PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jones Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bones
vs
Lopez

180 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
28
160 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

BioPharm Nutrition

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jones Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Bones misses with a wild body shot.
Bones misses with a body shot.
Bones fails to land with a series of punches.
Bones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bones throws a left and a right that both miss

so Lopez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lopez trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez is looking to work some ground and pound but Bones has wrist control.
Lopez trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bones keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Bones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Lopez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez content to stall in guard here.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bones is keeping the position for now.
Lopez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Lopez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bones misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez tries to clinch up.

Lopez darts in and clinches Bones up against the cage.
Bones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lopez is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lopez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lopez connects with a jab.
Lopez closes the distance and clinches up with Bones, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes Bones against the cage but Bones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown. Bones fights it but they end up in guard.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez content to stall in guard here.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bones wants to get back to his feet but Lopez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Johnny Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Lopez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lopez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Bones's body. Bones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Bones misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Bones scores with a nice strike.
Bones throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez tries to clinch but Bones is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.

Lopez clinches.

Lopez pulls Bones into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez tries to strike from the bottom.
Lopez is controlling Bones's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

We're going to have a standup here because Jones Bones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lopez lands with a nice combination. Bones backs away looking to recover.
Bones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt - Bones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bones thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Bones off the cage and back into range.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Bones moved out of range.
Bones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bones misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Lopez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lopez trying to control the action but Bones is working from the bottom.
Bones parries the strikes from Lopez easily there. Lopez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bones to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez controls the position.
Lopez trying to control the position but Bones is working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lopez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Johnny Lopez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bones fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Some wild striking there from Bones.
Lopez swings for the body but Bones moves out of range.
Jones Bones is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez shoots for a takedown but Bones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bones misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Bones misses.
Bones is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Lopez.
Lopez lands a head shot.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez works Bones's body with a nice hook.

Lopez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bones sprawls well initially but Lopez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lopez slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bones sees it coming and defends easily.
Lopez wants to pass to mount but Bones is defending the position.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Bones is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez stalling.
Lopez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bones really wants to buck Lopez off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lopez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the head.
Lopez controlling from the full mount.
Lopez looking to control but Bones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bones is trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez with shots to the head and body - Bones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones Bones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Lopez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lopez landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Lopez!