PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peacock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bring The Noise by Public Enemy & Anthrax. The key to victory for Drew Peacock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Peacock
vs
Lopez

189 cm
20
221 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drew Peacock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pepe Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Lopez scores with a takedown into Peacock's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Peacock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peacock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopez trying to control but Peacock is working from the bottom.
Peacock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Peacock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peacock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peacock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lopez throws a strike but Peacock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Peacock stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
Lopez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peacock's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peacock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Peacock keeps moving.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Peacock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peacock tries to get out of the position.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peacock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Peacock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peacock keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peacock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopez is fighting to break Peacock's control of his arms but Peacock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Peacock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez content to stall in guard here.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peacock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peacock.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez's coach down at Elite Dojo [21 Coaches / 58 cap] was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lopez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peacock.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Peacock is out of range.
Peacock lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peacock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peacock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopez.
Peacock misses with an uppercut

and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peacock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peacock is trying to maintain the position but Lopez is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopez.
Peacock is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lopez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lopez's back!
Lopez wants to control his opponent's hands but Peacock gets his hands free.
Lopez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Peacock is staying active.
Lopez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Peacock haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lopez tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Peacock go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Peacock has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lopez's body.
Lopez breaks Peacock's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopez works over Peacock with some ground and pound from guard.
Lopez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Pepe Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez postures up in Peacock's guard and throws a big left but Peacock blocks it.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
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 Peacock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pepe Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Peacock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

An inside leg kick from Peacock misses.
Peacock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Peacock misses.
Lopez slips a straight right by Peacock.
Lopez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've been told by Peacock's head coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $300 fee) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Peacock missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peacock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Peacock lunges at Lopez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopez's hand.
Peacock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peacock 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 moves out of range as Peacock throws a body kick.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
Peacock tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez slips a jab from Peacock.
Lopez cracks the inside of Peacock's front leg.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Peacock connects with a single shot there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
Lopez connects with an inside leg kick.
Peacock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopez throws a head kick but Peacock moves out of range.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peacock sizes up Lopez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Peacock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Lopez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Peacock to the mat! Peacock manages to get full guard.
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 throwing strikes from guard but Peacock blocks nicely.
Drew Peacock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lopez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Peacock looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Peacock looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Peacock!
Lopez is looking for a sweep.
Lopez wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Lopez wants to control but Peacock postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez sneaks back into half guard.
Lopez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Peacock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Peacock's back!
Lopez scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Peacock is looking for a way out.
Lopez scores with punches to the body.
Lopez gets his hooks in and is throwing 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!
Peacock is covering up but some of the strikes from Lopez are getting through and doing damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Peacock is really stuck here.
Pepe Lopez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peacock trying to control the hands but Lopez won't let him.

Peacock showing good submission defense here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez is riding his opponent, not letting Peacock buck him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pepe Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pepe Lopez!