PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen The Longest Day by Iron Maiden as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lopez
vs
Johnson

193 cm
24
207 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
217 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BeastMode

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Calvin Johnson has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson 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 Lopez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lopez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Johnson connects with a jab.

It looks like Alfonso Lopez has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Lopez down.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Lopez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopez.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Lopez.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Lopez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
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!
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lopez slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Lopez misses.
Lopez tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lopez - that will leave a mark!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Johnson misses.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lopez throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alfonso Lopez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Lopez moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Lopez misses with a combination
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johnson jabs Lopez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Lopez throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Lopez checks it.
Johnson throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Calvin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Johnson throws out a leg kick but Lopez moves out of range and Johnson only half commits.
A leg kick checked by Lopez.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Lopez moved away.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Lopez misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Lopez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Calvin Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Lopez with an uppercut!
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
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!
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Johnson misses
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Lopez.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lopez!
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Lopez with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Johnson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnson is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
Johnson scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lopez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Lopez connects with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Lopez lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lopez.
Nice shot lands for Lopez.
Lopez checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson jabs at Lopez's body.
Lopez throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Johnson misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
Lopez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Lopez.
A low kick from Johnson misses
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez lands a high kick!

Johnson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lopez - that will leave a mark!
Johnson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lopez lands a right hand from hell, dropping Johnson. Lopez pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonso Lopez!
Alfonso Lopez thanked the fans post fight for their support.