PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Curran (ranked 3096 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Bishop (ranked 2059 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Curran
vs
Bishop

193 cm
37
246 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

200 cm
34
250 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Curran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bishop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Curran throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Curran has been working on his boxing with his coaches at whitey's gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bishop takes one on the button.

It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
Curran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Curran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bishop sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Curran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Curran throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curran takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.
Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bishop.
Good shot there by Curran.
Curran avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop dodges the punch combination from Curran.
Bishop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Curran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curran scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bishop in his tracks.
Curran misses with a straight right.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Curran.
Curran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curran connects with a leg kick. Bishop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Curran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curran works the jab nicely.
Bishop throws the kick towards the body but Curran avoids it.
Bishop defending well as Curran loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bishop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Curran on the side of the head.
Curran loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Bishop throws a push kick but Curran slaps the foot to one side.
Bishop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curran misses with an uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Curran.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop pushes Curran back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curran blocks a body shot from Bishop.

Curran has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bishop regains guard immediately.

Bishop pushes Curran off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
An inside leg kick lands from Curran.
Keith Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses.
Curran defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Curran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bishop at a distance.
Curran walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bishop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Bishop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bishop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curran.
Bishop moves in looking to clinch but Curran pushes him off.
Bishop throws a jab when Curran was well out of range.
Bishop tries to land a body kick
and Curran makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Curran scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Curran avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
A short right from Curran on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curran misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Curran avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Curran avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curran misses with a body punch.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop pushes Curran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Curran has clasped his hands together around Bishop's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bishop is working to avoid the ground and pound but Curran connects with a decent elbow.
Bishop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Curran tries to advance to mount but Bishop denies him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop is not content to let Curran control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Curran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith 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.

Curran sizes up Bishop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Curran swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bishop.
Curran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curran moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Randy Curran has been cut.
Curran looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Curran misses the shot to the body.
Curran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bishop pushes Curran away with a front kick.
Randy Curran is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bishop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Curran connects with a high kick.
Bishop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curran throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Bishop walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Curran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Curran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Curran throws a big shot that misses.
Curran tries to score with a low kick but Bishop moves his leg out of the way.
Bishop's jab looks to have found its range, popping Curran under the eye.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curran.
Bishop follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bishop slips under a jab from Curran.
Bishop slips a straight right by Curran.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curran manages to avoid it.
Bishop digs a good body shot into Curran's ribs.
Curran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bishop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curran looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Curran misses with an uppercut
and Curran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curran avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Curran throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Curran has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop cracks the inside of Curran's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a low kick.
Curran loads up on a big right hand but Bishop slips the punch.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Curran moves away and avoids it.
Curran moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Curran went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curran. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Bishop misses.
Bishop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Curran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Curran throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Curran blocks the body kick.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Curran should have avoided that one.
Curran lunges at Bishop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bishop's hand.
Curran dips to his left and cracks Bishop with an uppercut!
Curran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curran connects with a crisp jab.
Curran misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bishop.
Curran cracks Bishop with a good jab.
Curran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Bishop rushes Curran and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop cracks Curran with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Bishop.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land.
Curran lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Bishop has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Curran's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Curran.
Curran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curran's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Curran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curran throws a head punch that misses.
Curran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Curran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Curran lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bishop.
Curran scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Curran scores with a shoulder strike.
Randy Curran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Curran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.

Bishop is fighting off a takedown attempt but Curran is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bishop to the mat. Bishop regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Curran controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Curran will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Curran.
Curran staying out of range there.
Bishop scores with a head kick.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Curran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curran dips to his left and cracks Bishop with an uppercut!
Curran misses with a right hand
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curran misses with a body shot
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop throws a lazy uppercut
and Curran counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop misses with a hook. Curran ducked under it nicely.
Curran throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop is looking to chop away at Curran's legs.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Curran should have avoided that one.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curran was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Randy Curran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curran lunges at Bishop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bishop's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bishop pushes Curran up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Curran on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curran looking to slow down the pace here.

Curran pulls guard.

Curran scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Curran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Curran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
It looked like Curran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bishop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curran. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Bishop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Bishop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Curran throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Curran's shoulder, as Curran tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Curran is predictable there
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Curran. Those never looked like landing.
Keith Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop drops Curran with a huge uppercut! Curran drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bishop is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Bishop!
A very excited looking Keith Bishop made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.