PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Jordan (ranked 3876 p4p, 147 weight class) and Grinny Lopez (ranked 3504 p4p, 142 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jordan
vs
Lopez

192 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

The Juice Haven

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnold Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grinny Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lopez bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Jordan! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like Arnold Jordan has been cut.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jordan is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Jordan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jordan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jordan tries to get out of the position.

Lopez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jordan, up you get!
Jordan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Lopez slips a jab from Jordan.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordan throws out the jab.
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Jordan thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
Lopez defending well as Jordan loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jordan misses with an uppercut.
Jordan misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez moves out of range as Jordan strikes.
Jordan wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Jordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez throws a predictable looking body shot

and Jordan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
Jordan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lopez tries to work over Jordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jordan lands a left hand.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Jordan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Jordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Jordan.

Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Jordan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez pushes Jordan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jordan lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Jordan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan.
Jordan tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez takes one on the button.
Jordan misses with a straight left.
Lopez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arnold Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Lopez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jordan finds it's way round the side to connect with Lopez's head.
Jordan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lopez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Jordan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan slips a straight right by Lopez.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Jordan.
Jordan tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Jordan lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordan throws a good cross that connects.
Jordan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lopez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Jordan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Jordan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Lopez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jordan on the side of the head.
Jordan moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Jordan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jordan throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Lopez misses.
Jordan sizes up Lopez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Jordan.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Jordan looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jordan throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Jordan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jordan looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Jordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.

Jordan moves into the clinch.

Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Lopez scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordan misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Jordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jordan moves into the clinch.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan.
Jordan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jordan tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Jordan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jordan blocking some punches.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Nice cross by Jordan.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Jordan throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Jordan looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez throws a counter combo.
Jordan connects with a crisp jab.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jordan lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jordan looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jordan misses with a looping right.
Lopez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Jordan takes the fight into the clinch.
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Jordan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Jordan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Jordan off the cage and back into range.
Jordan misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Jordan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jordan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lopez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jordan doesn't seem bothered though.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Jordan scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a right hand
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Jordan is rocked!
Jordan's corner calls for a 1-2. Jordan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Jordan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan.
Arnold Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordan circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Lopez. Jordan falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Lopez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grinny Lopez!