PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano's entrance music is Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. A fine choice. Lopez has chosen Apeman as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Soriano
vs
Lopez

165 cm
32
143 lbs
23 - 7 - 1

175 cm
25
146 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps
Supersize Me

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lopez.
Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Soriano blocks the leg kick.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Soriano.
Soriano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Soriano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soriano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Lopez.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez lands a front kick.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Soriano counters with a good low kick that Lopez was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Soriano catches Lopez right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano misses with a kick to the body.
Soriano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soriano walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Soriano moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Soriano misses with a looping right.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Soriano is just out of range.
Soriano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soriano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Soriano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano misses with a low kick.
Soriano throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Soriano.
Soriano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez defending well as Soriano loads up on a big left hand.
Soriano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez throws a hook but Soriano avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Soriano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soriano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soriano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soriano misses with a low kick.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Soriano slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Soriano off balance momentarily.
Soriano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez throws a jab when Soriano was well out of range.
Soriano misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick from Soriano misses.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Soriano's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soriano connects with a jab.
Lopez looks to throw a body kick
and Soriano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Soriano. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez moves out of range of the leg kick from Soriano.
Soriano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lopez tries to bum rush Soriano with a series of wild strikes but Soriano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Soriano moves out of range easily.
Lopez looks gassed!
Soriano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Lopez misses with a hook. Soriano ducked under it nicely.
Soriano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Soriano takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Soriano misses with a two punch combination.
Soriano takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Soriano misses with a body kick.
Soriano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soriano cracks Lopez with a good jab.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Soriano didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Soriano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soriano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lopez scores with a spinning back kick!
Soriano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Soriano moves out of range easily.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Soriano.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soriano finds it's way round the side to connect with Lopez's head.
Soriano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pablo Soriano is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soriano.
Soriano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soriano checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soriano blocks a jab.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soriano looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Soriano throws a low kick but Lopez avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from 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 Soriano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soriano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopez thumps Soriano with a low kick.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Soriano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Soriano avoids it well.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Soriano lands a head shot.
A jab from Soriano misses.
Soriano misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soriano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Soriano seems unphased.
Soriano misses with a straight right.
Soriano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Soriano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez with a hook.
Lopez slips under a jab from Soriano.
Soriano tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Soriano's head but Soriano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soriano lands with a straight right. Lopez didn't see that one coming.
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 Pablo Soriano will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Soriano counters with a straight right hand.
Soriano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soriano.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soriano slips under a jab.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!

Soriano lands a big head kick that sends Lopez tumbling to the mat! Soriano takes a step backwards and waves Lopez back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Lopez is rocked!

It looks like Alberto Lopez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soriano blocks a low kick nicely.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Soriano slips the punch.
Soriano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Soriano blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a body punch but Soriano moves out of range.
Soriano misses with a few strikes there.
Soriano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Soriano throws a lazy head kick
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soriano slips under a jab from Lopez.
Soriano feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Soriano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopez under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano wants to clinch.
Soriano ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Soriano with a nice cross.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez throws a push kick but Soriano slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Soriano misses
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soriano throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Soriano sees coming a mile off.
Soriano throws a head kick that half lands.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soriano lands a lovely overhand right.
Soriano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soriano misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Soriano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Soriano lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.
Soriano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soriano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano with a nice cross.
Lopez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soriano is out of range.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Soriano has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soriano tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Soriano back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Soriano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Soriano blocks a body shot from Lopez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soriano tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soriano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soriano lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Soriano clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Lopez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lopez digs a good body shot into Soriano's ribs.

Soriano darts in and clinches Lopez up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lopez as Soriano tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Soriano blocking some punches.
Lopez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lopez lands a left hand.
Lopez is looking to control Soriano's arms but Soriano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lopez has his back to the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soriano.

Soriano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Soriano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Soriano misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez slips under a jab from Soriano.
Lopez moves out of range as Soriano throws a body kick.
Soriano tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soriano.
Soriano lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Soriano closes the distance and clinches.
Soriano lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soriano presses Lopez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soriano misses with a body punch.
Soriano swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soriano can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Lopez tries to pull guard but Soriano forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soriano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soriano.
Soriano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Soriano lands with a short shot to the head.

Soriano breaks from the clinch.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Soriano connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Soriano.
Soriano lands with a slapping head kick.
Soriano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Soriano's head but Soriano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soriano lands with an uppercut that bounces Lopez off the cage and back into range.
Soriano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soriano lands with a cross.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Soriano finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Soriano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses the body punch
and Soriano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
Soriano throws a good cross that connects.
Soriano misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soriano.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Soriano to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Soriano.
Soriano throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Soriano had his way with Alberto Lopez in that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Lopez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Soriano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Soriano.
Lopez wants to slow Soriano down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soriano ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez defending well as Soriano loads up on a big left hand.
Soriano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Soriano.
Soriano throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Soriano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soriano blocks a head kick by Lopez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Soriano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soriano scores with a head kick. Lopez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopez.
Soriano slips a straight right by Lopez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soriano.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soriano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Soriano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopez.
Soriano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alberto Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano scores with a nice right hand.
Soriano scores with a nice body kick.
Lopez connects with a body shot that sends Soriano's belly button to the back.
Soriano swinging wildly here.
Lopez walks into a jab.
Soriano throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a push kick but Soriano slaps the foot to one side.
Soriano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Lopez misses
and Soriano counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soriano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soriano walks into a left hand.
Soriano cracks Lopez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lopez tries to work over Soriano's front leg with a kick but Soriano checks it.
The crowd cheers as Soriano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soriano scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez throws a low kick but Soriano moves out of range easily.
Soriano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soriano takes one to the side of the head.
Soriano works Lopez's body with a nice hook.
Soriano lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soriano.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soriano scores with a nice head shot.
Soriano connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soriano lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Soriano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soriano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Soriano!
Pablo Soriano retains his bantamweight title!
Pablo Soriano very nearly forgot to thank Supersize Me amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.