Lockyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Lockyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lockyer tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Bishop pushes off an throws an elbow but Lockyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bishop blocks a body shot from Lockyer.
Lockyer lands a nice uppercut.
Lockyer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lockyer misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lockyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lockyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lockyer lands a nice hook to Bishop's body. Bishop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bishop takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Lockyer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bishop under the eye.
Jab by Lockyer.
Bishop is still on wobbly legs! Can Lockyer finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Lockyer. Those never looked like landing.
Lockyer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Bishop seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab lands there for Lockyer.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lockyer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lockyer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Lockyer clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
That's time! Lockyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bishop staying out of range there.
Lockyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Lockyer missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lockyer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lockyer is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from Lockyer misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockyer scores with a jab.
Bishop throws a nice looking combination but Lockyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lockyer misses with a body punch
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lockyer lands a nice looking body kick.
Bishop is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lockyer thuds his right hand into Bishop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Lockyer sends Bishop crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lockyer is motioning to the referee to let Bishop up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bishop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lockyer.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop throws a push kick but Lockyer slaps the foot to one side.
Bishop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
BOOM! Lockyer lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bishop. Bishop tries to recover but Lockyer is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bishop lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Darren Lockyer, 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.