PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Pablo Lopez (ranked 4696 p4p, 4604 weight class) and Dale Keith Jr (ranked 478 p4p, 472 weight class). Pablo Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lopez
vs
Keith Jr

177 cm
18
188
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
202
0 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Good chin

Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pablo Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dale Keith Jr!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keith Jr tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Keith Jr tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Keith Jr tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Keith Jr is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Keith Jr tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Keith Jr moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Lopez backs off Keith Jr throws a huge counter combo but Lopez manages to avoid it all.

Keith Jr pushes Lopez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Keith Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.

Keith Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Keith Jr blocks a head kick by Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws a head kick but Keith Jr moves out of range.
Lopez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keith Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Keith Jr moves to clinch but Lopez breaks away
and Lopez counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith Jr is looking to clinch.

Keith Jr moves into the clinch.

Keith Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Keith Jr instigates a clinch.

Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Keith Jr slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Keith Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Lopez misses its target.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Keith Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keith Jr wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Lopez throws a head kick that Keith Jr semi-blocks.
Lopez scores with a jab. Keith Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Dale Keith Jr has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Keith Jr looks to move away, Lopez throws a big counter combo but Keith Jr just gets out of the way.
Keith Jr blocks the body kick.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Keith Jr is rocked!
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 plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Keith Jr swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Keith Jr face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pablo Lopez!