PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krwawy Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowser Stormcrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Kronic feat. Bombs Away - Looking For Some Girls. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lopez
vs
Stormcrow

179 cm
30
180 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
176 lbs
19 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krwawy Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bowser Stormcrow!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stormcrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stormcrow connects with the punch.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Stormcrow misses with a straight right.
Stormcrow just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Lopez's head coaches at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Stormcrow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Stormcrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez feints a jab promting Stormcrow to slip. Lopez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stormcrow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stormcrow is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stormcrow slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Lopez swings for the body but Stormcrow moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lopez gets tackled into the cage by Stormcrow. Stormcrow maintains the clinch.
Stormcrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Stormcrow has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stormcrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stormcrow is looking to control Lopez's arms but Lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stormcrow has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stormcrow.
Good body shot from Lopez.
Lopez is looking to break free of the clinch but Stormcrow has double underhooks.
Lopez lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stormcrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch but Stormcrow keeps him there for the moment.
Stormcrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 has Stormcrow pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lopez pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Stormcrow tumbling to the mat - Lopez dives into Stormcrow's guard.
Lopez cracks Stormcrow with a solid left hand.
Stormcrow keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez won't allow Stormcrow to sweep him here.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Stormcrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez passes into half guard.
Stormcrow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.
Lopez trying to control the pace.
Stormcrow is doing well to control the position and prevent Lopez from advancing to side control.
Stormcrow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.
Stormcrow is not content to let Lopez control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez content to control rather than advance.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lopez in particular looking to stall.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stormcrow's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez is keen to just control but Stormcrow is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Krwawy Lopez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Good leg kick by Stormcrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stormcrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krwawy Lopez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stormcrow.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez feints a jab promting Stormcrow to slip. Lopez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stormcrow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stormcrow is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lopez is looking to wear down Stormcrow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stormcrow under the eye.
Stormcrow is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but Stormcrow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stormcrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stormcrow tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Stormcrow back against the cage.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Stormcrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stormcrow.
A leg kick checked by Lopez.
Stormcrow cracks Lopez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stormcrow tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lopez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lopez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stormcrow has Lopez pulled in close to control his posture.
Stormcrow can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lopez controls the pace.
Stormcrow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stormcrow keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a strike but Stormcrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lopez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lopez is working hard here to advance position.
Stormcrow wants to get up but he can't break Lopez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Krwawy Lopez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stormcrow cracks Lopez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Stormcrow's head but Stormcrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick

and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown. Stormcrow fights it but they end up in guard.
Stormcrow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Stormcrow blocks nicely.
Stormcrow is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stormcrow is trying to keep Lopez in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Stormcrow keeps moving.
Stormcrow is adopting a defensive guard.
Stormcrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Stormcrow, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krwawy Lopez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lopez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lopez connects with a couple of short punches.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Stormcrow.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez is fighting to break Stormcrow's control of his arms but Stormcrow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Krwawy Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Stormcrow.
Stormcrow working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Stormcrow looking for a sweep. Not yet Stormcrow, not yet.
Stormcrow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stormcrow looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lopez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lopez throwing shots but Stormcrow is blocking nicely.
Stormcrow wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Lopez throwing shots but Stormcrow is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lopez is trying to control. Stormcrow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stormcrow wants to get back to full guard.
Stormcrow trying to hold on to Lopez's head to control him but Lopez postures up.

Krwawy Lopez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stormcrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stormcrow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopez to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormcrow feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopez, right into the meat.
Stormcrow misses with a body shot.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stormcrow thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stormcrow.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Stormcrow moved out of range.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Stormcrow avoids it well.
Bowser Stormcrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stormcrow defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Stormcrow throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bowser Stormcrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Stormcrow moves into the clinch.
Krwawy Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Stormcrow breaks the clinch.
Stormcrow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
Stormcrow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Stormcrow.
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 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bowser Stormcrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez dips to his left and cracks Stormcrow with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stormcrow misses with a straight right.
Stormcrow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
Stormcrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Krwawy Lopez.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopez, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krwawy Lopez!
In his post fight interview, Krwawy Lopez started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.