PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Sikblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikblood comes into the arena with Eminem - Ridaz blaring out of the sound system. Lopez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Apeman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jimmy Sikblood has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sikblood
vs
Lopez

170 cm
24
140 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

175 cm
20
146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Sikblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lopez lands with a slapping head kick.
Sikblood thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Sikblood moved away.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez thows a body kick. Sikblood tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sikblood jabs at Lopez's body.
Sikblood misses with a straight right.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Sikblood shoots in but no luck this time.
Sikblood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sikblood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopez finds it's way round the side to connect with Sikblood's head.
Lopez slaps away a takedown attempt from Sikblood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Sikblood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sikblood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Sikblood's body. Sikblood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sikblood shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sikblood doesn't seem bothered though.
Sikblood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sikblood closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Sikblood pushes Lopez against the cage but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sikblood is breathing heavily.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sikblood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sikblood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sikblood sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Lopez does it's job there.
Lopez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sikblood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sikblood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Sikblood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sikblood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sikblood in his tracks.
Sikblood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sikblood at a distance.

Lopez darts in and clinches Sikblood up against the cage.
Lopez has Sikblood pushed against the cage.

Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sikblood.
Jimmy Sikblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez jabs Sikblood right on the nose. Sikblood blinks but takes it well.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
Sikblood has a takedown stuffed.
Sikblood walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Sikblood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
Sikblood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Sikblood is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Lopez! Sikblood is backing up but he can't get away as Lopez lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Sikblood and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alberto Lopez!