PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Martinyuk (ranked 973 p4p, 2560 weight class) and Keith Bishop (ranked 144 p4p, 351 weight class). Bishop is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Whatever. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martinyuk
vs
Bishop

200 cm
35
225
26 - 17 - 0

200 cm
45
250
33 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Martinyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop misses with a right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Martinyuk misses with a hook.
Bishop throws a low kick but Martinyuk avoids it.
Bishop tried to score with a low kick but Martinyuk checks it.
Martinyuk works Bishop's body with a nice hook.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Martinyuk is out of range.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martinyuk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martinyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bishop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martinyuk connects with a single shot there.
Bishop thows a leg kick but Martinyuk checks it
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Martinyuk throwing a counter right hand but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop misses with a hook
and Martinyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinyuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Martinyuk.
Bishop misses with a right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Martinyuk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Martinyuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinyuk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Martinyuk misses the target.
Martinyuk misses with a takedown attempt - Bishop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a body punch
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop throws the kick towards the body but Martinyuk avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Bishop. Beautiful body shot.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinyuk lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bishop backs up against the cage.
Bishop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martinyuk checks the leg kick.
Martinyuk is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martinyuk checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Martinyuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop sizes up Martinyuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martinyuk avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Bishop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bishop throws a predictable looking body shot
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a hook
letting Martinyuk counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Martinyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martinyuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Martinyuk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bishop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martinyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinyuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
Martinyuk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Martinyuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
Bishop throws a right hand that misses
and Martinyuk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
A big right from Martinyuk misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martinyuk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Martinyuk ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Martinyuk misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinyuk misses the target.
Martinyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinyuk moves away.
Martinyuk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Martinyuk slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Martinyuk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martinyuk misses with a head kick.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Bishop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonid Martinyuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Martinyuk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop ducks right into an uppercut from Martinyuk.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Martinyuk. Beautiful body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bishop might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Martinyuk has got the better of the exchanges.
Bishop cracks Martinyuk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martinyuk misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Bishop misses
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Bishop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martinyuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop connects with a jab.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinyuk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martinyuk lands a slapping body shot.
Martinyuk misses with a shot to the body
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Bishop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bishop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Martinyuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bishop.
Bishop thumps Martinyuk with a low kick.
Bishop slips under a jab.
Martinyuk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Martinyuk sees coming a mile off.
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martinyuk on the side of the head.
Bishop throws an off balance right hand
and Martinyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinyuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bishop.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinyuk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Bishop changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bishop.
Bishop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martinyuk just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinyuk misses with a straight right.
Martinyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop misses with a leg kick.
Bishop misses with a right hand
enabling Martinyuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonid Martinyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop walks into a left hand.
Martinyuk throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Martinyuk misses with a straight right.
Bishop feints a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk lands a jab to Bishop's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Bishop as he connects with a hook.
Bishop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bishop.
Martinyuk misses the shot to the body.
Bishop was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bishop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martinyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Martinyuk is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
A big left from Martinyuk misses.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Martinyuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinyuk tries to avoid it.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinyuk.
Bishop was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Martinyuk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Martinyuk misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martinyuk.
Bishop misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop throws a head kick that misses
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop wants to slow Martinyuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Martinyuk counters with a stiff right hand.
Martinyuk throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Bishop misses with a hook to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a nice body shot.
Martinyuk scores with a head kick.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Martinyuk ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Leonid Martinyuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop tries to land a front kick but Martinyuk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Martinyuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Martinyuk misses with a shot to the body
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Martinyuk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bishop thows a leg kick but Martinyuk checks it
and Martinyuk counters with a nice uppercut.
Martinyuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bishop has time to react.
Martinyuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinyuk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bishop.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Martinyuk.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martinyuk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tried to score with a low kick but Martinyuk checks it.
It looked like Martinyuk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinyuk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop connects with a leg kick.
Bishop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bishop throws a low kick, looking for Martinyuk's leg but Martinyuk calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Bishop.
Bishop moves forwards but Martinyuk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Martinyuk 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.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Keith Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Keith Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop 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.
Bishop throws a hook but Martinyuk avoids it easily.
Martinyuk lands with a good body shot.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Martinyuk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bishop.
Decent striking displayed by Martinyuk there.
Martinyuk checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Martinyuk.
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martinyuk.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Martinyuk moved out of range.
Martinyuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Martinyuk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinyuk scores with a jab.
Bishop misses with a shot to the body
and Martinyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martinyuk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Bishop misses
and Martinyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinyuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.
Martinyuk lands a nice shot that snaps Bishop's head back.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Martinyuk ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Martinyuk misses its target.
Bishop tries a low kick but Martinyuk avoids it.
Bishop swings widly with a right hand
and Martinyuk counters with a right hand to the body.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Martinyuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Bishop misses
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinyuk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinyuk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bishop throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinyuk lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bishop will feel that in the morning.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Martinyuk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinyuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Martinyuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Martinyuk tries to avoid it.
Martinyuk checks a low kick from Bishop.
A little feinted left hand from Martinyuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.
Leonid Martinyuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martinyuk lands with a hook. Bishop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick by Bishop misses
and Martinyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bishop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bishop throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinyuk counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonid Martinyuk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinyuk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonid Martinyuk!
A relieved looking Leonid Martinyuk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Keith Bishop stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill Be Back Fans'.