PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Consuelo Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Storm has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Storm
vs
Lopez

180 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

192 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Consuelo Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Storm.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Storm has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
Storm landing knees to the head.

It looks like Consuelo Lopez has been cut.
Storm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Storm throws an elbow that misses.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but Lopez blocks with his arms.
Lopez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lopez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Storm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Storm throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
Lance Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
A low kick from Storm misses
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Storm darts in trying to clinch
and Lopez counters with a solid body kick.
Lopez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Storm misses
and Lopez counters with a good, hard body kick but Storm shrugs it off.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm tries to land a body kick
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Storm.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lopez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Storm is breathing heavily.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.

Storm moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Storm tries a knee to the head but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez stalls.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Storm.
Lopez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Storm.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Storm has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lopez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Storm misses with a knee to the head.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Storm blocks the elbow strike.
Lopez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lopez trying to land knees to the body.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lopez takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fails to pull guard.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Storm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez lands a head kick. Storm smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Storm thows a body shot but no joy.
Lance Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Storm with an uppercut!
Storm throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lopez duly obliges.
Lopez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Storm throws a lazy head kick
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Storm's front leg but catches the back leg as Storm tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Storm instigates a clinch.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but Lopez blocks with his arms.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez dodges an elbow strike from Storm.
Storm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lopez is looking to break free of the clinch but Storm has double underhooks.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Storm lands a knee to the body.

Storm breaks the clinch.
Storm looks to throw a body kick
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Storm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Storm.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Storm is looking to score with low kicks.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Storm misses with a body kick.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm knocks Lopez to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Lopez is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Storm has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Storm finish him?
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a big head kick but Storm shrugs it off.
Storm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
Storm lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lopez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Storm is controlling the position.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez throws a head kick that Storm semi-blocks.
Storm tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
A head kick by Storm misses
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lopez throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Storm misses
and Lopez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Storm fakes the leg kick and cracks Lopez in the body.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Storm's front leg but catches the back leg as Storm tries to avoid it.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Storm.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Storm gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Lopez instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Storm blocks it with crossed arms.

Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
A head kick by Storm misses
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Storm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Consuelo Lopez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Storm throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands with a kick to the temple. Storm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Storm sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopez.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.
Lance Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez lands with a kick to the temple. Storm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick by Storm misses
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Storm's knee momentarily.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez lands with a cross.
Storm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Lopez catches Storm right on the button with a cross.
Lopez connects with a high kick.
Lopez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Storm throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Storm.

Storm is rocked!
Storm takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Storm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Storm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Storm moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Storm stumbling backwards into the cage! Storm bounces back off the cage towards Lopez, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Lopez lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Lopez celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Consuelo Lopez!