PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Lilja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilja has chosen UK subs - Warhead as his entrance music. Jonathan Lilja will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lopez
vs
Lilja

182 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

186 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Lilja!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lilja looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A swing and a miss from Lilja.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Good shot there by Lilja.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lilja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lopez.
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lilja knocks Lopez to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Lopez is rocked!
Lilja takes a little break here. Lopez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilja really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lopez is looking to reverse the position.
Lilja moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lopez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lilja takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lopez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lopez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lopez looking to control.

Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lilja sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lopez working a defensive guard here.
Lopez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lilja avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Lopez looking for a guillotine here but Lilja defends easily.
Lilja must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lilja controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Lopez is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lilja has his hands clasped together but Lopez extends an breaks Lilja's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lopez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Lopez!