PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe comes to the cage accompanied by Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jacque Schtrappe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Lopez's chin.

Schtrappe
vs
Lopez

173 cm
25
169 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

181 cm
26
162 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schtrappe looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Schtrappe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lopez.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schtrappe. Lopez shrugs it off though.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schtrappe moves away.
Schtrappe looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Schtrappe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schtrappe doesn't seem bothered though.
Schtrappe swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
Schtrappe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Schtrappe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lopez counters with a thumping low kick.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Schtrappe.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schtrappe's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schtrappe swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jacque Schtrappe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schtrappe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez slips under a jab from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut.
Schtrappe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schtrappe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A good leg kick by Schtrappe.
Lopez tries a low kick but Schtrappe avoids it.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schtrappe.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Schtrappe saw that one coming.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schtrappe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Lopez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Schtrappe misses.
Lopez connects with a right hand. Schtrappe shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schtrappe misses with a low kick.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Schtrappe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
Schtrappe is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but Lopez checks it.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schtrappe is able to avoid easily.
Schtrappe looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Schtrappe ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Schtrappe clobbers Lopez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Schtrappe tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Schtrappe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez works Schtrappe's body with a nice hook.
A solid body kick from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe is looking to score with low kicks.
Schtrappe thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schtrappe under the eye.
A lazy body kick from Schtrappe
and Lopez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Schtrappe ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schtrappe just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Schtrappe cracks Lopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schtrappe.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schtrappe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Schtrappe.
Both fighters circling a little - Lopez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Schtrappe seems unphased.
Schtrappe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Schtrappe moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schtrappe misses the jab.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Schtrappe is just out of range.
Schtrappe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez lands a jab to Schtrappe's midsection.
Schtrappe takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez checks a low kick from Schtrappe.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Schtrappe.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schtrappe 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 throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schtrappe.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schtrappe throws out the jab.
Schtrappe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but Schtrappe moved away.
Schtrappe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopez is able to avoid easily.
Lopez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schtrappe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
Lopez lands a front kick.
Lopez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schtrappe is able to avoid easily.
Schtrappe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Schtrappe throws out a leg kick but Lopez moves out of range and Schtrappe only half commits.
Nice body punch from Schtrappe.
A shot to the liver by Schtrappe. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schtrappe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Schtrappe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schtrappe on the side of the head.
Schtrappe wants to land a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
A low kick from Schtrappe misses
and Lopez counters with a body kick.
Schtrappe just misses with a punch to the body.
Schtrappe thumps Lopez with a low kick.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Schtrappe moved out of range.
Schtrappe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 misses the jab.
Lopez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schtrappe lands with an overhand left.
Schtrappe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Schtrappe.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Schtrappe ducks down to avoid it.
Schtrappe cracks Lopez with a good jab.
A jab lands there for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Schtrappe avoids it.
Schtrappe chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Schtrappe misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Lopez.
Schtrappe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice combination there by Lopez.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schtrappe gets through Lopez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schtrappe pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
Schtrappe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Schtrappe manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schtrappe. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 Jacque Schtrappe will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Schtrappe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lopez.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schtrappe's hands.
Schtrappe misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Schtrappe.
Miguel Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schtrappe throws a series of strikes that have Lopez backpedaling.
A big right from Schtrappe misses.
Schtrappe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schtrappe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez lands a head shot.
Schtrappe throws a lazy body kick
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
Schtrappe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schtrappe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but Lopez moved away.
Schtrappe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schtrappe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schtrappe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schtrappe.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Schtrappe with an uppercut!
Schtrappe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schtrappe misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Schtrappe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schtrappe avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Schtrappe checks it.
Lopez scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tests Schtrappe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schtrappe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Schtrappe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez throws a low kick but Schtrappe moves out of range easily.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Schtrappe is just out of range.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Schtrappe pushes him off.
Schtrappe misses the jab.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schtrappe.
A combination from Schtrappe does no damage.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schtrappe.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schtrappe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schtrappe has time to react.
Schtrappe tries a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Schtrappe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez lands with a hook. Schtrappe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schtrappe tries a head kick but it misses.
Schtrappe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schtrappe swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Schtrappe throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez tries to clinch but Schtrappe is having none of it.
Schtrappe connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lopez throws a jab when Schtrappe was well out of range.
Lopez scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schtrappe swings away with a leg kick that misses.

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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!