PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Head Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vamos. Miguel Lopez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Coach
vs
Lopez

170 cm
32
165 lbs
18 - 11 - 2

181 cm
45
162 lbs
53 - 22 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Head Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 53 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coach walks into a straight right hand from Lopez.
Lopez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Coach backs up against the cage.
Lopez staying out of range there.
A big left from Lopez misses.
It looked like Coach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Coach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Coach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coach.
Coach was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Coach's body. Coach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez takes a swing at Coach's ribcage but misses.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Coach counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coach checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Coach throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Coach thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez's side.
Lopez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Coach avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lopez misses with a hook. Coach ducked under it nicely.
Lopez stalks Coach and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Coach's face. Coach staggers backwards, shaken.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez misses with a leg kick.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Coach's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Coach throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Coach wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez is looking to chop away at Coach's legs.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Coach moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice takedown defense from Lopez. No joy for Coach on that attempt.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Coach throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Coach digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Miguel Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coach is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Coach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Lopez throws the left hand but Coach avoids the punch easily.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Coach checks it well.
Coach dodges the punch combination from Lopez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Coach.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Coach throwing a counter right hand but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Coach blocks the body kick.
Lopez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Coach feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Coach misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Coach avoids it with no problem.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Coach there.
Coach connects with a right hand. Lopez shakes it off.
Coach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez throws a hook but Coach avoids it easily.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Coach misses.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Coach is looking to counter punch.
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!
Coach throws a head kick that misses.
Coach misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez throws a counter combo.
Coach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Coach throws a big shot that misses.
Coach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lopez tries to bum rush Coach with a series of wild strikes but Coach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Coach clinches with his opponent.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Coach is controlling the position.
Coach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coach pressing his opponent against the cage.
Coach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coach scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Coach lands with a kick to the temple. Lopez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Lopez gets caught napping as Coach dives in and scores a takedown. Lopez manages to retain guard.

Lopez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Coach presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopez working hard to break the clinch.

Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Coach instigates a clinch.

Coach manages to break the clinch.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Coach moves out of range.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Coach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Coach looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Coach ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Coach dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Coach ducks right into an uppercut from Lopez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lopez finds it's target.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Coach's shoulder, as Coach tries to avoid the shot.
Coach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Coach.
Lopez misses with a body punch
and Coach counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Coach works Lopez's body with a nice hook.
Coach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Coach lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Coach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coach slips under a jab from Lopez.
Miguel Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Coach connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopez's hands.
Coach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lopez on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Lopez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Coach counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Coach throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Coach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Coach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Coach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez slips a jab from Coach.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Coach is just out of range.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Coach is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lopez throws the left hand but Coach avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Coach there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Coach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Coach blocks a jab.
Coach just misses with a punch to the body.
Coach with a nice cross.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Coach avoids nicely.
Lopez scores with a punch to the head.

Coach closes the distance and pushes Lopez back into the cage.

Coach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coach is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Coach uses good head movement to avoid it.

Coach gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Coach is controlling the position.

Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Coach moved out of range nicely.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Coach thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Coach moves into the clinch.
Coach misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez is stalling here.
A bit of stalling here from Coach.
Coach misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Head Coach dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lopez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Coach misses with a looping left.
Coach misses the jab.
Coach misses the jab.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Coach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Coach avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Coach moved out of range nicely.
Lopez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coach clobbers Lopez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A cross from Coach lands.
Coach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez defending well as Coach loads up on a big left hand.
Coach slips a jab from Lopez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a low kick but Coach avoids it.
Lopez misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Coach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lopez throws a head kick but Coach moves out of range.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coach slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Lopez takes a swing at Coach's ribcage but misses.
Coach looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez tries a low kick but Coach avoids it.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coach looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Coach tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Coach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Coach connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopez's hands.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lopez's hands.
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Coach misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coach blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Coach misses with the combination.
Coach wants to clinch but Lopez slips to the side
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Coach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Coach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coach moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Coach cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Coach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coach was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Coach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopez throws a head kick that Coach semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach scores with a head kick.
Lopez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Coach misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Coach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Coach moved out of range.
Coach 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.
Lopez throws a sloppy body shot
and Coach counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Coach.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Coach moves out of range easily.
Coach has a takedown stuffed.
Coach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Coach's head but Coach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez scores with a jab to the body.
Coach punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez misses with the body kick
and Coach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Coach slips the punch.
Coach is looking to counter punch.
Lopez lands a nice looking body kick.
Coach tries to move into range but Lopez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lopez tests Coach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coach tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Coach avoids nicely.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coach with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Miguel Lopez just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Coach.
Coach went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Coach misses with a kick to the body.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Coach throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Jab by Coach.
Coach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Coach scoring well with a low kick there.
Coach throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coach throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Coach was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Coach dives in for a single leg takedown but Lopez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Lopez finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Coach jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Coach slips a straight right by Lopez.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Coach moved out of range nicely.

Coach forces Lopez back against the cage and clinches.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Coach won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Coach throws an elbow but misses.
Lopez tries a body shot but Coach blocks it.
Coach lands a body shot.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Coach controls his hands.
Coach misses with a punch to the body.
Coach is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lopez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Coach won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coach trying to land knees to the body.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Coach controls the action.
Coach lands an uppercut.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coach presses Lopez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coach with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Coach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Coach controls his hands.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Coach won't allow it.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coach holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Coach is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lopez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Head Coach. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Coach breaks from the clinch.
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Coach scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lopez scores with the left hand. Coach knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez throws a head kick but Coach moves out of range.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coach manages to avoid it.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coach.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coach.
Nice body kick there by Lopez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Coach counters with a nice uppercut.
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 connects with a good right hand that stumbles Coach. Coach circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Coach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez lands a jab.
Lopez throws a hook but Coach avoids it easily.
Coach is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lopez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez throws a nice head kick!
Coach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez is looking for the big counter here.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Coach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Coach.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Head Coach 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's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lopez duly obliges.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Coach counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Coach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coach.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Coach is looking to counter with head kicks.
Coach scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coach cracks Lopez with a good jab.
Lopez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coach.
Coach checks a leg kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses
and Coach counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tests Coach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coach.
Lopez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Coach counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.

Coach has closed the distance and engaged Lopez in a clinch.
Lopez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Coach.

Coach manages to break the clinch.
Coach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coach connects with a single shot there.
Coach thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lopez if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coach scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach avoids a kick to the body.
Coach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Coach counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lopez throws a body punch but Coach moves out of range.
Coach slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
A cross from Coach lands.
Coach moves out of range of the leg kick from Lopez.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Coach sees coming a mile off.
Coach bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
Coach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coach.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez scores with a sloppy right hand. Coach should have avoided that one.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Coach moves out of range easily.
Coach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Coach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coach looks for the body kick but Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez tries to bum rush Coach with a series of wild strikes but Coach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a left hand
letting Coach counter with a right hand.
Coach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coach lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Coach tries to counter by clinching up but Lopez breaks away and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Coach feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Lopez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Coach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

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 Head Coach.
I think Coach 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Head Coach!
Head Coach took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Miguel Lopez stepped up to the mic, saying ' '.