PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sib Auras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Auras comes into a darkened arena with his song building. All i do is win kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Marcel Lopez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcel Lopez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lopez
vs
Auras

200 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sib Auras!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez avoids the body shot from Auras.
Auras tries for a takedown but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Auras staying out of range there.
Auras slips a straight right by Lopez.
Auras gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from Auras. Auras gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Auras shoots in but no luck this time.
Marcel Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sib Auras.
Auras throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.

Auras closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Auras lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Lopez working for a triangle but Auras defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lopez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Auras is one step ahead there.
Auras tries to stand but Lopez is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Auras controlling him for the moment.
Auras throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez has his hands on Auras's head, controlling the position.

Auras is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Auras postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Auras gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Auras makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Auras.
Auras stays in close to Lopez's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lopez holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Auras must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Marcel Lopez just wasn't active enough.
Auras fails with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Auras thinking.
Sib Auras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Auras shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Auras 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.
Auras is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Auras is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sib Auras will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Auras has taken the fight into the clinch.
Auras prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lopez jumps guard but Auras turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lopez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Auras walks away with a smile on his face. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Auras fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Auras. No joy for Lopez on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Auras.
Lopez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lopez wants it to stay on the feet.
Auras tries for a takedown but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Auras changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lopez tries to avoid it but Auras manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lopez to the ground. Lopez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Auras gets caught napping as Lopez dives in and scores a takedown. Auras manages to retain guard.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lopez is looking to work some ground and pound but Auras has wrist control.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Auras looking to control.
Lopez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Auras is breathing heavily.
Lopez postures up and lands a big shot to Auras's brow.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Marcel Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Auras tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Auras controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Lopez connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez landing with the ground and pound.
Lopez cracks Auras with a solid left hand.
Lopez postures up in Auras's guard and throws a big left but Auras blocks it.
Lopez is in close to Auras's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Auras not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Auras is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez distracts Auras with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lopez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Lopez gets to his feet - Auras follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Auras shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Lopez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Auras shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lopez is not content to let Auras control the position.
Auras prevents Lopez from standing back up.
Auras trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lopez is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sib Auras.
Auras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Auras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez throws a body punch but Auras moves out of range.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Auras.
Auras avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Auras shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Auras shoots in but Lopez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marcel Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sib Auras.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Auras.
Lopez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Auras moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Lopez clinches with his opponent.

Lopez pulls guard successfully.
Lopez looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Auras is one step ahead there.
Auras wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Auras forces his way into half guard.
Lopez is trying to maintain the position but Auras is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Auras wants to pass the guard but Lopez is defending well.
Lopez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Auras's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Auras's back!
Auras has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lopez has Auras flattened out and is raining down punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Auras is trapped and Lopez is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Auras avoids the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28

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