PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pripps Blue (ranked 4370 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 6420 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vamos kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Blue
vs
Lopez

177 cm
29
169 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

181 cm
49
162 lbs
57 - 33 - 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 7 - 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 - 33 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a right hand that Blue ducks under and follows up with a left that Blue also avoids with ease.
Blue looks to land a combination. Lopez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blue swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Blue scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Blue lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez's head back.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blue.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez works over Blue's head and body with a nice combination.
Lopez looks to land a combination. Blue sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Blue.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Lopez swings for the body but Blue moves out of range.
Lopez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blue eats them both and turns towards Lopez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Blue moves out of range.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blue looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Lopez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left and a right from Lopez both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Blue misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Blue misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming.
Blue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez needs to keep his hands up - Blue had a free shot at his head there.
Blue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Blue avoids nicely.
It looked like Blue was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lopez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue throws a big counter combination but Lopez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blue darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blue connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blue was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Blue digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue throws a good cross that connects.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left and a right from Blue both land. Nice combination.
Blue thuds his right hand into Lopez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lopez with a nice cross.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Lopez scores with a four punch combination!
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blue.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blue throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
A quick step to the side and Blue tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blue throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Blue avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue slips under a jab.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue scores with a nice strike.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Lopez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Blue is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blue lands a nice looking body shot.
Blue dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Blue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blue lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Lopez takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Blue misses with a body shot.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blue.
Blue lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been informed that Lopez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Blue ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue jabs at Lopez's body.
Lopez cracks Blue with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
Blue lands a right hook to the body.
Pripps Blue is winning the standup battle so far.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Blue throws a big counter combination but Lopez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A left and a right from Blue both land. Nice combination.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Blue avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pripps Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Blue was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blue lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Blue both land. Nice combination.
Blue throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Lopez throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blue lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blue stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blue thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
It looked like Blue was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue scores with a sloppy right hand. Lopez should have avoided that one.
Blue scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blue.
Blue misses with an uppercut.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Blue.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lopez misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blue connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blue.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Blue avoids it well.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Blue is out of range.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Blue.
Blue scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blue lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Blue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Blue misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Lopez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blue finds it's way round the side to connect with Lopez's head.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lopez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blue has got the better of the exchanges.
Blue closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Blue finds it's way through Lopez's defenses.
Blue scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blue lands with a good body shot.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Blue misses with a double jab.
Blue throws a shot to the body.
Blue works over Lopez's head and body with a nice combination.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue swinging wildly here.
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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Blue lands a nice looking body shot.
Blue misses with a double jab.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
A big right from Lopez misses.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blue looks to land a combination. Lopez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blue.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming.
Blue works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Blue lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Blue misses the target.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lopez eats them both and turns towards Blue to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
Blue scores with a one two! Lopez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blue at a distance.
Lopez takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blue misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
As Lopez looks to move away, Blue throws a big counter combo but Lopez just gets out of the way.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blue moves away.
Blue smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
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 nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Blue throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue scores with a three punch combo!
Blue throws a good cross that connects.
Lopez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blue slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blue scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blue is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Blue.
Blue stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez throws a series of strikes that have Blue backpedaling.

It looks like Pripps Blue has been cut.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez cracks Blue with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blue misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue scores with a jab.
Blue tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Blue.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
Lopez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blue backs up against the cage.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Nice cross by Blue.
Lopez swings for the body but Blue moves out of range.
Blue scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blue moves away from the strike by Lopez.
A counter left hand to the body from Blue misses its target.
Blue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left lands for Lopez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blue goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Blue bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lopez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez unleashes a big counter combination but Blue bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses.
Blue scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue throws a big counter combination but Lopez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Blue throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Blue stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.

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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

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