PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bushido Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lopez
vs
Bob

174 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enzo Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bushido Bob!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bob thinking.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Lopez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bob.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bob throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Lopez misses its target.
Bob misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.

Bob shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Bob is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bob seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bob looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lopez actively working from the bottom here.
Bob seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bob looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Lopez looking for submissions off his back.
Lopez trying to control from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bob working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bob is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lopez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob connects with a couple of short punches.
Bob keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lopez's head.
Bob pushing down on Lopez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bob looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bob slips a nice elbow through Lopez's hands, connecting with Lopez's forehead.
Lopez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lopez taking some punishment here, with Bob in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bob is pushing down on Lopez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lopez is fighting to maintain full guard but Bob has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bob working Lopez over with strikes.
Bob looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Bob.
Bob scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bob seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bob lands strikes from half guard.
Lopez is trying to maintain the position but Bob is very close to passing his half guard.
Bob is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lopez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bob working over Lopez with some ground and pound. Lopez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bob lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob drops an elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Bob seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lopez taking some punishment here, with Bob in his half guard.
Bob scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bob lands a nice short elbow.
Bob scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lopez is trying to maintain the position but Bob is very close to passing his half guard.

Lopez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lopez is looking to control Bob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lopez avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bushido Bob dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bob scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopez in his tracks.
Bob misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bob throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Lopez misses its target.
Bob misses with a leg kick
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lopez slips a straight right by Bob.
It looked like Lopez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bob.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bob throws a leg kick
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Bob gets the takedown into side control.
Lopez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Bob wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lopez, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Lopez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bob working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lopez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bob lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lopez down.

Bob tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bob has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lopez is trying to control Bob's posture but Bob avoids it.
Lopez is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob working the ground and pound.
Lopez wants to control but Bob postures up.
Lopez tries to improve position but can't.
Bob connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lopez some visible discomfort.

Bob tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lopez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bob landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lopez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bob in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lopez taking a bit of punishment here - Bob scoring with strikes.
Bob working the head with strikes.
Bob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bob scores with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Bob working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bob landing strikes.
Bob is chipping away with strikes.
Lopez tries to buck Bob off but Bob is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bushido Bob showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fighters circle momentarily. Bob darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bob slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Lopez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bob misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lopez is looking to wear down Bob with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Lopez appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob misses with an uppercut
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bob throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bob throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Lopez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
Lopez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Lopez is looking to counter punch.
Bushido Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez leaves Bob with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bob works the jab nicely.
Bob misses with a hook
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lopez's waist but Lopez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bob off to one side.
Bob shoots in but Lopez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Enzo Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bushido Bob.
Bob throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
It looked like Lopez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bob misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bob throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bob shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lopez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Enzo Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands some shots froms side control.
Lopez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bob grinds an elbow into Lopez's temple.
Lopez is trying to get back to half guard.
Bob scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lopez to see if he's OK.
Bushido Bob is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lopez wants to control but Bob postures up.
Lopez is looking to reverse the position.
Lopez can't do much from the bottom here.
Bob trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bob's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lopez is trying to get back to full guard.

Bob is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
Bob trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bushido Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bob winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bushido Bob!