PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blokada Leningrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leningrada's entrance music is Farewell of Slavyanka. A fine choice. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Blokada Leningrada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Lopez's chin.

Leningrada
vs
Lopez

175 cm
32
156 lbs
26 - 8 - 0

181 cm
24
162 lbs
16 - 2 - 0

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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 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blokada Leningrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leningrada looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Leningrada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leningrada.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopez cracks Leningrada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leningrada is able to avoid easily.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Leningrada tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Leningrada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leningrada looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leningrada takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Leningrada.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Leningrada off the cage and back into range.
Leningrada wants to land a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez throws out a powerful jab.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leningrada misses with a body shot.
Leningrada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leningrada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lopez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leningrada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leningrada blocks a jab.
Leningrada throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Leningrada checks it.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leningrada under the eye.
Leningrada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leningrada motions for Lopez to come forward. Leningrada throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.
Lopez works the jab nicely.
Lopez misses with a leg kick.
Leningrada fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leningrada throws out the jab.
Lopez throws a head kick but Leningrada moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leningrada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez defending well as Leningrada loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leningrada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Leningrada takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lopez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leningrada had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leningrada scores with a hook.
Leningrada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Leningrada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Lopez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leningrada misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez tries to move into range but Leningrada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leningrada swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Leningrada.
Lopez thows a leg kick but Leningrada checks it
and Leningrada counters with a thumping low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lopez - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lopez swinging wildly here.
Leningrada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Leningrada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leningrada there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crunch! Leningrada slams his shin into Lopez's torso.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez misses with a hook. Leningrada ducked under it nicely.
Lopez stuns Leningrada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leningrada misses the jab.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Leningrada misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Leningrada saw that one coming.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Leningrada misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Leningrada lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez's head back.
Leningrada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leningrada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leningrada scores with a nice head shot.
Lopez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Leningrada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leningrada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Leningrada counters with a leg kick.
Leningrada lands with an uppercut that bounces Lopez off the cage and back into range.
Leningrada catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miguel Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez cracks the inside of Leningrada's front leg.
Leningrada attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lopez thuds his shin into the meat of Leningrada's side.
Leningrada throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leningrada misses the shot to the body.
Leningrada ducks right into an uppercut from Lopez.
Leningrada is looking to score with low kicks.
Leningrada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Leningrada connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Lopez lands a lovely overhand right.
Lopez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leningrada is able to avoid easily.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leningrada throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Donk. Leningrada catches Lopez right on the button with a cross.
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 tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Leningrada moved out of range.
Lopez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leningrada backs up against the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leningrada.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leningrada throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leningrada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Leningrada. Those never looked like landing.
Leningrada is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leningrada's sensitive parts.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leningrada.
Leningrada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leningrada takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leningrada fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leningrada moves away.
Lopez misses with a low kick as Leningrada jumps back.
Leningrada throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Leningrada fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leningrada blocks the body kick.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leningrada misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Leningrada saw that one coming.
Leningrada throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Leningrada moves out of range of the strikes.
Leningrada checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leningrada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Leningrada with an uppercut!
Blokada Leningrada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a solid leg kick but Leningrada takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopez.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Lopez misses.
Leningrada scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lopez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leningrada. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Leningrada sees coming a mile off.
Leningrada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good shot there by Lopez.
Leningrada loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Lopez.
Leningrada will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leningrada throws a leg kick that misses.
Leningrada lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopez, right into the meat.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Leningrada's front leg but catches the back leg as Leningrada tries to avoid it.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leningrada momentarily.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leningrada throws out the jab.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leningrada.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lopez catches Leningrada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Leningrada's shoulder, as Leningrada tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Leningrada is out of range.
Lopez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leningrada moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leningrada throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leningrada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lopez is looking to slow Leningrada down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.