PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bat Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guywaun Lopez Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Slade might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Max and Sam - Rumble Young Man Rumble. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slade
vs
Lopez Lopez

180 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bat Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guywaun Lopez Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez Lopez.
Guywaun Lopez Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slade moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lopez Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slade.
Lopez Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slade throws out the jab.
Slade checks a leg kick.
Lopez Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Slade misses its intended target.
Slade throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Slade misses with an uppercut.
Lopez Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slade throws out the jab.
Slade misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lopez Lopez. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez tries to score with a low kick but Slade moves his leg out of the way.
Slade checks a leg kick nicely.
Slade throws a jab when Lopez Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez Lopez slips a jab from Slade.
Slade throws a big shot that misses.
Slade is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lopez Lopez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Lopez Lopez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Slade's half guard.
Lopez Lopez is controlling the pace.
Slade is not content to let Lopez Lopez control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez Lopez is pressing down on Slade's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slade is holding on for now.
Lopez Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slade keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lopez Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez Lopez is looking to advance position but Slade won't allow it.
Slade is looking to improve his position.
Lopez Lopez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Slade is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez Lopez sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lopez Lopez passes to full mount!
Lopez Lopez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lopez Lopez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Bat Slade has been cut.
Lopez Lopez unloading with bombs!
Slade taking shots to the head.
Lopez Lopez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lopez Lopez breaks from Slade's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guywaun Lopez Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bat Slade's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Slade misses with a body shot.
Slade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Slade throws a hook to the side of Lopez Lopez's head but Lopez Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Slade checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slade checks a low kick from Lopez Lopez.
Slade throws a series of punches but Lopez Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slade.
Lopez Lopez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lopez Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez Lopez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Slade misses the jab.
Lopez Lopez misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slade loads up on a big right hand but Lopez Lopez slips the punch.
Slade misses the jab.
Lopez Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Lopez Lopez.
Slade tests Lopez Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slade misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slade swinging wildly here.
Slade throws out a loose jab but Lopez Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bat Slade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez Lopez is looking to chop away at Slade's legs.
Lopez Lopez misses with a body punch
and Slade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Slade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Slade misses the target.
Slade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Lopez Lopez is predictable there
and Slade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez Lopez throws a body punch but Slade moves out of range.
Bat Slade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade checks a leg kick.
Slade checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lopez Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
Lopez Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lopez Lopez digs a good hook to Slade's body.
Lopez Lopez throws a leg kick but Slade sees it coming and moves out of range.
Slade is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lopez Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slade sprawls well. Slade wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Slade blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lopez Lopez feints and then cracks Slade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slade down.

Lopez Lopez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Slade quickly recovers to half guard.
Lopez Lopez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Slade's thigh. Slade counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Slade keeping full guard, as Lopez Lopez tries to pass.
Lopez Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bat Slade will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bat Slade's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Slade moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slade swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lopez Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
A big right from Slade misses.
Lopez Lopez throws a lazy body kick
and Slade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lopez Lopez is looking to slow Slade down with leg kicks.
Bat Slade is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez Lopez connects with the punch.
Lopez Lopez walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Slade misses.
Slade throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez Lopez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slade rather than just go for the knockout.
Lopez Lopez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Slade.
Slade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez slips a straight right by Slade.
Slade misses with a hook. Lopez Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez Lopez misses with a low kick.
Slade checks a leg kick.
Slade misses with a body punch
and Lopez Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
A leg kick checked by Slade.
A punch combination from Slade misses.
Lopez Lopez punishes Slade's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lopez Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Slade is out of range.
Lopez Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Slade's knee but Slade avoids it well.
Slade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lopez Lopez. Lopez Lopez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slade misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez Lopez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Slade takes a step back to recover.
Lopez Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slade was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lopez Lopez.
Slade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lopez Lopez throws a body punch but Slade moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez Lopez.
Slade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez Lopez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Slade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slade blocks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez Lopez.
Lopez Lopez takes one to the chin there.
Lopez Lopez slips under a jab from Slade.
Slade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez Lopez.
Slade moves out of range of the body kick.
Slade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez Lopez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lopez Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slade misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez Lopez defending well as Slade loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lopez Lopez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopez Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Slade is out of range.
Slade moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez Lopez.
Slade looks to land a right hand but Lopez Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez Lopez throws a leg kick but Slade sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lopez Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.

Lopez Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bat Slade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slade has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bat Slade!