PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 999 - Homicide. Turilli has chosen krolithika as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bishop
vs
Turilli

185 cm
30
200 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

186 cm
35
201 lbs
28 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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Good gas tank

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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 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Turilli!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Turilli.
Turilli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turilli throws a chopping leg kick but Bishop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turilli staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Bishop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Luca Turilli has been cut.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop throws a low kick but Turilli moves out of range easily.
Turilli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
Bishop bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turilli swinging wildly here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Turilli 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.
Bishop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turilli. Turilli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turilli misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop throws a big counter combination but Turilli scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Turilli has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Turilli's ribs.
Bishop misses with a leg kick.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Turilli looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Turilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Turilli connects with a solid leg kick.
Turilli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turilli fails to land with a series of punches.
Turilli throws a leg kick but Bishop checks it.
Turilli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bishop takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bishop scores with a nice body kick.
Turilli misses with a series of wild punches.
Bishop cracks the inside of Turilli's front leg.
Turilli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Bobby Bishop has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Turilli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turilli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bishop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a punch to the head.
Turilli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turilli throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop lands with a shot to the body.
Bishop scores with a one two! Turilli had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Bishop.
Turilli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Bishop.
Turilli throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Bishop appears to be looking for a big counter.
Turilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
It looked like Bishop was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turilli.
That kick from Turilli tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turilli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turilli tries to score with a low kick but Bishop moves his leg out of the way.
Turilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Turilli drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Turilli's head but Turilli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bishop.
Turilli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Turilli throws a right hand that misses
and Bishop counters with a body kick that stops Turilli in his tracks momentarily.
Bishop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Bishop scores with the left hand. Turilli knows he should have avoided that one.
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turilli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bishop's calf.
Good leg kick by Turilli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bishop.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turilli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Turilli blocks a jab.
Turilli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Turilli finds it's target.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turilli throws a chopping leg kick but Bishop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bishop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked

and Turilli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Turilli.
I was talking to Bishop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bishop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turilli crunches a lovely knee into Bishop's ribcage.
Turilli tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Turilli back against the cage.
Bishop takes a shot to the head.
Turilli blocks a body shot from Bishop.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Bishop taking a breather.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turilli lands a right hand.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turilli's elbow.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Turilli.
Turilli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Turilli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.

Bishop breaks the clinch.
Bobby Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turilli throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Bishop will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Turilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
Turilli just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Turilli.
Turilli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Turilli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bishop.
Turilli tries to land a leg kick but Bishop saw it coming and moves away.
Turilli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
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!
Turilli tries to move into range but Bishop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turilli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Bishop does no damage.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turilli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bobby Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turilli's calf.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turilli sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turilli manages to avoid it.
Turilli swinging wildly here.
Luca Turilli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turilli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turilli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Turilli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Turilli settles back down.
Turilli misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turilli thumps Bishop with a low kick.
Bishop throws out a powerful jab.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Turilli moves out of range easily.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Turilli is just out of range.
Turilli thumps Bishop with a low kick.
Bishop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Turilli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws out a leg kick but Turilli moves out of range and Bishop only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turilli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop jabs Turilli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turilli looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Turilli ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.
Turilli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turilli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Turilli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turilli.

Bobby Bishop's cut is getting worse.
Bishop cracks Turilli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turilli throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Turilli looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop throws a body punch but Turilli moves out of range.
Turilli steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bishop.
Bishop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bishop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop jabs Turilli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Turilli misses.
That kick from Turilli tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bishop misses with a looping right.
Turilli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turilli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bishop finds it's way round the side to connect with Turilli's head.
Turilli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bishop scores with a kick to the body.
Bishop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turilli.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turilli.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turilli.
Turilli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turilli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop cracks the inside of Turilli's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turilli missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turilli throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turilli was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Bishop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donk. Turilli catches Bishop right on the button with a cross.
Turilli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bishop.
A shot to the body from Turilli misses
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Turilli misses.
Bishop throws a jab when Turilli was well out of range.
A lazy left from Bishop finds it's target.
Turilli throws a low kick, looking for Bishop's leg but Bishop calmly moves out of range.
Turilli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Turilli wants to counter the offense by Bishop and move into the clinch position.
Turilli throws a low kick, looking for Bishop's leg but Bishop calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Bishop was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turilli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Bishop.
A nice combination there by Bishop.
Turilli connects with a solid leg kick.
Bishop scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bishop dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bishop walks into a stiff left hand from Turilli.
Turilli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turilli misses with a two punch combination.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turilli is able to avoid easily.
Turilli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Turilli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Bishop's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A punch lands to the side of Turilli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turilli walks into a straight right hand from Bishop.
Turilli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turilli throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Bishop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Bishop.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turilli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bishop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turilli.
Bishop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bishop slips a straight right by Turilli.
Bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turilli manages to avoid it.
Bishop blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Turilli.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turilli tests Bishop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bishop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Turilli misses its intended target.
Bishop lands a nice looking kick to the body. Turilli takes a step back to recover.
Turilli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turilli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Turilli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turilli scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turilli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Bishop blocks the low kick.
Bishop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turilli defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Bishop throws a body punch but Turilli moves out of range.
Turilli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bishop.
Turilli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Turilli throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Bishop works Turilli's body with a nice hook.
Turilli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bishop lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turilli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Turilli does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turilli. That did some damage!
Bishop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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 Turilli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turilli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turilli scores with a nice head shot.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1-2. Bishop obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bishop connects with a body shot that sends Turilli's belly button to the back.
Bishop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Turilli is out of range.
Bishop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turilli. Turilli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turilli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bishop under the eye.
Turilli throws a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Bishop tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop throws out a leg kick but Turilli moves out of range and Bishop only half commits.
Turilli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Turilli misses.
Bishop cracks a nice hook into Turilli's ribs.
A cross from Bishop lands.
Luca Turilli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turilli lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bobby Bishop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turilli's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop takes a swing at Turilli's ribcage but misses.
Turilli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Turilli is out of range.
Turilli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop thuds a left hand into Turilli's body.
Turilli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab by Bishop.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turilli throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turilli throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Bishop ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turilli swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bishop!
Bobby Bishop was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.