PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Lopez (ranked 9160 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pripps Blue (ranked 3358 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with Vamos blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Lopez
vs
Blue

181 cm
52
162 lbs
60 - 43 - 2

177 cm
31
169 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 60 - 43 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pripps Blue!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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.
A left and a right from Lopez both land. Nice combination.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Blue looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.

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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Blue is just out of range.
Blue throws a counter combo.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Blue throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Lopez is looking to wear down Blue with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blue was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Blue slips a jab from Lopez.
As Lopez backs off Blue throws a huge counter combo but Lopez manages to avoid it all.
Blue lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blue.
Blue goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue scores with a three punch combo!
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Blue moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopez misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue is working the combinations to good effect here.
Blue misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Lopez.
Lopez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Blue lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blue.
Blue moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
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.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Blue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a double jab.
Lopez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lopez thows a body kick. Blue tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Blue avoids nicely.
Blue lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blue moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Despite the aggression on Blue's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Blue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blue.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Blue scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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 tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blue throws a combination. Lopez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pripps Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Blue lands with a nice combination. Lopez backs away looking to recover.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Blue avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
Blue lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blue.
Blue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Blue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid body kick from Lopez.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pripps Blue dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blue circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Blue avoids the body shot from Lopez.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Miguel Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Lopez throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Blue misses with a double jab
and Lopez counters with a good, hard body kick but Blue shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Blue is breathing heavily.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Blue's body. Blue takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blue.
As Lopez backs off Blue throws a huge counter combo but Lopez manages to avoid it all.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lopez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Blue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
Pripps Blue seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blue!
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blue.
Despite the aggression on Blue's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Blue avoids it.
Blue throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue takes one to the side of the head.
Blue throws a series of strikes that have Lopez backpedaling.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blue was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming.
Lopez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lopez back to the cage. Blue follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blue unleashes a big counter combination but Lopez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Blue is just out of range.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Blue avoids it.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez is looking for a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Lopez is looking to counter punch.
Blue avoids the body shot from Lopez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue is looking for the big counter here.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blue is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue misses with the combination.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blue.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blue throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Blue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Blue avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pripps Blue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A nice combination there by Blue.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Blue closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.
Blue lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blue.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Lopez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blue back to the cage. Lopez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez tries to bum rush Blue with a series of wild strikes but Blue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blue lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blue throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez throws a big counter combination but Blue scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lopez swings for the body but Blue moves out of range.
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 is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Blue unleashes a big counter combination but Lopez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue unleashes a big counter combination but Lopez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blue lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Blue avoids nicely.
Blue scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Blue does no damage.
It looked like Lopez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blue.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Blue is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Blue's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Blue.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Blue takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blue slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopez.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue works over Lopez's head and body with a nice combination.
Blue looks to land a combination. Lopez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Blue swinging wildly here.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blue scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blue throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
Blue takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blue.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blue was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pripps Blue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blue has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

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'.