PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Mcdaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mcdaniel
vs
Lopez

204 cm
18
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

177 cm
21
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quinton Mcdaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez tries for a takedown but Mcdaniel circles away easily
and Mcdaniel counters with a series of strikes. Lopez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lopez throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Mcdaniel counter with a right hand.
Mcdaniel circles away from the clinch attempt.

Mcdaniel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mcdaniel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mcdaniel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lopez to see if he's OK.
Lopez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mcdaniel prevents Lopez from improving his position.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is staying active underneath Mcdaniel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lopez trying to get back to full guard but Mcdaniel takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lopez tries to hold on but Mcdaniel pushes him away.
Mcdaniel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mcdaniel looking to control and managing it successfully.

Mcdaniel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lopez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lopez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Mcdaniel is hanging on to Lopez's back as he tries to escape.

Mcdaniel is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lopez defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Lopez rolls, trying to escape but Mcdaniel keeps control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to get back to his feet but Mcdaniel is in full control for now.
Lopez trying to control the action but Mcdaniel just sinks the hooks in.

Mcdaniel working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Mcdaniel is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lopez is defending well though. Mcdaniel let's go of the attempt for now.
Lopez is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lopez is keeping busy.
Mcdaniel is not going to allow Lopez to sit and survive in this position.

Lopez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lopez trying to control the position but Mcdaniel manages to sink in the hooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mcdaniel is riding his opponent, not letting Lopez buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Mcdaniel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mcdaniel stuffs the takedown attempt from Lopez. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mcdaniel counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lopez!

Lopez looking to score a takedown here. Mcdaniel is defending well but Lopez drives through and ends up in Mcdaniel's guard.
Mcdaniel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lopez's guard.

Lopez is breathing heavily.
Mcdaniel wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Mcdaniel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mcdaniel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcdaniel gets to his feet. Lopez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Mcdaniel counters with a nice body kick.
Lopez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mcdaniel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Quinton Mcdaniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Lopez.
Mcdaniel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Mcdaniel circles away.
Mcdaniel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lopez darts in looking for a takedown but Mcdaniel gets double underhooks and turns Lopez into the cage.
Mcdaniel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Horrible takedown attempt by Mcdaniel or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopez, which made it look bad.
Lopez darts in looking for a takedown but Mcdaniel gets double underhooks and turns Lopez into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mcdaniel dives in for a single leg takedown but Lopez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Mcdaniel goes for a double leg but Lopez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lopez continues to drive forward.
Mcdaniel stuffs the takedown attempt from Lopez. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Lopez tries to clinch but Mcdaniel moves out of range.

Mcdaniel clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcdaniel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinton Mcdaniel is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lopez misses with a combination

and Mcdaniel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcdaniel.

Mcdaniel manages to break the clinch.
Mcdaniel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lopez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez shoots in but no luck this time.
Mcdaniel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lopez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdaniel has a takedown stuffed.

Lopez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lopez trying to control the action but Mcdaniel is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez throws the left hand but Mcdaniel avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Mcdaniel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mcdaniel slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcdaniel tries to counter by clinching up but Lopez breaks away and moves out of range.

Mcdaniel closes the distance and clinches.
Mcdaniel has Lopez pushed against the cage.
Lopez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mcdaniel smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Mcdaniel as Lopez shoots in.
Mcdaniel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcdaniel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lopez tries to clinch but Mcdaniel is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lopez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Mcdaniel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mcdaniel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lopez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lopez's back!
Mcdaniel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mcdaniel keeps control of the position easily here as Lopez tries to buck him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdaniel trying to control momentarily.

Mcdaniel looking for the RNC.

Mcdaniel has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lopez trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mcdaniel.
Quinton Mcdaniel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcdaniel gets his hands free as Lopez looks to control.
Lopez turns into Mcdaniel and is now in his guard.
Lopez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Mcdaniel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lopez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mcdaniel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Mcdaniel stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mcdaniel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lopez is fending him off so far but Mcdaniel persists. Nope, Lopez circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcdaniel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez somewhat.
Mcdaniel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

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 Quinton Mcdaniel.
Well Mcdaniel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Mcdaniel!