PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brix Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Reach is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lopez
vs
Reach

208 cm
25
272 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brix Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Reach!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reach lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Reach gets tackled into the cage by Lopez. Lopez maintains the clinch.
Lopez lands a knee to the body.
Reach looks winded!
Lopez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Jack Reach has been cut.
Nice elbow from Lopez.
Lopez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reach's face.
Reach takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lopez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reach gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lopez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Lopez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez landing knees to the head.
Lopez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reach's face.
Lopez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lopez lands a damaging elbow.
Lopez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reach's face.

That has opened up Jack Reach's cut even more.
Lopez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez connects with a knee to the head.
Reach takes an elbow to the temple.
Lopez scores with a knee to the head.
Lopez scores with a knee to the head.
Reach misses with some punches.
Lopez landing knees to the head.
Lopez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Lopez decides to pull guard.

Reach stands and steps away. Lopez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Lopez closes the distance and pushes Reach back into the cage.
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 lands an elbow just above Reach 's eye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reach lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez connects with a knee to the head.
Reach misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lopez.
Stalling in the clinch from Reach.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reach tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reach digs a right hand underneath Lopez's ribcage. Lopez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but Reach blocks with his arms.
Lopez is looking to control Reach's arms but Reach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lopez has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach tries to stall but Lopez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reach lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Reach.
Reach struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Reach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reach stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reach's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reach displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lopez up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Reach.
Reach cracks Lopez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lopez is looking to clinch but Reach is avoiding it.
Reach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Reach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez looks to clinch
and Reach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reach connects with a crisp jab.
Lopez ducks right into an uppercut from Reach.
The crowd cheers as Reach lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.

Lopez has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brix Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Reach's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Reach lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reach.

Lopez has closed the distance and engaged Reach in a clinch.
Reach holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Reach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Reach.
Lopez tries to clinch but Reach is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez tries to clinch but Reach moves out of range.

Lopez moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lopez leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lopez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lopez as Reach tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lopez lands a knee to the body.
Lopez scores with a knee to the head.
Lopez lands a nice elbow.
Brix Lopez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reach tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reach presses Lopez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Reach leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reach misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reach throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reach taking a breather.
Reach prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Reach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reach misses with the head strike.
Lopez taking a breather.
Reach manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reach dodges an elbow strike from Lopez.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Reach lands a hook that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Reach working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reach misses with a body punch.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Reach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reach can do to turn this around?
Reach misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reach takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lopez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reach is keeping busy.
Reach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reach misses with a body punch.
Reach is trying to stall.
Reach presses Lopez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lopez misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reach stalling in the clinch but Lopez improves position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Reach.
Reach is looking to control Lopez's arms but Lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reach has his back to the cage.
Reach throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Reach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Reach's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lopez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Lopez has Reach up against the cage in a clinch.
Reach managing to block the knees to the body from Lopez.
Reach takes an elbow to the temple.
Lopez connects with a knee to the head.
Lopez lands an elbow just above Reach 's eye.
A knee to the head by Lopez.
Lopez misses with an elbow strike.
Reach holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Reach, against the cage.
Lopez throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach lands a hook that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reach lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reach stalling in the clinch but Lopez improves position.
Reach works on Lopez's body with a couple of short punches.
Reach cracks Lopez with a nice body shot.
Reach wants to stall.
Reach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reach throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reach.
Reach taking a breather.
Reach blocks an elbow strike.
Lopez misses with a knee to the head.
Reach pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reach is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lopez throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reach.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Reach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reach throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Reach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reach misses with some punches.
Reach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reach is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reach tries to stall but Lopez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reach tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Reach as the two fighters clinch.
Reach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Lopez misses with an elbow over the top.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reach scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reach misses with a body punch.
Reach prevents the takedown attempt.
Reach is pushing Lopez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Reach throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reach has Lopez pressed against the cage.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but Reach has him pressed against the cage.
Reach scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reach trying to control the position but instead, Lopez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reach into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Reach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reach has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Reach!