PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny McBraddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Apeman. McBraddish has chosen Broken by 12 Stones as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Lopez
vs
McBraddish

175 cm
23
146 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

150 cm
30
130 lbs
22 - 5 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny McBraddish!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBraddish throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by McBraddish.
McBraddish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from McBraddish.
McBraddish misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from McBraddish.
McBraddish throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a nice body shot.
McBraddish connects with a nice looking jab.
McBraddish throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McBraddish will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McBraddish lands a really nice looking cross but Lopez seems unphased.
Johnny McBraddish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBraddish misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McBraddish misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
McBraddish lands a jab to the head.
Lopez tries to move into range but McBraddish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from McBraddish is predictable there
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McBraddish swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
McBraddish tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBraddish throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
A solid body kick from Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBraddish lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McBraddish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez dives in and grabs McBraddish's left leg, looking for a takedown. McBraddish pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
McBraddish throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
McBraddish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McBraddish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McBraddish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from McBraddish.
Johnny McBraddish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBraddish throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Johnny McBraddish has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McBraddish can pounce on him.
Lopez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McBraddish is able to avoid easily.
McBraddish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McBraddish throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a three punch combo that has McBraddish backing up. McBraddish nods at Lopez to acknowledge the strikes.
McBraddish throws a leg kick
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McBraddish is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
McBraddish misses with a looping right.
Lopez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McBraddish misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McBraddish.
McBraddish lands with a thumping leg kick.
McBraddish feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lopezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McBraddish tries to work over Lopez's front leg with a kick but Lopez checks it.
McBraddish moves out of range of the strikes.
McBraddish throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McBraddish throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
McBraddish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McBraddish lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny McBraddish's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

McBraddish throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lopez.
McBraddish jabs Lopez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McBraddish swinging wildly here.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from McBraddish.
McBraddish tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBraddish throws a poor cross that misses
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
McBraddish throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
McBraddish lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McBraddish misses with a two punch combination.
Alberto Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
McBraddish drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from McBraddish misses its intended target.
McBraddish misses the shot to the body.
Lopez blocks a head kick by McBraddish.
McBraddish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBraddish was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
McBraddish misses with a low kick.
McBraddish misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a good low kick that McBraddish was not able to check.
McBraddish misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.
McBraddish misses with a body kick.
McBraddish stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.
McBraddish moves to clinch but Lopez breaks away
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. McBraddish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from McBraddish.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
McBraddish throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
McBraddish lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McBraddish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McBraddish misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a head kick. That will keep McBraddish thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lopez throws a right and a left that both miss.
McBraddish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McBraddish thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lopez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McBraddish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McBraddish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lopez doesn't seem bothered though.
McBraddish looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBraddish.
McBraddish misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McBraddish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and McBraddish counters with a slapping leg kick.
McBraddish jabs Lopez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alberto Lopez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny McBraddish'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. This is the final round!

McBraddish throws a shot to the body.
McBraddish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lopez thows a leg kick but McBraddish checks it
enabling McBraddish to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez staying out of range there.
McBraddish connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Lopez blocks the low kick.
McBraddish misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBraddish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McBraddish is fending him off so far but Lopez persists. Nope, McBraddish circles away and we're back to standing.
McBraddish misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McBraddish.
A swing and a miss from McBraddish.
McBraddish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from McBraddish.
McBraddish throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McBraddish cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McBraddish throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
McBraddish throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McBraddish tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBraddish throws a lazy uppercut
and McBraddish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McBraddish.
Johnny McBraddish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
McBraddish misses with a left hand
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
McBraddish throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.
McBraddish swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles McBraddish's knee momentarily.
McBraddish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. McBraddish moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McBraddish, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by McBraddish. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McBraddish.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McBraddish.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McBraddish misses with a double jab.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McBraddish throws a nice inside leg kick.
McBraddish misses with a body shot.
McBraddish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McBraddish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBraddish lands with a nice body punch.
McBraddish loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
McBraddish throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McBraddish thinking.
McBraddish fails with an attempt to clinch.
McBraddish scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopez in his tracks.
McBraddish lands a jab to Lopez's midsection.
McBraddish misses with a jab, cross combination.
McBraddish throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBraddish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
McBraddish misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lopez 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Lopez!