PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Undisputed 3 Theme Song. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Stone
vs
Lopez

192 cm
25
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Stone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Stone avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Stone tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.

Stone moves into the clinch.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lopez is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Lopez is leaning against Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopez avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Lopez tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone scores with a shot to the side of Lopez's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to stall but Stone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stone lands a hook that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
Stone misses with some punches.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Stone.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopez's brow.
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Lopez can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lopez avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Lopez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Lopez blocking some punches.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stone is looking to land body kicks.
Stone tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez throws a push kick but Stone slaps the foot to one side.

Lopez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Lopez dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Come on Stone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Stone scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
Stone lands with a light punch inside.
Lopez is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stone's elbow.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
Lopez tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.
Lopez tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez looking to stall.
Stone trying to stall but Lopez improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Lopez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez is leaning against Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Stone.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.
Stone jabs Lopez right on the nose. Lopez blinks but takes it well.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez scores with a head kick. Stone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stone tries to clinch up.

Stone clinches up against the cage.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Stone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Stone tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Jimmy Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Stone tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Lopez.

Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
Stone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lopez is looking to break free of the clinch but Stone has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stone misses with some punches.
Stone works on Lopez's body with a couple of short punches.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone blocks a body shot from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Lopez is trying to force a seperation but Stone has the dominant position.
Lopez tries to break free but Stone pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Lopez.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Stone lands a hook that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Stone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Stone is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Stone moves out of range easily.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.

Stone clinches up against the cage.
Stone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopez stalling in the clinch but Stone improves position.
Stone dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez breaks the clinch.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Stone tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez lands a head kick. Stone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.

Stone clinches with his opponent.

Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Stone pushes Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Stone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lopez tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Lopez can't break the clinch.
Stone is looking to control Lopez's arms but Lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stone has his back to the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
Jimmy Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lopez dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Stone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Stone dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Jose Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one.
Stone is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Stone.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Lopez counters with a nice kick to the body.

Stone has managed to clinch.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stone avoiding damage as Lopez throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Lopez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Lopez both land. Nice combination.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lopez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Lopez can't break the clinch.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Stone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.
Lopez is trying to push Stone away but Stone has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jose Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to stall.
Stone crunches a lovely knee into Lopez's ribcage.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stone.
Stone lands a shot to the body.
Lopez dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Lopez takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Stone.

Stone rushes Lopez and presses him up against the cage.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Lopez tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone lands an uppercut.
Lopez tries to work over Stone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Lopez looking to slow down the pace here.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stone is pushing Lopez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lopez misses with an elbow strike.
Lopez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Stone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez missing with knees to the body.
Lopez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Stone.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Stone, against the cage.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Stone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Stone landing knees to the head.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone lands a nice uppercut.
Stone tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Stone is trying to maintain a safe position but Lopez gets an underhook and turns Stone into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone misses with an elbow over the top.
Stone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stone.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stone.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stone, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Stone!
Jimmy Stone made sure to mention his sponsor, Al's Supplements - GRAND OPENING - 160 for $125 in his post fight interview.