PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Margallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Lopez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Margallo
vs
Lopez

190 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucio Margallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Margallo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lopez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Margallo wants to get back to his feet.
Margallo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Margallo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.
Lopez is trying to stand back up but Margallo is controlling him
Margallo wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lucio Margallo just wasn't active enough.

Margallo has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.

Margallo jumps guard.
Lopez preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is working Margallo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Margallo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Margallo is retaining full guard.
Margallo tries to strike from the bottom.
Margallo is pulling down on Lopez's head. It's preventing any offense from Lopez, at least for the moment.
Margallo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Margallo wants to stand and escape but Lopez is having none of it.

Margallo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lopez is aware though and is defending well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Margallo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lopez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Margallo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez works over Margallo with some ground and pound from guard.
Margallo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Margallo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Margallo tries to get out of the position.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Margallo blocks nicely.
Margallo wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Lopez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Margallo's head.
Margallo is pulling down on Lopez's head. It's preventing any offense from Lopez, at least for the moment.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Margallo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lopez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Margallo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Lopez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Lopez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Margallo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lopez has managed to get both his arms back between Margallo's legs - danger averted.
Lopez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lopez won't allow Margallo to sweep him here.

Margallo working for a triangle but Lopez defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Margallo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lopez with a nice head shot there.

Margallo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lopez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lopez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Margallo wants to sweep but no luck.
Margallo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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 Lucio Margallo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Margallo counters with a three punch combo that has Lopez backing up. Lopez nods at Margallo to acknowledge the strikes.
Lopez cracks Margallo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lopez misses the jab.
Margallo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Margallo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lopez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Margallo tries to stand and escape but Lopez is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez won't allow Margallo to pass to mount.
Margallo thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Margallo prevents Lopez from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margallo throwing shots but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Lopez won't allow Margallo to pass to mount.
Margallo is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Margallo trying to mount his opponent but Lopez defends it.
Margallo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lopez is not content to let Margallo control the position.

Lucio Margallo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Margallo clinches.
Margallo slowing the pace effectively.

Margallo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lopez can't fight it off and eventually Margallo manages to take the fight to the floor. Lopez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lopez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margallo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lucio Margallo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Margallo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Victor Lopez has been cut.
Lucio Margallo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Margallo drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Margallo keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Margallo decides to pull guard.
Margallo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Margallo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Margallo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lopez is aware though and is defending well.
Lopez works over Margallo with some ground and pound from guard.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Margallo wants to sweep but no luck.
Margallo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Margallo controlling Lopez's posture.
Margallo wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Margallo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Margallo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Margallo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Margallo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Lucio Margallo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Margallo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lopez's half guard.
Lucio Margallo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Margallo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Margallo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Margallo stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Margallo seems to be working for a kimura but Lopez defends the submission attempt.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucio Margallo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Lopez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Margallo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lopez was covering up waiting for the punch and Margallo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Margallo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lopez wants to stand but Margallo is controlling the position.
Lopez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Margallo controls the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lucio Margallo wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Margallo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Margallo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Margallo tries to move to mount but Lopez blocks the move with his legs.
Margallo staying calm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez is trying to buck Margallo off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margallo controlling from side mount.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lopez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Margallo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Margallo working the ground and pound but Lopez is defending the strikes.
Lopez pushes Margallo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Margallo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Margallo decides to stand back up. Margallo steps back and let's Lopez get back to his feet.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Margallo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Margallo moves into the clinch.

Margallo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Margallo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Margallo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lopez tries to escape but Margallo is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margallo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Margallo controlling from side mount.
Lopez is pushing Margallo's head away, looking to escape. Margallo manages to hold on to the position though.
Lopez prevents Margallo from improving position.
Victor Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Margallo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lopez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Margallo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet here but Margallo is keeping cool and he's managed to take Lopez's back.
Lopez looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
I would not like to be Lopez right now.

Lopez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Margallo's arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucio Margallo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Margallo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucio Margallo!