PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Harrison (ranked 1073 p4p, 1205 weight class) and Louie Lopez (ranked 137 p4p, 152 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by All of the Above. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harrison
vs
Lopez

194 cm
26
275
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
270
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Louie Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison misses with a straight left.
Louie Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lopez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lopez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harrison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lopez lands strikes from half guard.
Harrison holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lopez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harrison trying to hold on to Lopez's head to control him but Lopez postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez moves nicely into side control.
Harrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Harrison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lopez working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lopez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Harrison is trying to work for a sweep but Lopez has mounted him!
Harrison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harrison tries to get out of the position.
Lopez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
My spies in Freaky Fight Club inform me that Lopez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Harrison doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Lopez breaks from Harrison's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harrison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez controlling the position easily from mount.
Harrison wants to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lopez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lopez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lopez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lopez controlling the position easily from mount.
Lopez working Harrison over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez lands a nice shot to the head.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harrison is squirming around, avoiding Lopez's attempts to control the action.
Lopez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harrison can't escape the position.
Lopez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lopez lands a big shot there that rocks Harrison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lopez landing strikes from the mount and Harrison is in trouble!
Lopez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harrison taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez raining down shots from the mount!
Lopez controlling his opponent.
Harrison swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lopez unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez landing punches.
Lopez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Lopez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lopez avoids the attempt from Harrison to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Louie Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lopez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harrison manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Lopez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lopez preventing the sweep.
Harrison trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez controlling from the top position.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez stays in close to Harrison's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Lopez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Harrison's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lopez connects with a nice short shot to Harrison's temple.
Still in half guard, Lopez seems content to control.
Lopez working over Harrison with some ground and pound. Harrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lopez wants to take a breather but Harrison is having none of it.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Louie Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez is taking a breather. Harrison 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.
Harrison keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lopez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harrison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harrison trying to hold on to Lopez's head to control him but Lopez postures up.
Harrison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lopez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lopez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lopez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to maintain the position but Lopez is very close to passing his half guard.
Lopez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lopez with good strikes from the mount here!
Lopez looking to control but Harrison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrison is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harrison is looking to improve his position but Lopez isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lopez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lopez controlling from mount.
Lopez trying to control but Harrison is having none of it.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Louie Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lopez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lopez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Harrison will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Harrison tries to buck Lopez off but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lopez tries for a kimura but Harrison is defending well.
Harrison struggling a bit here.
Harrison is trying to improve his position.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez taking a breather here.
Lopez trying to control the position but Harrison is working away.
Lopez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lopez working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez landing strikes.
Lopez advances to full mount.
Harrison wants to control but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez working the ground and pound effectively.
Lopez lands with some strikes.
Harrison takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lopez unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lopez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lopez lands with some strikes.
Lopez dominating with strikes here.

Harrison is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Lopez! Harrison is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Louie Lopez!