PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeo Takeda (ranked 4336 p4p, 4312 weight class) and Pepe Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Takeda
vs
Lopez

180 cm
18
158
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeo Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepe Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lopez takes the fight into the clinch.
Takeda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lopez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takeda blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez just leaning against Takeda, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Lopez.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lopez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takeda, pushing him back against the cage.
Takeda fails to pull guard.
Takeda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeo Takeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lopez to keep the fight standing.
Takeda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lopez to keep the fight standing.
Takeda fails to pull guard.
Takeda is trying to pull guard but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda letting Lopez take a breather here.
Takeda jumps guard but Lopez stands there with Takeda around his waist. Takeda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Takeda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Takeda tries to pull guard but Lopez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lopez lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lopez forces Takeda back against the cage and clinches.
Takeda is trying to pull guard but Lopez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Takeda is trying to pull guard but Lopez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Takeda fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Lopez throws a one two combo.

Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Takeda finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Lopez's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Takeda falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pepe Lopez!