PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cruz Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derui Pake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz Lopez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derui Pake's chin.

Lopez
vs
Pake

178 cm
24
162 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

172 cm
24
156 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cruz Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derui Pake!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Cruz Lopez has been cut.
Pake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Pake just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLopez.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez throws a quick counter head kick but Pake was just out of range.
Lopez slips a straight right by Pake.
Pake jabs Lopez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pake misses with a hook.
Derui Pake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pake misses with a kick to the body.
Pake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Pake.
Lopez thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Pake drops Lopez with a beautiful combination! Lopez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pake is looking for the KO!

Lopez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pake clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Pake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Pake.
Pake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lopez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pake cracks Lopez with a good jab.
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Pake delivers a spinning backfist that drops Lopez like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Derui Pake!
An out of breath Derui Pake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.