PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gosha Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kali Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the ring accompanied by Sho Z-pod duba. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lopez
vs
Storm

165 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gosha Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kali Storm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lopez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lopez prevents Storm from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lopez as Storm tries to tie him up.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Storm back against the ropes.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Storm tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lopez looking to throw knees to the head but Storm is blocking nicely.

Lopez gets control of Storm's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lopez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lopez not doing much here.
Lopez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Storm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lopez sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Lopez is looking for a kimura but Storm is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lopez to get the leverage.
Lopez is controlling the pace.
Lopez works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to reverse the position but Lopez maintains control.
Lopez controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to work his way around to Storm's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Lopez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lopez controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm is in a horrible position here. Lopez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lopez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lopez continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Storm in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gosha Lopez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Storm can do to turn this around?
Storm lands a two punch combo.
Lopez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Storm.
Storm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Storm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Storm fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Lopez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Storm scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Storm tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lopez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Storm, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lopez pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Lopez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Storm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Storm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lopez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Storm is rocked!
A short uppercut from Lopez.
Storm is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Lopez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Storm tries to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling the position.
Storm is trying to force a seperation but Lopez has the dominant position.
Storm seems to have recovered his senses.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Storm blocks it with crossed arms.
Storm avoiding damage as Lopez throws knees to the body.
Come on Lopez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lopez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Storm up against the ropes.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to land knees to the body.
Storm is trying to push Lopez away but Lopez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Storm avoids it.

Lopez decides to pull guard.
Lopez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lopez tries to get out of the position.
Storm is fighting to break Lopez's control of his arms but Lopez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Storm is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez pushes Storm off and gets back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Storm.
Storm thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Storm tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Nice body kick there by Storm.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Storm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Storm is looking to clinch.

Lopez forces Storm back against the ropes and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lopez presses Storm against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Lopez.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
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!
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Lopez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Storm blocks an elbow strike.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Storm.
Storm misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

Lopez jumps guard and drags Storm to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gosha Lopez dominated that second round.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Lopez closes the distance and pushes Storm back into the ropes.
Good body shot from Lopez.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Storm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Storm on the inside.
Lopez slows down the pace here.

Lopez gets control of Storm's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lopez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez pulls Storm in close to his closed guard and prevents Storm from doing any damage or advancing position.
Storm won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Still in half guard, Lopez seems content to control.

Storm is defending against the submission attempts here by Lopez.
Lopez trying to control the pace.

Lopez stands up out of the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kali Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Storm throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Storm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Lopez moves into the clinch successfully.
Gosha Lopez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Storm stalling in the clinch but Lopez improves position.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Storm avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Storm back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Storm scores with a nice short uppercut.

Lopez gets control of Storm's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lopez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lopez seems keen to control Storm's posture.

Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Storm is aware though and is defending well.
Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Storm preventing the sweep.
Gosha Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Storm got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Storm has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
Storm trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.

Lopez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Storm doesn't defend quickly enough and Lopez has managed to lock this one up! Can Storm escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Lopez on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gosha Lopez!
Gosha Lopez thanked the fans post fight for their support.