PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pripps Blue (ranked 7464 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 3067 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blue
vs
Lopez

177 cm
30
169 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

181 cm
51
162 lbs
60 - 37 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 9 - 10 - 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 60 - 37 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blue misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blue!
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blue tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blue tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blue lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Blue's shoulder, as Blue tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Blue avoids it with no problem.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a hook. Blue tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blue misses with a wild combination.
Blue lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blue.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez 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.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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 series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blue misses with a double jab.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Blue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blue has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blue there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws a fast counter high kick but Blue manages to duck under it in time.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blue tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Blue backs off Lopez throws a huge counter combo but Blue manages to avoid it all.
Blue is working the combinations to good effect here.
Blue misses with a double jab.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blue's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blue duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Blue dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Lopez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blue.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pripps Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Blue avoids it well.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Blue is breathing heavily.
Lopez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blues jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blue on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pripps Blue dominated that round.
That's time! Blue's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Blue is looking for a counter combo.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Blue moves out of range easily.
Blue looks to land a combination. Lopez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Lopez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Blue knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blue misses with a double jab.
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 throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Blue both land. Nice combination.
A head kick from Lopez lands but Blue takes it in his stride.
Lopez cracks Blue with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Blue avoids it with no problem.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Blue throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Lopez.
Pripps Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Blue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Blue walks into a straight right hand from Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Blue avoids it with no problem.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue works over Lopez's head and body with a nice combination.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blue throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Blue throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
As Blue backs off Lopez throws a huge counter combo but Blue manages to avoid it all.
Lopez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Blue looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lopez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Blue seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Blue blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue moves out of range of the body kick.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Blue throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blue scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Blue dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pripps Blue dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Blue takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Blue takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue misses with a wild combination.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Lopez throws a counter combo.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Blue avoids it with no problem.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blue swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Blue saw that one coming.
Blue misses with a double jab
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Blue avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blue misses with a double jab.
Lopez counters with a body kick.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Blue moved out of range nicely.
Blue throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with a solid body kick.
Lopez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blue looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blue tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blue.
Blue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 double jab.
Lopez is looking for the big counter here.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Blue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Blue scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez throws a counter combo.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
A lazy left from Lopez finds it's target.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Blue misses with a double jab
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blue misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miguel Lopez.
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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28

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