PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes into the arena with Eminem - Go To Sleep blaring out of the sound system. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Miguel Lopez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Edgar
vs
Lopez

180 cm
27
169 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

181 cm
28
162 lbs
21 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[CLOSED] Xtreme Laundry

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
Edgar checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lopez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Edgar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Edgar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lopez takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Edgar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Edgar lands the left hand.
Lopez cracks Edgar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Lopez takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Edgar misses with a head kick.
Edgar swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edgar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Edgar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopez under the eye.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Edgar's front leg but catches the back leg as Edgar tries to avoid it.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edgar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edgar can pounce on him.
Lopez throws a leg kick
and Edgar counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Edgar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez moves out of range as Edgar strikes.
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 slips under a jab from Edgar.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Edgar tries to move into range but Lopez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Edgar avoids it.
Edgar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez swings for the body but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a big head kick but Edgar shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edgar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid body kick from Lopez.
Edgar moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Edgar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez delivers a nice body kick.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edgar moves away.
Edgar thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
Lopez takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Edgar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edgar.
Edgar moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
The crowd cheers as Lopez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edgar doesn't seem phased though.
Lopez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edgar rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Lopez motions for Edgar to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Edgar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edgar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edgar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
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!
Edgar staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Edgar misses.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Edgar scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Edgar.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lopez!
Edgar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Edgar is out of range and Lopez settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Edgar moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Edgar.
A jab from Edgar does it's job there.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lopez defending well as Edgar loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lopez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Edgar will feel that in the morning.
Edgar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lopez walks into a left hand.
Lopez misses with a leg kick
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Edgar. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar slips a straight right by Lopez.
Edgar blocks the body kick.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez tries to land a leg kick but Edgar saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edgar moves away.
Lopez moves out of range as Edgar strikes.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez throws a low kick, looking for Edgar's leg but Edgar calmly moves out of range.

Edgar clinches up against the cage.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edgar slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez is stalling here.
Lopez misses with some punches.
Lopez is working Edgar over against the cage.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Edgar.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Edgar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Edgar.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Edgar catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Edgar if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez throws a jab when Edgar was well out of range.
Edgar wants to clinch.
Edgar throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edgar manages to avoid it.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Edgar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Edgar moves out of range easily.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Edgar misses.
Edgar looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
A cross from Lopez lands.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edgar manages to avoid it.
Edgar throws a sloppy body shot
and Lopez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Edgar stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.
Edgar throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Edgar is out of range.
Edgar just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
Nice body kick from Lopez.
Decent striking displayed by Edgar there.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez swings for the body but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Edgar's head but Edgar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Edgar knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Edgar loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar ducks right into an uppercut from Lopez.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Edgar saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Edgar misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Crunch! Lopez slams his shin into Edgar's torso.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edgar manages to avoid it.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edgar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Edgar.
Edgar moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Edgar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Edgar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Edgar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
A jab from Edgar finds it's way through Lopez's defenses.
Lopez cracks Edgar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edgar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hans Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edgar connects with a looping right hand.
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 slips under a jab.
Edgar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Edgar misses its intended target.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Edgar avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lopez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Syndicate Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.