PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikiya Sonoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lopez
vs
Sonoda

198 cm
33
300 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

192 cm
29
272 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rikiya Sonoda!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sonoda cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Sonoda tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonoda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sonoda but Sonoda pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lopez blocks the strikes from Sonoda.
Sonoda is looking to escape.
Sonoda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sonoda wants to control but Lopez is keeping busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonoda wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sonoda flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sonoda is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonoda taking some punishment here, with Lopez in his half guard.
Sonoda punching from the bottom.
Sonoda has hold of Lopez's hands but Lopez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sonoda is trying to stand up here but Lopez is controlling him well.
Lopez trying to mount his opponent but Sonoda defends it.
Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez tries to pass to full mount but Sonoda defends it.
Lopez prevents Sonoda from standing back up.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Sonoda is working away.
Lopez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ground and pound from Lopez.
Sonoda is trying to stand up here but Lopez is controlling him well.

Sonoda pushes Lopez off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonoda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rikiya Sonoda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Tony Lopez has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sonoda's coach down at Boomerang!! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sonoda's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick from Sonoda.
Sonoda is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Sonoda is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sonoda.

Sonoda gets a clinch.
Lopez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sonoda lands a knee to the body.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Sonoda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lopez's defenses.
Sonoda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Tony Lopez's cut is getting worse.
Sonoda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sonoda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sonoda lands a knee to the body.
Sonoda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Tony Lopez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sonoda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Tony Lopez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Lopez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rikiya Sonoda!
Rikiya Sonoda very nearly forgot to thank Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.