PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lopez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Apeman. Greywar has chosen I'm a Catholic girl... as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lopez
vs
Greywar

175 cm
21
146 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

150 cm
23
130 lbs
15 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, JP Greywar!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greywar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Greywar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Greywar throwing strikes but missing.
Greywar is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopez has wrist control.
Greywar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greywar is one step ahead there.
Greywar lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Lopez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greywar defends well.
Greywar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greywar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greywar thows a big elbow that misses.
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Greywar's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar pulls Lopez in close to prevent any damage.
Greywar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Greywar looking for a sweep. Not yet Greywar, not yet.
Greywar is trying to control the position but Lopez postures up.

Lopez gets to his feet. Greywar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Greywar scores with a nice right hand.

That's two 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.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Greywar slips a straight right by Lopez.
Greywar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Greywar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Greywar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
Alberto Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez scores with a jab. Greywar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Greywar's calf.
Lopez misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four 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 throws a front kick aimed at Greywar's knee but Greywar avoids it well.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Greywar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Greywar sees coming a mile off.
Greywar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greywar moves away.
Greywar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but JP Greywar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Greywar throws a head kick that misses.
Greywar defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Greywar fails with a takedown attempt.
Greywar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Greywar is just out of range.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Greywar slips the punch.
Greywar misses with a takedown attempt - Lopez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Greywar counters with a straight right hand.
Greywar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Greywar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lopez misses with a shot to the body
and Greywar counters with a good, hard body kick but Lopez shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Greywar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greywar works over Lopez with some ground and pound from guard.
Greywar looking to pass the guard.
Greywar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lopez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Greywar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Greywar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Greywar working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Greywar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Greywar working the body and head with strikes.
Greywar with the ground and pound but Lopez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Greywar 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.
Greywar is keen to just control but Lopez is a slippery customer.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Greywar has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greywar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Greywar.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Greywar working Lopez over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Greywar.
Lopez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greywar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Greywar has control of the leg.
Lopez is trying to maintain the position but Greywar is very close to passing his half guard.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Greywar trying to control from Lopez's half guard. Lopez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Greywar throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.
Greywar throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greywar throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.
Greywar throws a strike but Lopez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Greywar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greywar managing to control the position.
Greywar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Greywar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lopez misses with a double jab.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Greywar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greywar lands a front kick.
Greywar shoots in but Lopez avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Greywar.
Lopez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Greywar counters with a low kick, right behind Lopez 's knee.
Lopez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alberto Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JP Greywar.
Lopez misses with a leg kick

and Greywar counters by clinching up.
Greywar can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Greywar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.

Greywar wants the takedown. Lopez is fighting it off but Greywar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lopez's guard against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to keep a closed guard but Greywar is proving a slippery customer.
Greywar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
JP Greywar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Greywar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greywar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greywar looking to sit in guard and control but Lopez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Greywar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lopez!
Lopez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Greywar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopez's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to improve his position but Greywar is controlling well.
Greywar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
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. Greywar connects with a nice short shot to Lopez's temple.
Greywar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Greywar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greywar is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greywar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greywar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lopez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Greywar cracks Lopez with a solid left hand.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar with a flurry of punches that miss.

Lopez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greywar is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopez has wrist control.
Greywar wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
Greywar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greywar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greywar landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greywar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Greywar wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Greywar's guard.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greywar is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Greywar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Greywar tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Greywar wants to clinch.
Lopez misses with a body shot

and Greywar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Greywar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greywar wants a takedown.
A body shot lands from Greywar.
Greywar misses with an elbow over the top.

Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Greywar counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a leg kick
and Greywar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greywar.
Greywar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Greywar punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Greywar tries a head kick but it misses.
Greywar slips a jab from Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar fails with the takedown.
Lopez throws a leg kick
and Greywar counters with an outside leg kick.
Lopez misses with a jab to the body

so Greywar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Lopez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greywar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greywar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Greywar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greywar is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopez has wrist control.
Greywar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar working some strikes from top position.
Greywar throws and elbow that misses. Lopez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greywar's guard. Nice move by Lopez!
Greywar controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Greywar looking for a sweep. Not yet Greywar, not yet.
Greywar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lopez won't allow Greywar to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Greywar's guard.
Greywar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Greywar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Greywar dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greywar was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Greywar.
Greywar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez throws a leg kick
and Greywar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Greywar avoids the body shot from Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greywar misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a leg kick

and Greywar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Greywar is controlling him.
Greywar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez can't keep his opponent in guard - Greywar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Greywar thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Greywar.
Greywar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Greywar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopez tries to kick Greywar off but Greywar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Greywar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lopez has hold of Greywar's hands but Greywar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alberto Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar passes to full mount!
Greywar working Lopez over with strikes here.
Lopez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Greywar raining down shots from the mount!
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!
Greywar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lopez is looking to escape.
Lopez taking shots to the head.
Greywar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Greywar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Greywar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Greywar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Greywar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lopez hang on?

Lopez is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez can't escape the position.
Oh Lopez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greywar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Lopez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Greywar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Greywar looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lopez covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JP Greywar! JP Greywar retains his bantamweight title!