PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roc comes to the cage accompanied by J-Roc: Trailer Park Life. Lopez has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Roc
vs
Lopez

191 cm
27
175 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

187 cm
31
190 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Roc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Roc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Roc connects with a single shot there.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Roc moved away.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good exchange - Roc coming out on top.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Roc down.
Roc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Roc.
Lopez is looking to clinch but Roc is avoiding it.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Roc to counter with a crisp jab.
Roc misses with a straight left.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roc blocks the body kick.
Roc swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roc thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a double jab.

Roc scores with a takedown into Lopez's guard.
Lopez working a defensive guard but Roc manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lopez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Roc is putting a hurting on Lopez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lopez looking for a sweep but Roc has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lopez is looking to get to half guard.

Roc has hold of Lopez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lopez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez is desperately trying to improve his position but Roc has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lopez is looking to improve his position but Roc isn't that keen on the idea.
Lopez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roc scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lopez?
Roc working the ground and pound effectively.
Roc in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lopez is looking to improve his position but Roc isn't that keen on the idea.
Lopez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc is landing with some decent strikes but Lopez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Roc connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roc takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lopez is working to get back to half guard.
Roc trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roc has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roc working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roc is landing with some decent strikes but Lopez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lopez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Roc stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez taking some punishment here, with Roc in his half guard.
Lopez tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Roc has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lopez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roc tries to control but Lopez wriggling away.
Roc lands with some strikes.
Roc prevents Lopez from getting the reversal.
Lopez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez tries to buck Roc off but he can't manage it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roc working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Roc looking for a guillotine from mount but Lopez is having none of it.
Roc landing shots from mount.
Roc tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roc breaks from Lopez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Roc is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lopez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez is looking to improve his position but Roc isn't that keen on the idea.
Roc lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lopez hang on?
Roc landing strikes from the mount and Lopez is in trouble!
Lopez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Roc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Lopez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lopez with a nice head shot there.
Roc trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
Lopez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Roc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lopez is controlling him.
Lopez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Roc.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roc is keeping the position for now.
Lopez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Roc manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roc is controlling him.

Lopez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Roc off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Good shot there by Roc.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lopez digs a good hook to Roc's body.
Roc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Roc throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Roc throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jay Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez moves out of range as Roc strikes.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Lopez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roc to score with a decent uppercut.
Roc scores with a body shot.
Roc is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Roc.
Roc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roc misses with an uppercut
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Roc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roc looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roc throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Roc throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Roc dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roc circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Roc throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Roc.
Roc looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Roc throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Roc connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lopez duly obliges.
Roc connects with a single shot there.
Lopez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roc staying out of range there.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Roc moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roc.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jay Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roc keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roc scores with a leg kick.
Roc misses with a body shot.
Roc has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
Lopez needs to keep his hands up - Roc had a free shot at his head there.
Lopez throws a jab when Roc was well out of range.
A jab from Roc finds it's way through Lopez's defenses.
Lopez tries to bum rush Roc with a series of wild strikes but Roc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Roc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roc scores with a body shot.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Roc circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roc has time to react.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Roc here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
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!
Roc fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Roc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez leaves Roc with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roc works Lopez's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Lopez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc lunges at Lopez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopez's hand.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jay Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Roc moves out of range.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roc.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Roc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roc dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Roc.
Roc scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roc scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Roc throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Roc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Roc.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roc lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Roc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Roc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Roc does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
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.
Roc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Roc.
Roc ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez throws a head kick but Roc moves out of range.
Jay Roc is winning the standup battle so far.
Roc with a hook.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Roc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Roc throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a nice body kick.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roc looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.

Roc drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roc scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roc wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Roc passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roc landing strikes.
Roc trying to control the position but Lopez is working away.

Roc wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lopez, who protects the arm well.

Roc wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lopez, who protects the arm well.
Lopez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roc wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jay Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roc lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lopez down.

Roc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lopez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lopez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Roc scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lopez taking a bit of punishment here - Roc scoring with strikes.
Lopez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lopez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Roc's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Roc working Lopez over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roc wants to take a breather but Lopez is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roc.
Lopez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Lopez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Lopez has one foot on Roc's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lopez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lopez wants it to stay on the feet.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roc slips under a jab from Lopez.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roc circles away quickly and effectively.
Roc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopez on the side of the head.
Roc on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roc manages to avoid it.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roc circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roc takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez misses with the body kick
and Roc counters with a straight right hand.
Roc scores with a body shot.
Roc thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Roc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roc 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jay Roc!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jay Roc!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jay Roc!

Jay Roc wins by unanimous decision!
Jay Roc really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.