PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Greenthumb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Vamos. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lopez
vs
Greenthumb

181 cm
44
162 lbs
51 - 20 - 2

168 cm
38
170 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 51 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Doctor Greenthumb!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenthumb misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Greenthumb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Lopez's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lopez lands a head shot.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Greenthumb takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Greenthumb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greenthumb raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenthumb loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greenthumb.
Decent striking displayed by Greenthumb there.
Greenthumb changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lopez tries to avoid it but Greenthumb manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lopez to the ground. Lopez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lopez swivels and escapes.
Lopez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Greenthumb counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donk. Lopez catches Greenthumb right on the button with a cross.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Greenthumb moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Lopez throws a big counter combination but Greenthumb scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Greenthumb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Greenthumb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Greenthumb misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Greenthumb does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws a head kick but Greenthumb moves out of range.
Greenthumb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice takedown defense from Lopez. No joy for Greenthumb on that attempt.
Lopez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Miguel Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Greenthumb.
Greenthumb connects with the punch.
Greenthumb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greenthumb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lopez lands with a nice combination. Greenthumb backs away looking to recover.
Lopez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Lopez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Greenthumb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Greenthumb avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez lands an overhand right.
Greenthumb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greenthumb might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lopez as he jumps to the side.
Greenthumb missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Greenthumb misses with a hook
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Greenthumb tries for a takedown but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Greenthumb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lopez is looking to wear down Greenthumb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopez, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Greenthumb.
Greenthumb dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Greenthumb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Greenthumb might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lopez has got the better of the exchanges.
Lopez slaps away a takedown attempt from Greenthumb, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greenthumb moves away.
Lopez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Greenthumb misses the target.
Greenthumb scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenthumb throws a body shot but no joy.
Greenthumb works Lopez's body with a nice hook.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greenthumb can do to turn this around?
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greenthumb.
Greenthumb looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miguel Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greenthumb lands the left hand.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Greenthumb avoids a kick to the body.
Greenthumb catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Lopez throws a quick counter kick to the body but Greenthumb avoids it.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Greenthumb moves out of range easily.
Greenthumb moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greenthumb.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greenthumb.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Greenthumb.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Greenthumb is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Greenthumb on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Greenthumb.
Lopez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Greenthumb misses with a body shot.
Greenthumb throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Greenthumb looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl out of it but Greenthumb keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lopez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Greenthumb.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Greenthumb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greenthumb throws out the jab.
Lopez throws a leg kick
and Greenthumb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miguel Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Greenthumb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Greenthumb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greenthumb misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a series of strikes. Greenthumb will be more careful next time no doubt.
Greenthumb lands with a straight right. Lopez didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Greenthumb misses.
A slow jab from Greenthumb misses its intended target.
Lopez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Lopez will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Lopez throws a one two combo.
Greenthumb throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Greenthumb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Greenthumb is just out of range.
Lopez works Greenthumb's body with a nice hook.
Lopez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Greenthumb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenthumb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Greenthumb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Greenthumb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Greenthumb misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Lopez slips a straight right by Greenthumb.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Greenthumb with a poor takedown
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Lopez scores with a four punch combination!
Lopez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Greenthumb avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Greenthumb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Greenthumb doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doctor Greenthumb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greenthumb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Lopez scores with a four punch combination!
Lopez looks for the body kick but Greenthumb saw that one coming.
Greenthumb looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopez throws a front kick that sends Greenthumb stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greenthumb.
Greenthumb throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Greenthumb fails with a takedown attempt.
Miguel Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Greenthumb.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land a body kick
enabling Greenthumb to counter with a crisp jab.
Greenthumb on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Greenthumb throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
A head kick misses from Greenthumb.
Lopez throws a big counter combination but Greenthumb scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Greenthumb throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Greenthumb connects with a jab.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Greenthumb saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Greenthumb.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.
Lopez stuns Greenthumb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Greenthumb.
Lopez tried to counter with a leg kick but Greenthumb avoided it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greenthumb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez takes one to the chin there.
Miguel Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Greenthumb.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopez. Greenthumb shrugs it off though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lopez 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez!
An out of breath Miguel Lopez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Doctor Greenthumb stepped up to the mic, saying 'Day by day, I get better and better. So I cant be beat. I wont be beat. '.