PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Freddie Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Az Tenochtitlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bishop
vs
Tenochtitlan

198 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
177 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big right hand

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddie Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Az Tenochtitlan!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Tenochtitlan moves out of range easily.
Tenochtitlan lands a jab to the head.
Bishop lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tenochtitlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tenochtitlan lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Freddie Bishop has been cut.
That kick from Tenochtitlan tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tenochtitlan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tenochtitlan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Tenochtitlan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tenochtitlan! But no joy.
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.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tenochtitlan. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tenochtitlan manages to circle out of the way.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bishop tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tenochtitlan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tenochtitlan.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tenochtitlan counters with a straight right hand.

Bishop is rocked!
Tenochtitlan throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Bishop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Tenochtitlan as he checks the leg kick.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bishop seems to have got his legs back now.
Tenochtitlan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Tenochtitlan moved away.
Tenochtitlan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bishop slips a jab from Tenochtitlan.
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tenochtitlan misses with an uppercut.
Tenochtitlan misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop is looking to counter punch.
Bishop bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Freddie Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tenochtitlan on the side of the head.
We've been informed that Tenochtitlan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tenochtitlan throws a big shot that misses.
Tenochtitlan throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Tenochtitlan misses with a wild body shot.
Tenochtitlan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tenochtitlan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bishop is looking to counter the offense by Tenochtitlan and move into the clinch.
Bishop jabs Tenochtitlan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Bishop instigates a clinch.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but Tenochtitlan blocks with his arms.
Tenochtitlan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop misses with a knee to the head.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but Tenochtitlan blocks with his arms.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenochtitlan.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenochtitlan.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tenochtitlan is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Tenochtitlan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Az Tenochtitlan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Freddie Bishop's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bishop connects with a nice looking jab.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Tenochtitlan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bishop wants to slow Tenochtitlan down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Tenochtitlan moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Bishop slams his shin into Tenochtitlan's torso.
Tenochtitlan looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop tries to land a front kick but Tenochtitlan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bishop with a body shot.
Bishop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Bishop misses.
Tenochtitlan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Tenochtitlan misses the target.
Bishop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tenochtitlan checks it well.
Bishop throws a lazy body kick
and Tenochtitlan counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenochtitlan looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Tenochtitlan moves out of range easily.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tenochtitlan.
Bishop throws a lazy body kick
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tenochtitlan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Tenochtitlan moved out of range.
Tenochtitlan lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Bishop.
Tenochtitlan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tenochtitlan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses
and Tenochtitlan counters with a big right hand that sends Bishop crashing to the mat! He's very wobbly - can he beat the count?! 5,6,7,8... he's up! No, he's down again! 9,10! He's done! The referee calls an end to the bout - Tenochtitlan takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Az Tenochtitlan!