PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Lopez (ranked 5936 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hangy Dang (ranked 4754 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lopez
vs
Dang

200 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hangy Dang!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez tries to move into range but Dang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dang jabs Lopez right on the nose. Lopez blinks but takes it well.
Dang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Dang.
Nice uppercut lands for Dang. That snapped Lopez's head back.
Dang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
Lopez misses with a takedown
and Dang counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dang punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Dang jabs at Lopez's body.
Jab from Dang.
Dang lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Dang keeps it at a distance.
Dang lands with a shot to the body.
Lopez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dang cracks Lopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hangy Dang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopez under the eye.
Dang lands a nice shot to the body.
Dang cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.
Dang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dang lands a jab-cross combination.
Hangy Dang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dang feints a jab promting Lopez to slip. Dang then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lopez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dang lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez's head back.
Donk. Dang catches Lopez right on the button with a cross.
Dang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lopez ducks right into an uppercut from Dang.

Lopez is rocked!
Dang closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lopez! Dang dives in looking to finish! Lopez is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hangy Dang!