PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Antonio Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang has chosen I'll Make a Man Out of You as his entrance music. Juan Antonio Lopez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clubber Wang's chin.

Antonio Lopez
vs
Wang

185 cm
26
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Antonio Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clubber Wang!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang misses with a low kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lopez enables Wang to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lopez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wang trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wang is controlling him.
Wang trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lopez's guard.
Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lopez is proving hard to escape from.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Wang decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lopez, up you get!
Clubber Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Wang misses with the combination.
Lopez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopez there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wang cracks Lopez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wang lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lopez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Lopez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wang quickly recovers to half guard.
Lopez tries to pass to full mount but Wang defends it.
Lopez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wang tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez punching from mount but Wang doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wang is bucking up trying to escape but Lopez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lopez scoring with strikes but Wang is staying in there.
Lopez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lopez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lopez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lopez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lopez throws some wild stikes that Wang manages to avoid easily.
Wang can't escape the position.
Wang taking shots to the head.
Lopez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lopez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Lopez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wang doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Lopez cracks Wang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wang wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lopez looking to ground and pound but Wang is blocking nicely.
Lopez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wang is in a horrible position here. Lopez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wang is bucking up trying to escape but Lopez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lopez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Wang is rocked!
Lopez thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scoring with strikes but Wang is staying in there.
Wang is still in real trouble! Can Lopez finish him?
Wang avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lopez.
Wang seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lopez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wang looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez throwing strikes here but Wang is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wang is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lopez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lopez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wang is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang blocking the ground and pound.
Lopez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wang is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Antonio Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lopez slips a jab from Wang.
Wang tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Wang.
Wang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wang with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wang won't be happy with that.
Lopez misses with the ground and pound.
Wang dodges the ground and pound from Lopez.
Juan Antonio Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez throws a strike aimed at the side of Wang's head but Wang avoids it well.
Lopez scoring with punches from side control.
Lopez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wang's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Lopez.
Lopez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lopez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lopez punching from mount but Wang doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lopez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lopez breaks from Wang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wang squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lopez unloads with some shots from mount but Wang bucks and avoids them well.
Lopez cracks Wang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lopez scoring with strikes but Wang is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lopez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lopez looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Wang 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 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Antonio Lopez!