PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mijain Lopez (ranked 4469 p4p, 4666 weight class) and Doctor Zhen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Orishas A lo Cubano. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zhen's choice of entrance music: Sexy Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lopez
vs
Zhen

180 cm
18
165
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
145
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mijain Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doctor Zhen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez digs a good body shot into Zhen's ribs.
Lopez takes a swing at Zhen's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhen misses.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lopez tries to clinch but Zhen is having none of it.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zhen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zhen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez lands a jab.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Zhen's body. Zhen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhen walks into a jab.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Zhen keeps it at a distance.
Lopez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zhen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhen misses.
Mijain Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Zhen counters with a left to the body.
Lopez throws a body punch but Zhen moves out of range.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to clinch
and Zhen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez is looking to clinch but Zhen is avoiding it.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zhen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Zhen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zhen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Zhen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
A right-left combo lands from Lopez.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zhen was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Zhen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zhen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopez rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zhen circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zhen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lopez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zhen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zhen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez throws a lazy uppercut
and Zhen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Zhen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Zhen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhen misses.
Nice defenses there by Zhen.
Zhen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Zhen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhen.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
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!
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lopez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Zhen to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mijain Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zhen slips a jab from Lopez.
Zhen slips under a jab from Lopez.
Lopez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zhens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lopez tries to clinch there but Zhen circles away.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
Zhen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez takes a swing at Zhen's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhen! But no joy.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhen slips under a jab from Lopez.
Zhen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Lopez with a hook.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhen takes one to the chin there.
Lopez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lopez closes the distance but Zhen moves to the side
and Zhen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zhen keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Zhen slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Zhen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Zhen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Zhen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lopez with a body shot.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zhen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez throws a hook but Zhen blocks it.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zhen counters with a right hand to the body.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zhen.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Zhen to counter with a crisp jab.
Mijain Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez misses with a shot to the body
enabling Zhen to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez misses with a left hand
and Zhen counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Mijain Lopez has been cut.
Zhen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Zhen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Zhen to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zhen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Zhen moved out of range nicely.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zhen counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Zhen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zhen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a left hand
and Zhen counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhen.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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 Mijain Lopez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mijain Lopez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lopez looks to land a right hand but Zhen moved out of range.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez throws a hook but Zhen avoids it easily.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhen is just out of range.
Lopez tests Zhen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Zhen circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses with a left hand
and Zhen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lopez wants to clinch but Zhen slips to the side
and Zhen counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Zhen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Zhen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lopez with a body shot.
Lopez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zhen counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Zhen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Zhen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zhen moves away.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Zhen is just out of range.
Zhen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to clinch but Zhen is avoiding it.
Lopez takes a swing at Zhen's ribcage but misses.
Zhen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Zhen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zhen counters with a right hand to the body.
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhen can do to turn this around?
Lopez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zhen counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lopez misses.
A nice side step and Zhen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Zhen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhen misses.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Zhen circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhen! But no joy.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Zhen misses.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Zhen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mijain Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zhen! But no joy.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zhen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mijain Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Lopez wants to clinch but Zhen slips to the side
and Zhen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zhen slips under a jab.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Zhen avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez misses with a hook. Zhen ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Zhen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Zhen's shoulder, as Zhen tries to avoid the shot.
Doctor Zhen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhen slips a jab from Lopez.
Zhen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mijain Lopez.
Well Lopez 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight for Mijain Lopez!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Mijain Lopez!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Mijain Lopez!

Mijain Lopez wins by unanimous decision!
Mijain Lopez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.