PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with Sacred (Blind Guardian) blaring out of the sound system. Polski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pursuit of Happiness. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lopez
vs
Polski

186 cm
20
204 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Bushido Clothing

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Polski!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Polski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Polski as Lopez shoots in.
Lopez shoots in but Polski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Polski. That snapped Lopez's head back.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Polski keeps it at a distance.
Polski throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Polski looks to land a combination but Lopez avoids it well.
Polski looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown. Polski tries to sprawl out of it but Lopez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Polski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez defending well as Polski loads up on a big left hand.
Polski misses with a double jab.

Polski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nice strikes from Polski there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polski thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
Polski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Polski controlling the action here.
Polski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Polski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Polski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Polski is keen to just control but Lopez is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez pushes Polski off looking to stand but Polski dives back in and keeps control.
Polski thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Polski lands a nice short elbow.
Polski throwing shots but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Polski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Polski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lopez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez manages to get back to half guard.
Polski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Polski.
Polski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Polski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Polski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Polski stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Polski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Polski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Polski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Polski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polski throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Polski misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polski misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Polski.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lopez wants to clinch.
Polski throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Polski misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Polski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Polski finds it's way round the side to connect with Lopez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Polski misses

and Lopez counters by clinching up.
Nice elbow from Lopez.
Polski managing to block the knees to the body from Lopez.
Lopez wants to stall.
Polski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lopez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lopez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Polski is keeping busy.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Lopez has Polski pressed against the cage, preventing Polski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Polski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Polski misses with a straight right.
Polski tries for a takedown but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Polski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Polski.
Polski takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Polski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Polski.
A slow jab from Polski misses its intended target.
Lopez tries to clinch but Polski moves out of range.
Polski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
Lopez wants to clinch.
Polski throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Polski keeps the fight on the outside.
Polski throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a head kick.

Polski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Polski controls the position from side control.
Polski is breathing heavily.
Lopez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Polski is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to escape the position but Polski is controlling the position.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet here but Polski is keeping cool and he's managed to take Lopez's back.
Polski missing with punches from the back.
Polski controls the action.
Polski scores with punches from the back.
Lopez covering up well and avoiding damage.
Polski missing with strikes.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Polski.
Polski has the hooks in. Lopez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lopez has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Polski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Polski is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lopez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Polski has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lopez's body.
A lull in the action here.
Lopez covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lopez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Polski.
Lopez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lopez is covering up but some of the strikes from Polski are getting through and doing damage.
Polski has good solid back control here.
Lopez has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polski misses with an elbow to the head.
Lopez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Polski.
Polski struggling to land strikes to the head as Lopez covers up.
Polski misses with a punch to the head.
Lopez is in bad spot here.
Polski lands a shot to the body.
Lopez looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Polski lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Polski is landing with strikes from the back.
Polski throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Polski lands a shot to the head.
Polski throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polski controls the position.
Polski loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Lopez hold on?
Lopez covering up well and avoiding damage.
Polski misses with a punch to the head.
Lopez covering up well and avoiding damage.
Polski misses with an elbow to the head.
Lopez is taking damage to the body and head.
Even with his hooks in, Polski manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Lopez has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Polski trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Polski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Polski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lopez did well to prevent Polski getting side control.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Polski.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Polski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Polski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Polski has control of the leg.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Polski.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Polski has control of the leg.
Polski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Polski throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Polski.
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Polski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polski misses with a hook to the body

and Lopez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lopez throws an elbow that misses.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Polski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lopez tries to circle away but Polski has him pinned against the cage.
Lopez scores with a knee to the head.
Lopez pushes off an throws an elbow but Polski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice body punch from Polski - that landed with a thud.
Polski wants to get back to striking at distance but Lopez won't allow it.
Lopez tries to break free but Polski pushes him back against the cage.
Polski tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Polski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Polski is working for takedown but Lopez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lopez prevents Polski from breaking the clinch.
Polski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lopez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fabio Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Polski.
Polski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polski is working for takedown but Lopez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lopez trying to stall but Polski improves his position.
Lopez tries to land knees in the clinch but Polski avoids the damage to the body.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polski throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
The fighters circling - Polski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Polski closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Polski pushes Lopez against the cage but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Polski misses with a combination
and Lopez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Polski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lopez staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polski misses with a combination
and Lopez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Polski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Polski misses with a hook to the body
and Lopez counters with a one-two to the body.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Polski circles away.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Fabio Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lopez.
Polski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Polski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Polski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Polski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Polski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luke Polski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Polski 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Polski!