PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shalako Carlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with Vamos blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lopez
vs
Carlin

181 cm
37
162 lbs
35 - 11 - 1

178 cm
30
183 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SP Ultimate Nutrition
AnonymouS

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shalako Carlin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlin circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Carlin is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Carlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carlin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lopez's knee momentarily.
We've been informed that Carlin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlin.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Carlin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lopez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Carlin's shoulder, as Carlin tries to avoid the shot.
Carlin wants to counter the offense by Lopez and move into the clinch position.
Lopez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carlin ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Carlin lands with an overhand left.
Carlin scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopez throws a head kick but Carlin moves out of range.
Lopez throws a hook but Carlin avoids it easily.
Carlin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lopez.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carlin misses with a hook.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Carlin.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlin throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carlin tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Carlin has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carlin tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez throws a head kick but Carlin moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
Carlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Lopez. That snapped Carlin's head back.
Carlin walks into a left hand.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carlin counters with a body kick.

Carlin moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Carlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carlin lands a nice uppercut.
Carlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.

Carlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carlin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lopez's head.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlin moves away.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carlin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Carlin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Carlin blocks a head kick by Lopez.
A countering left hand to the body from Carlin misses.
Lopez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carlin counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A head kick misses from Carlin.
Lopez throwing a counter right hand but Carlin manages to avoid it.

Carlin clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopez.
Carlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carlin fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlin controls his hands.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carlin has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lopez.
Our sources have told us that Lopez has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lopez connects with a knee to the head.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carlin has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez tries to break free but Carlin pushes him back against the cage.
Shalako Carlin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Carlin breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Carlin moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carlin avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Carlin punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Carlin's corner calls for a 1-2. Carlin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carlin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carlin avoids the head kick by Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Carlin moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Lopez works on Carlin's body with a couple of short punches.
Carlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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 breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Carlin misses
and Lopez counters with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carlin - that will leave a mark!
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Carlin uses good head movement to avoid it.

Carlin closes the distance and clinches.
Carlin lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carlin throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carlin has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Carlin - just one landing.
Carlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
A quick step to the side and Lopez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Carlin.
Carlin lands with a good body shot.
Carlin throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlin tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miguel Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Carlin throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lopez misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlin lands a nice looking body kick.
Lopez tries to score with a low kick but Carlin moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but Carlin moved away.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlin darts in trying to clinch
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shalako Carlin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lopez throws a jab when Carlin was well out of range.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez lands a head kick!
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carlin, right into the meat.
Carlin lands with a shot to the body.
Carlin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez cracks Carlin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez swings for the body but Carlin moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlin tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carlin counters with a two punch combo.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarlin.
Carlin takes one to the chin there.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlin.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick
and Carlin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carlin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carlin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carlin throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Lopez misses its target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopez.
Carlin looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Carlin's front leg but catches the back leg as Carlin tries to avoid it.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlin is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez tries to land a leg kick but Carlin saw it coming and moves away.
Carlin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lopez with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left and a right from Lopez both land. Nice combination.
Lopez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Carlin gets a clinch.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlin's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Carlin.
Good body shot from Lopez.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Lopez managing to block the knees to the body from Carlin.
Lopez looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lopez missing with knees to the body.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez is trying to push Carlin away but Carlin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lopez lands a left hand.
Carlin lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Miguel Lopez has been cut.
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!
Carlin lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlin trying to land knees to the body.
Carlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
Carlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez is trying to break free.

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 Miguel Lopez.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
Miguel Lopez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that AnonymouS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.