PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Strickland (ranked 2593 p4p, 5591 weight class) and Edoardo Lozano (ranked 296 p4p, 479 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Strickland
vs
Lozano

186 cm
26
194
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
185
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deangelo Strickland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edoardo Lozano!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lozano tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strickland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lozano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strickland cracks Lozano with an open hand slap.
Strickland misses with a hook. Lozano ducked under it nicely.
Lozano tries to counter with a clinch but Strickland shakes him off and moves away.
Lozano slips under a jab from Strickland.
Strickland backing away here, and Lozano unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've been told by Strickland's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strickland.
Lozano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lozano lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Strickland scores with a body shot.
Strickland moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lozano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strickland.
Lozano avoids the head kick by Strickland.
Strickland looks to score with a jab to the body but Lozano is just out of range.
Lozano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strickland works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strickland slips a straight right by Lozano.
Strickland lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lozano throws a jab when Strickland was well out of range.
Strickland is looking to counter punch.
Strickland misses with a hook
and Lozano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Strickland throws a hook to the side of Lozano's head but Lozano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lozano's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strickland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lozano scrambles back to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Strickland as he connects with a hook.
Strickland throws a jab when Lozano was well out of range.
Lozano slips a jab from Strickland.
Strickland throws a big shot that misses.
Strickland sets himself, and Lozano steps forward looking for the clinch! Strickland avoids it this time.
Strickland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lozano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strickland scores with a nice right hand.
Strickland swings for the body but Lozano moves out of range.
Lozano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strickland.
Strickland connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland throws a lazy right hand but Lozano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Lozano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strickland blocks a leg kick.
Strickland was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lozano misses with the combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lozano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Strickland lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Lozano is rocked!
BOOM! Strickland lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lozano. Lozano tries to recover but Strickland is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lozano lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deangelo Strickland!
Deangelo Strickland spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.