PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Lopez (ranked 4795 p4p, 3878 weight class) and Maks Teller (ranked 469 p4p, 408 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Lopez
vs
Teller

186 cm
20
157
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
157
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 Los Angeles, Fernando Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maks Teller!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Teller misses with an uppercut.
Teller tries to work over Lopez's front leg with a kick but Lopez checks it.
Teller lands with a good body shot.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Teller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lopez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Teller throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez slips a jab from Teller.
Teller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller misses with a straight right.
Teller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lopez. Lopez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Teller throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Teller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez is looking to counter punch.
Teller throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller with a nice cross.
Teller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Teller misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Teller misses with a left hand
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Teller lands a lovely overhand right.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Teller throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Maks Teller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Teller misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been informed that Teller 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez ducks right into an uppercut from Teller.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Teller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Teller misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez is looking to counter punch.
Teller throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Teller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Teller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Teller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Teller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Teller does it's job there.
A big left from Teller misses.
Teller misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Fernando Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Teller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Teller throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Teller misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Teller loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Teller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Teller misses with a straight right.
Teller misses with a looping right.
Lopez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Teller misses with a hook
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Teller just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Teller misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Teller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Teller lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Teller throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez moves forwards but Teller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Teller looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Teller throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Teller.
Teller looks to land a combination. Lopez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Teller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.
Teller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Teller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maks Teller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lopez slips under a jab from Teller.
Lopez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab by Teller.
Teller catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Teller connects with a body shot.
Teller misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Teller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Lopez slips a jab from Teller.
Teller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Teller throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Teller throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Teller.
Teller throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight that turns Teller's legs to rubber! Lopez pushes forward with more strikes and Teller goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Lopez!