PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonov Lopescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Roth
vs
Lopescu

181 cm
19
186 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
173 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonov Lopescu!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopescu looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Roth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roth working some strikes from top position.
Roth distracts Lopescu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roth is working Lopescu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lopescu keeping full guard, as Roth tries to pass.
Roth works over Lopescu with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roth postures up and lands a big shot to Lopescu's brow.
Roth lands a couple of digs.
Roth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roth landing some decent shots from guard.
Roth postures up and lands a big shot to Lopescu's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth postures up and lands a big shot to Lopescu's brow.
Roth pushing down on Lopescu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lopescu has hold of Roth's hands but Roth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roth is nestled in close to Lopescu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Roth is nestled in close to Lopescu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roth working Lopescu over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roth working over Lopescu with some ground and pound. Lopescu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roth lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roth connects with a nice short shot to Lopescu's temple.
Roth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Roth.
Roth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lopescu pushes Roth off looking to stand but Roth dives back in and keeps control.
Roth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Roth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Roth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth lands strikes from half guard.
Roth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roth working over Lopescu with some ground and pound. Lopescu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lopescu is trying to stand up here but Roth is controlling him well.
Lopescu taking some punishment here, with Roth in his half guard.
Roth working over Lopescu with some ground and pound. Lopescu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roth drops an elbow to the side of Lopescu's head.
Roth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth slips a nice elbow through Lopescu's hands, connecting with Lopescu's forehead.
Roth working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lopescu wants to get back to his feet.
Roth working Lopescu over with strikes.
Roth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Roth slips a nice elbow through Lopescu's hands, connecting with Lopescu's forehead.
Roth slips a nice elbow through Lopescu's hands, connecting with Lopescu's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roth lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Roth scores with a takedown into Lopescu's guard.
Roth scoring with some ground and pound.
Roth lands a couple of digs.
Roth postures up and lands a big shot to Lopescu's brow.
Roth is working Lopescu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roth is working Lopescu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roth passes Lopescu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Roth working over Lopescu with some ground and pound. Lopescu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopescu can do to turn this around?
Roth is nestled in close to Lopescu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roth lands a nice short elbow.
Roth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roth connects with a nice short shot to Lopescu's temple.
Roth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Roth stops Lopescu from getting back to his feet.
Roth working the head and body with strikes.
Roth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Roth.
Nice strikes from Roth there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth working Lopescu over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Roth there.
Roth working Lopescu over with strikes.
Roth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lopescu tries to get to full guard but Roth has control of the leg.
Daniel Roth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Roth.
Lopescu is trying to stand.
Roth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lopescu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lopescu looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth is nestled in close to Lopescu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roth lands strikes from half guard.
Roth drops an elbow to the side of Lopescu's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roth lands a nice short elbow.
Roth slips a nice elbow through Lopescu's hands, connecting with Lopescu's forehead.
Ground and pound from Roth.
Roth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Roth is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lopescu is trying to stand back up but Roth is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roth connects with a nice short shot to Lopescu's temple.
Roth working the head and body with strikes.
Roth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Roth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lopescu taking some punishment here, with Roth in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Roth.
Lopescu is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Roth there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roth working over Lopescu with some ground and pound. Lopescu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roth lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Roth dominated that second round.
That's time! Roth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Roth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Roth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Roth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roth with the ground and pound from mount.
Roth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Roth landing punches.
Roth landing strikes from the mount and Lopescu is in trouble!
Roth is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lopescu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Roth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lopescu's face.
Roth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Roth landing shots from mount.
Lopescu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lopescu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Roth lands a big shot there that rocks Lopescu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Roth raining down shots from the mount!
Roth with shots to the head and body - Lopescu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lopescu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roth punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roth unloading with bombs!
Lopescu is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth with good strikes from the mount here!
Roth unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Roth.
A nice elbow there by Roth.
Roth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Lopescu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Roth lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Roth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Lopescu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Roth working Lopescu over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth working Lopescu over with strikes here.
Roth looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Lopescu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lopescu working to try and regain half guard.
Lopescu tries to hold on but Roth pushes him away.
Roth lands a heavy elbow.
Lopescu is working to get back to half guard.
Lopescu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Roth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopescu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth winds up and cracks Lopescu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Roth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lopescu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roth prevents Lopescu from improving his position.
Roth drops an elbow to the side of Lopescu's head.
Lopescu is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopescu has hold of Roth's hands but Roth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Antonov Lopescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Roth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Roth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Roth!