PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Bulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sacred (Blind Guardian) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alessio Bulli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bulli
vs
Lopez

178 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
204 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Bulli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Bulli pushes him off.
Lopez wants to clinch.
Lopez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bulli looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Lopez. No joy for Bulli on that attempt.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez tries to clinch but Bulli is having none of it.
Bulli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Bulli circles away.
Bulli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Bulli pushes him off.
Bulli looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.

Lopez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bulli, pushing him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bulli.
Bulli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez is looking to control Bulli's arms but Bulli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lopez has his back to the cage.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bulli is looking to break free of the clinch but Lopez has double underhooks.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Bulli which made him look bad.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Bulli shows good takedown defense.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from Bulli. Bulli gets slowly back to his feet.
Bulli is looking to clinch.
Bulli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lopez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessio Bulli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulli tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Bulli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
No luck for Bulli with that takedown attempt.

Bulli rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bulli stalls.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but Bulli blocks with his arms.
Lopez wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bulli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lopez slows down the pace here.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bulli goes for a takedown attempt but Lopez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bulli avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez closes the distance but Bulli moves to the side

and Bulli counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Lopez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bulli takes the fight into the clinch.
Bulli is struggling to control the position.
Lopez has Bulli pressed against the cage, preventing Bulli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bulli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bulli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopez just stands there and leans against the cage.

Bulli pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bulli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bulli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bulli keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Bulli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bulli looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bulli wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Bulli.
Lopez tries to clinch

and Bulli counters by moving into the clinch.
Bulli blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lopez throws an elbow but misses.

Bulli pulls guard.
Lopez being controlled here momentarily.
Lopezis looking to pass into half guard but Bulli pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bulli is in guard.
Bulli won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bulli prevents Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bulli trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lopez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bulli counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lopez tries to clinch
and Bulli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bulli circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bulli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lopez's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bulli is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bulli trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulli is one step ahead there.
Bulli is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopez has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Bulli from controlling successfully.
Lopez wants to stand and escape but Bulli is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessio Bulli dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lopez tries to clinch

and Bulli counters by moving into the clinch.
Lopez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bulli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bulli looking to slow down the pace here.
Bulli taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Bulli gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lopez as Bulli tries to tie him up.
Lopez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Bulli is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Bulli won't allow it.
Bulli tries to pull guard but Lopez holds him up against the cage and eventually Bulli drops back down to his feet.
Bulli trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lopez seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fabio Lopez.
Lopez tries to clinch but Bulli moves away
and Bulli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bulli moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez wants to clinch but Bulli slips to the side

and Bulli counters by moving into the clinch.
Bulli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bulli lands with a left to the head.
Bulli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lopez walks away with a smile on his face. Bulli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessio Bulli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bulli counters by moving into the clinch.
Bulli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to stall.
Bulli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bulli is trying to stall.
Bulli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bulli is trying to maintain a safe position but Lopez gets an underhook and turns Bulli into the cage.
Lopez trying to stall but Bulli improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bulli has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez is looking to control Bulli's arms but Bulli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lopez has his back to the cage.
Bulli has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
Bulli looking to slow down the pace here.
Lopez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bulli is keeping busy.
Lopez landing knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Bulli gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Lopez!