PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anakin Osborne (ranked 2243 p4p, 2140 weight class) and Diego Lopez (ranked 269 p4p, 260 weight class). Osborne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anakin's Dark Deeds - John Williams. Lopez has chosen 2PAC - All Eyez on Me as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Osborne
vs
Lopez

186 cm
20
185
4 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
190
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Sakura Style
Pulling Guard

Sakura Style
BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anakin Osborne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez misses with a hook.
Osborne misses the body punch
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Osborne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Osborne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Osborne.
We've been told by Osborne's head coaches at Honu Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Osborne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Osborne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Osborne is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osborne lands a nice uppercut.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osborne is pushing Lopez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Osborne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborne lands a nice uppercut.
Osborne pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Osborne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Osborne working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Osborne.
Osborne misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Osborne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osborne can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Osborne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lopez up against the cage.
Osborne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Osborne blocks a body shot from Lopez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Osborne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopez throws a head punch that misses.
Osborne swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osborne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Osborne misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Osborne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez stalling in the clinch.
Osborne throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osborne.
Lopez letting Osborne take a breather here.
Lopez lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lopez.
Osborne lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Osborne misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez tries to work over Osborne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osborne throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Osborne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lopez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've been informed that Lopez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osborne.
Osborne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Osborne as Lopez tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osborne.
Osborne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lopez is looking to control Osborne's arms but Osborne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lopez has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lopez on the inside.
Osborne blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Osborne fails to land.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osborne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lopez misses with a knee to the head.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Osborne lands a left hand.
Lopez working aggressively here.
A short right from Osborne on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopez.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Osborne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Osborne misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez is trying to stall.
Lopez misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anakin Osborne will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Osborne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Anakin Osborne has been cut.
Osborne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Osborne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Osborne misses with a body shot
and Lopez counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Osborne is rocked!
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Osborne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Osborne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Osborne seems to have got his legs back now.
Lopez drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Osborne right on the button. Osborne goes down! Lopez follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lopez gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Lopez!
After the fight, Diego Lopez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Anakin Osborne spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm gonna work hard and get this belt back. You'll see a different result next time.'.