PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Schwarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Schwarz
vs
Lopez

195 cm
26
274 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
25
244 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Schwarz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarz connects with a body shot.
Schwarz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Schwarz throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.

Schwarz drops Lopez with a left right combo! Schwarz follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Carlos Lopez has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Schwarz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lopez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schwarz's half guard.
Lopez is trying to control. Schwarz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Schwarz kicks off Lopez and gets to his feet.
Schwarz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schwarz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Lopez misses with a takedown attempt
and Schwarz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lopez looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hans Schwarz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lopez ducks straight into an uppercut from Schwarz and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Lopez manages to regain guard straight away.

Schwarz stands up and waves to Lopez to follow him.
Hans Schwarz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schwarz misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Schwarz. Beautiful body shot.
Schwarz is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Schwarz throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Lopez fails with the takedown
and Schwarz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schwarz throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Schwarz does it's job there.
Schwarz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schwarz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lopez momentarily.
Schwarz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schwarz cracks a nice hook into Lopez's ribs.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
No joy there for Schwarz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schwarz lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwarz misses with a few strikes there.
Schwarz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schwarz won't be happy with that.
Schwarz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lopez wants to free his trapped foot but Schwarz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarz is trying to stand up here but Lopez is controlling him well.
Lopez with the ground and pound but Schwarz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopez stops Schwarz from standing up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schwarz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schwarz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lopez dives into side control.
Lopez is staying tight to Schwarz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Schwarz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lopez working away.
Lopez is trying to ground and pound but Schwarz uses the momentary lack of control by Lopez to regain half guard.

Lopez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz wants to get back to his feet.
Schwarz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schwarz is trying to stand up here but Lopez is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Schwarz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Lopez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Schwarz misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Schwarz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schwarz misses with the combination.
Schwarz fails to land with a series of punches.
Schwarz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarz misses with a two punch combination.
Schwarz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lopez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schwarz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hans Schwarz is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Schwarz.
Schwarz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Schwarz.
Schwarz misses with a double jab

and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lopez throwing shots but Schwarz is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lopez stops Schwarz from getting back to his feet.
Lopez thows a huge punch but Schwarz dodges it nicely.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schwarz is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Schwarz is looking to control Lopez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schwarz avoid being mounted?
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lopez lands a nice short elbow.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Schwarz is working away.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lopez uses his free foot to push down on Schwarz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schwarz.
Schwarz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lopez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Schwarz is staying active underneath Lopez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lopez prevents Schwarz from standing back up.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schwarz's head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schwarz keeps working.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Schwarz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schwarz is trying to stand.
Lopez wants to take a breather but Schwarz is having none of it.
Lopez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carlos Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's six 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.

Schwarz kicks off Lopez and gets to his feet.
Schwarz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Schwarz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schwarz throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Schwarz takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Schwarz.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz misses with a two punch combination.
Schwarz takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Schwarz. Those never looked like landing.
Schwarz misses with a double jab.
Schwarz misses with a wild combination.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schwarz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schwarz throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schwarz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fails with the takedown
and Schwarz counters with a series of strikes. Lopez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hans Schwarz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Lopez.
Schwarz misses with a double jab.
Schwarz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schwarz sprawls well. Schwarz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Schwarz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Lopez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lopez fails with the takedown
and Schwarz counters with a series of strikes. Lopez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schwarz lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Lopez falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hans Schwarz!