PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krwawy Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DJ Kronic feat. Bombs Away - Looking For Some Girls. Sven Dufva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lopez
vs
Dufva

179 cm
25
180 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
177 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Krwawy Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Dufva thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez's side.
Dufva misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Lopez.
Dufva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dufva misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
Dufva throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Dufva throws a low kick, looking for Lopez's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Dufva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lopez shoots in and drives through. Dufva sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez moves away from the strike by Dufva.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dufva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dufva was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dufva.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Dufva doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.

Dufva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Dufva lands an uppercut.
Lopez stalling.
Dufva connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Krwawy Lopez has been cut.
Lopez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dufva throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Dufva missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dufva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dufva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lopez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dufva misses with a punch on the inside.
Dufva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dufva tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Dufva misses with some punches.
Dufva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Dufva misses with a knee to the head.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufva tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dufva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dufva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Dufva - that landed with a thud.
Dufva tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Dufva back against the cage.
Dufva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dufva throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dufva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lopez wants to take the fight to the mat but Dufva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dufva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez leaning against his opponent.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but Lopez blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dufva throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Dufva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dufva misses with a punch to the body.
Dufva tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Dufva fails to land.
Lopez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dufva lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez looking to stall.
Dufva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dufva tries a knee to the head but Lopez blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krwawy Lopez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dufva dives in and grabs Lopez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes down on Dufva's head and hops out.
Dufva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dufva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dufva misses with a hook.
Dufva throws a body kick that misses.
Lopez catches Dufva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dufva is looking to clinch.
Dufva misses with a looping left.
Dufva slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Dufva throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Dufva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopez.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dufva cracks Lopez with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves out of range as Dufva throws a body kick.
Dufva misses with a body kick.
Dufva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Dufva looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dufva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dufva tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Dufva counters with a left to the body.
Sven Dufva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dufva feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Dufva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dufva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lopez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dufva trying to control but Lopez flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Dufva is trying to remain composed but Lopez is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dufva wants to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lopez landing punches.
Dufva is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lopez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lopez lands a big elbow.
Dufva working to try and regain half guard.
Lopez avoids the attempt from Dufva to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez wants to control the pace but Dufva is squirming around nicely.
Lopez unloading with bombs!
Lopez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lopez looking to finish Dufva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dufva!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lopez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lopez landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krwawy Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Krwawy Lopez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Dufva.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
Dufva throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Dufva walks into a jab.
Dufva tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Dufva lands a front kick.
Dufva is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Dufva shoots in for a double leg but Lopez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dufva slips under a jab from Lopez.
Lopez moves out of range as Dufva strikes.
Dufva throws a body kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva scores with a spinning back kick!
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dufva's hands.
Lopez punishes Dufva's body with a nice straight punch.
Dufva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Dufva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dufva takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Dufva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufva lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez throws a jab when Dufva was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dufva.
Dufva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez lands a jab to Dufva's midsection.

Dufva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dufva working for a triangle but Lopez defends it easily.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Dufva keeps moving.
Lopez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dufva keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva working a defensive guard here.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dufva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Krwawy Lopez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Dufva moves out of range.
Dufva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Dufva sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez checks a low kick from Dufva.
Lopez moves out of range as Dufva throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krwawy Lopez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Krwawy Lopez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dufva throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dufva.
Dufva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dufva there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Dufva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Dufva misses.
Dufva 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.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Dufva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dufva avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Dufva lands a nice looking body kick.
Dufva lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.
Dufva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dufva moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Dufva avoids them all with ease.
Dufva closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Dufva pushes Lopez against the cage but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dufva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dufva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dufva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dufva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dufva misses with a two punch combination.
Dufva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Dufva leaves Lopez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Lopez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Krwawy Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lopez lands a nice short elbow.
Dufva is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva gets back to full guard.
Dufva keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dufva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lopez controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dufva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lopez defends well.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Dufva is retaining full guard.
Lopez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dufva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krwawy Lopez had his way with Sven Dufva in that round.
The cut man is working on Krwawy Lopez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Dufva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dufva scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick there by Dufva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufva just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dufva.
Dufva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Dufva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
Dufva misses with a body kick.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez scores with a one two! Dufva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dufva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lopez's head.
Dufva scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Dufva shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl out of it but Dufva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dufva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
Dufva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lopez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Dufva.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Dufva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Dufva throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez throws a body punch but Dufva moves out of range.
Dufva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dufva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Dufva.
Dufva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lopez pinned against the cage. Lopez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Krwawy Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Dufva.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Dufva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva shoots in but no luck this time.
Dufva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dufva throws a lazy body kick
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dufva's knee momentarily.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Dufva moved out of range.
Sven Dufva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dufva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopez rather than just go for the knockout.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dufva fails to land the takedown.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Dufva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krwawy Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez lands a jab.
Dufva throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dufva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dufva swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Dufva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dufva throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dufva swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Dufva connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dufva. That's going to slow Lopez down.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sven Dufva.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krwawy Lopez!
Krwawy Lopez retains his welterweight title!
Krwawy Lopez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.