PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Bishop (ranked 872 p4p, 1242 weight class) and Ricardo Castillo (ranked 111 p4p, 154 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bishop
vs
Castillo

200 cm
37
250
22 - 9 - 0

200 cm
37
275
23 - 13 - 1

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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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bishop catches Castillo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bishop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Castillo wants to clinch
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Castillo.
Bishop bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bishop jabs at Castillo's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Castillo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
Bishop is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Castillo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bishop. Castillo shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo slips a jab from Bishop.

Bishop moves into the clinch.
Castillo misses with an elbow over the top.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Castillo blocking some punches.
Castillo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bishop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castillo.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Bishop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Castillo pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castillo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bishop blocking some punches.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Castillo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castillo takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Castillo fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castillo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo pushes off an throws an elbow but Bishop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bishop works on Castillo's body with a couple of short punches.
Bishop lands with a left to the head.
Castillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
Castillo misses with a knee strike.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bishop avoids it.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Castillo misses with an elbow strike.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bishop.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is leaning against Castillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castillo looks winded!
Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
Castillo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Castillo controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Bishop.
A left hand lands to the body for Bishop.
A head punch on the inside from Castillo fails to land.
Bishop tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Castillo.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bishop.
Castillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
Castillo throws a head punch that misses.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Castillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
A short right from Bishop.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop tries to work over Castillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Castillo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castillo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Bishop.
Castillo working aggressively here.
Castillo misses with a knee strike.
Castillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Bishop won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castillo.

It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
Castillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bishop pushes Castillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castillo misses with some punches.
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 Keith Bishop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Castillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Bishop scores with a hook.
Castillo wants to clinch.
Bishop is looking for a counter combo.
Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castillo at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo throws a shot from downtown. Bishop moves away and avoids it.
Castillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Keith Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Castillo's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop works Castillo's body with a nice hook.
Castillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Castillo throws the left hand but Bishop avoids the punch easily.
Bishop thows a body kick. Castillo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Castillo misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
Bishop throws a quick counter kick to the body but Castillo avoids it.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Castillo moved out of range.
Castillo blocks the body kick.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Bishop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castillo avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop throws a body punch but Castillo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo lands with a hook. Bishop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bishop connects with a leg kick.
Castillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Castillo misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Castillo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castillo throws a right and a left that Bishop avoids nicely.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Castillo's front leg but catches the back leg as Castillo tries to avoid it.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Castillo throws a sloppy body shot

and Bishop holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Castillo takes a shot to the head.

Bishop drops Castillo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Castillo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Castillo is rocked!
Bishop creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Castillo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Castillo drops to his knees and Bishop pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Bishop!
An out of breath Keith Bishop thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Ricardo Castillo spoke after the fight, saying 'I still got fights left in me, I'll be back'.