PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pripps Blue (ranked 7449 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 5161 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Blue
vs
Lopez

177 cm
28
169 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

181 cm
49
162 lbs
57 - 32 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pripps Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 57 - 32 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Blue lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Blue is looking for a counter combo.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blue.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Lopez scores with a body shot.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blue thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Blue slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Blue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blue.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Blue scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lopez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blue was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Blue misses with a straight right.
Blue takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one.
Lopez connects with the punch.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Lopez catches Blue right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Blue lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Lopez connects with a single shot there.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Blue takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Blue is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blue takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blue connects with a nice looking jab.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
Blue punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blue jabs Lopez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lopez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Blue misses with a wild combination.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blue was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Blue 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.
Blue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blue is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lopez.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blue 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.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Blue scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to land a combination. Blue sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blue misses with a wild combination.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blue.
Despite the aggression on Lopez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lopez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Lopez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Blue is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blue slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pripps Blue will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Blue throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pripps Blue is winning the standup battle so far.
Blue lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue blocks a jab.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Blue scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Blue with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Blue moves out of range.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Blue moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Lopez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Blue avoids it well.
A quick step to the side and Blue tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blue throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blue misses with a double jab.
Blue scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
Blue digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Blue - just one landing.
Blue misses with a double jab.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Nice uppercut there from Blue.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Lopez takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blue works over Lopez's head and body with a nice combination.
Lopez slips a jab from Blue.
Blue looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Lopez works over Blue's head and body with a nice combination.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pripps Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Blue went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blue gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blue was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
As Lopez looks to move away, Blue throws a big counter combo but Lopez just gets out of the way.
Jab from Blue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Blue avoids it well.
Blue scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Lopez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blue connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Blue throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blue slips under a jab.
As Lopez looks to move away, Blue throws a big counter combo but Lopez just gets out of the way.
Lopez tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Blue lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez's head back.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blue avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Blue lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Lopez unleashes a big counter combination but Blue bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Blue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pripps Blue dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Blue misses with the combination.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue cracks Lopez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Blue throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Blue coming out on top.
Blue looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Blue takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blue with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Blue.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Lopez misses.
Lopez throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Blue scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blue throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lopez duly obliges.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Blue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue scores with a body shot.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Blue lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Lopez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blue scores with a one two! Lopez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blue defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Blue fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopez is looking for the big counter here.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue looks to land a combination. Lopez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez is looking for the big counter here.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Blue is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue throws a big counter combination but Lopez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blue cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue with a hook.
Blue scores with a three punch combo!
Blue tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blue.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Blue 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 throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blue.
Blue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Blue as he connects with a hook.
Blue lands a jab to the head.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Blue digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pripps Blue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blue has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pripps Blue!
In defeat, Miguel Lopez stepped up to the mic, saying 'i wanna thank everybody for being there for me. feels unreal but this was my last fight, hanging up the gloves'.