PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lop Lopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oruku Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ninja Rap - Vanilla Ice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lopp
vs
Saki

178 cm
22
213 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lop Lopp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oruku Saki!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saki instigates a clinch.
Lopp jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saki walks away with a smile on his face. Lopp gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lopp fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saki sprawls well initially but Lopp persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lopp is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lopp with good strikes from the mount here!
Lopp with a couple of short strikes.
Saki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Saki wants to hold on but Lopp pushes him away.
Lopp 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.
Lopp wants to control the pace but Saki is squirming around nicely.
Lopp with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lopp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lopp raining down hammerfists from mount.
Saki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lopp landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lopp cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopp connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lopp scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Saki is rocked!
Lopp fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Saki is still in real trouble! Can Lopp finish him?
Lopp unloading with bombs!
Lopp raining down shots from the mount!
Saki is trying to escape the mount.
Saki regains half guard.
Saki seems to have recovered his senses.
Saki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopp.
Lopp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Saki trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saki moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saki wants to sweep but no luck.
We've been hearing that Lopp has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Saki tries to strike from the bottom.
Saki trying to control the position.
Saki keeping moving, preventing Lopp from controlling successfully.
Lopp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lopp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Saki keeping moving, preventing Lopp from controlling successfully.
Lopp is pushing down on Saki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Saki is fighting to maintain full guard but Lopp has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lopp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saki defending well though.
Lopp with the ground and pound but Saki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lopp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saki's head.
Saki wants to get back to his feet but Lopp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lopp is in close to Saki's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopp chips away with some ground and pound.
Lopp preventing the sweep.
Lopp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lopp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lopp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lopp throwing strikes but missing.
Saki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopp is one step ahead there.
Lopp lands a couple of elbows.
Saki 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopp landing with the ground and pound.
Lopp won't allow Saki to sweep him here.
Saki keeping moving, preventing Lopp from controlling successfully.
Lopp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopp throwing strikes but missing.
Lopp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lopp landing some decent shots from guard.
Lopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saki trying to keep a closed guard but Lopp is proving a slippery customer.
Saki keeping moving, preventing Lopp from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lop Lopp dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Saki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Saki as Lopp shoots in.
Saki throws out a counter right but Lopp avoids it with no problem.
Saki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopp is out of range and Saki settles back down.

Lopp looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lopp wants to control from the top but Saki keeps moving.
Lopp won't allow Saki to sweep him here.
Lopp works over Saki with some ground and pound from guard.
Lopp with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopp advances to half guard.
Lopp throwing shots but Saki is blocking nicely.
Lopp is trying to control the action in half guard but Saki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lopp throwing shots but Saki is blocking nicely.
Lopp working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lopp prevents Saki from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopp passes to side control.
Saki is looking for a sweep.
Lopp cracks Saki with a big right hand but Saki just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Saki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lopp's best efforts.

Lopp is looking for a kimura here.
Saki pushes Lopp off looking to stand but Lopp dives back in and keeps control.
Saki is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saki is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saki can do to turn this around?
Saki taking some punishment here, with Lopp in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopp slips a nice elbow through Saki's hands, connecting with Saki's forehead.
Saki is refusing to be controlled, as Lopp sits in half guard.
Lopp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saki has hold of Lopp's hands but Lopp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lopp throwing shots but Saki is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lopp connects with a nice short shot to Saki's temple.
Lopp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saki wants to get back to full guard.
Saki is refusing to be controlled, as Lopp sits in half guard.
Saki is trying to stand up here but Lopp is controlling him well.
Saki is looking to improve his position.
Saki taking some punishment here, with Lopp in his half guard.
Lopp stops Saki from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lop Lopp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopp slips a nice elbow through Saki's hands, connecting with Saki's forehead.
Lopp lands with a punch from half guard.
Lopp thows a huge punch but Saki dodges it nicely.
Lopp prevents Saki from improving his position.
Lopp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopp lands with a punch from half guard.
Lopp has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lopp with good strikes from the mount here!
Saki swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lopp putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Saki is squirming around, avoiding Lopp's attempts to control the action.
Lopp with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopp landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopp lands a big shot to the head and Saki winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lop Lopp!