PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Lopez (ranked 1245 p4p, 169 weight class) and Kayring Saiarr (ranked 1692 p4p, 219 weight class). Kayring Saiarr told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lopez
vs
Saiarr

178 cm
30
220 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

180 cm
30
220 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martez Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kayring Saiarr!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez works Saiarr's body with a nice hook.
Lopez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saiarr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saiarr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Saiarr's body. Saiarr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saiarr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Saiarr steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saiarr looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saiarr on the side of the head.

It looks like Kayring Saiarr has been cut.
Kayring Saiarr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saiarr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez backing away here, and Saiarr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saiarr manages to avoid it.
Saiarr lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.

It looks like Martez Lopez has been cut.
Lopez cracks Saiarr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez jabs Saiarr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lopez is looking to wear down Saiarr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez cracks Saiarr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saiarr ducks right into an uppercut from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saiarr doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Saiarr's head.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Saiarr avoids it well.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saiarr manages to avoid it.

Lopez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Saiarr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lopez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lopez lands some shots froms side control.
Saiarr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lopez.
Lopez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lopez staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez in side control, throwing shots but Saiarr defends.
Saiarr is looking to regain half guard here but Lopez keeps moving and retains side control.
Lopez tries to score with some ground and pound. Saiarr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lopez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lopez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lopez trying to control the position but Saiarr is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lopez working the ground and pound but Saiarr is defending the strikes.
Lopez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lopez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lopez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lopez misses with the ground and pound.
Lopez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Saiarr to see if he's OK.
Lopez misses with the ground and pound.
Lopez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lopez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Saiarr some visible discomfort.
Lopez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lopez advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martez Lopez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lopez dips to his left and cracks Saiarr with an uppercut!
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Saiarr saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Lopez cracks Saiarr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saiarr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martez Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saiarr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Lopez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Saiarr's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Saiarr keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saiarr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lopez wants to control but Saiarr is keeping him busy.
Martez Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Lopez there.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Saiarr dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Lopez.
Lopez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saiarr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Lopez.
Lopez wants to take a breather but Saiarr is having none of it.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saiarr's head.
Lopez is looking to advance position but Saiarr won't allow it.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saiarr's head.
Kayring Saiarr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez wants to take a breather but Saiarr is having none of it.
Lopez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Lopez there.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Saiarr dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lopez lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Saiarr dodges it nicely.
Saiarr regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lopez.
Lopez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saiarr's head.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lopez connects with a couple of short punches.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saiarr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saiarr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lopez postures up in Saiarr's guard and throws a big left but Saiarr blocks it.
Lopez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez postures up and lands a big shot to Saiarr's brow.
Lopez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martez Lopez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lopez moves into range and clinches up with Saiarr.
A short left from Lopez.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez tries to work over Saiarr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saiarr can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Lopez.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez digs a right hand underneath Saiarr's ribcage. Saiarr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Lopez.
Lopez cracks Saiarr with a nice body shot.
Lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Lopez.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
Saiarr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saiarr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.

Saiarr is rocked!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lopez.
Saiarr is still in real trouble! Can Lopez finish him?
The ground and pound from Lopez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Saiarr seems to have recovered his senses.
Saiarr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lopez.
Lopez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lopez wants to control but Saiarr is keeping him busy.
Saiarr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks up at the clock and then as Saiarr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lopez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Saiarr to see if he's OK.
Lopez lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws an elbow but Saiarr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lopez laying and praying for a moment but Saiarr takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saiarr defending well though.
Lopez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saiarr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Saiarr dodges it nicely.
Lopez is trying to control. Saiarr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopez slips a nice elbow through Saiarr's hands, connecting with Saiarr's forehead.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saiarr defending well though.
Saiarr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lopez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lopez is taking a breather. Saiarr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lopez is keen to just control but Saiarr is a slippery customer.
Lopez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lopez with shots to the head and body - Saiarr looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Saiarr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lopez loads up with a big shot that hurts Saiarr! He's pulled Lopez in close but Lopez has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Saiarr survive? More strikes from Lopez and Saiarr is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Martez Lopez!
Our winner, Martez Lopez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Kayring Saiarr spoke after the fight, saying 'I am not sure what happened tonight but I will bounce back from this with the help and support from my orangutans '.