PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cartel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cartel Lopez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cartel Lopez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lopez
vs
Adams

186 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
174 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cartel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Adams!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adams drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Adams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lopez smiles and moves away.

Adams gets a clinch.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.

Adams decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Lopez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lopez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lopez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lopez advances position into side control!

Lopez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Lopez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Adams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lopez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Adams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lopez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lopez is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Adams looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lopez gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Adams is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lopez lets go of the hold and Adams can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cartel Lopez!
Cartel Lopez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.