PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lopez (ranked 5796 p4p, 4539 weight class) and Marcello Britten Jr (ranked 325 p4p, 244 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lopez
vs
Britten Jr

169 cm
25
156
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
158
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Britten Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Britten Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lopez quickly recovers to half guard.
Britten Jr trying to control the pace.

Britten Jr is looking for a kimura but Lopez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Britten Jr to get the leverage.
Britten Jr controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Britten Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lopez sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britten Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britten Jr thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Britten Jr in particular looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Britten Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lopez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Britten Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lopez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Britten Jr trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Britten Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britten Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Britten Jr tries to stand but Lopez is controlling from the bottom.
Britten Jr wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Britten Jr looks winded!
Britten Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Britten Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lopez quickly recovers to half guard.
Britten Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to hold on to Britten Jr's head to control him but Britten Jr postures up.
Britten Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Britten Jr trying to control from Lopez's half guard. Lopez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Britten Jr postures up.
Britten Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Lopez gets caught napping as Britten Jr dives in and scores a takedown. Lopez manages to retain guard.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Britten Jr trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez is trying to keep Britten Jr in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Britten Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcello Britten Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Britten Jr.

Britten Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Britten Jr decides to stand back up.
Britten Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Britten Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Britten Jr drives through with a takedown into Lopez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Britten Jr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Britten Jr tries to pass.
Marcello Britten Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Britten Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lopez is trying to control the position but Britten Jr postures up.
Britten Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Lopez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez cracks Britten Jr with a solid left hand.
Britten Jr thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez cracks Britten Jr with a solid left hand.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Britten Jr controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Lopez won't allow Britten Jr to sweep him here.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez landing some decent shots from guard.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Britten Jr has momentary wrist control but Lopez slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Britten Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopez postures up.
Britten Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Britten Jr has his foot on Lopez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lopez works his way back into a safe position though.
Lopez postures up in Britten Jr's guard and throws a big left but Britten Jr blocks it.
Lopez landing with the ground and pound.
Britten Jr wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Britten Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Britten Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Britten Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lopez stands up over Britten Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Britten Jr wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 Lucas Lopez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lopez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Britten Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Britten Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Britten Jr trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britten Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lopez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Britten Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Britten Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Britten Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britten Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lopez is proving hard to escape from.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Britten Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marcello Britten Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Britten Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Britten Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Britten Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Britten Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Britten Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Lopez postures up in Britten Jr's guard and throws a big left but Britten Jr blocks it.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Britten Jr is looking for a triangle but Lopez pushes his legs off easily.
Lopez with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a couple of elbows.
Britten Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Britten Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Britten Jr pulls Lopez in close to his closed guard and prevents Lopez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lopez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Britten Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Britten Jr controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Britten Jr tries to stand but Lopez is controlling from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcello Britten Jr.
Well Britten Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcello Britten Jr!