PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Capelle Eric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lopez
vs
Eric

194 cm
25
289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Capelle Eric!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lopez gets the takedown into side control.
Eric is looking to regain half guard here but Lopez keeps moving and retains side control.
Lopez advances to full mount.
Lopez avoids the attempt from Eric to control.
Lopez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eric's face.
Lopez lands a big shot there that rocks Eric but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Lopez goes for an armbar but Eric turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Eric.
Lopez is looking to sweep but instead, Eric has passed into half guard.
Lopez is refusing to be controlled, as Eric sits in half guard.
Lopez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Eric has control of the leg.
Lopez moves into full guard.
Eric looking to sit in guard and control but Lopez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.

Lopez drops back looking for a leg! Eric is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eric manages to kick Lopez off! Lopez jumps back into Eric's guard.
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.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two 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.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lopez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Eric throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eric controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Lopez cracks Eric with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is pushing Eric's head away, looking to escape. Eric manages to hold on to the position though.
Lopez is looking for a sweep.
Lopez wants to control but Eric postures up.
Lopez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Eric off and has taken his back!

Lopez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Eric has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lopez is working the ground and pound. Can Eric escape?
Lopez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

Lopez is looking for the choke from the back position but Eric is controlling his hands well.

Lopez looking for the choke from the back.
Eric 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.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Eric covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lopez is not going to allow Eric to sit and survive in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eric rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Eric is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lopez is thwarting Eric's attempts to control the position.
Eric keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Lopez wants to work for an arm triangle but Eric is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lopez is looking to advance position but Eric won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Lopez dominated that round.
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.

Lopez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Eric sprawls well initially but Lopez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lopez passes to side control.
The ground and pound from Lopez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lopez tries to move to mount but Eric blocks the move with his legs.

Lopez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eric has escaped the position, nice work there.

Lopez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ivan Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eric is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lopez off and has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lopez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Eric gets his way!
Lopez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Lopez breaks Eric's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Eric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez thows a big elbow that misses.

Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Lopez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Eric dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Lopez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eric's guard.
Eric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Lopez has gone for a leg lock! Eric slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lopez's guard.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eric looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez 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.
Eric looking to sit in guard and control but Lopez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lopez is looking to work some ground and pound but Eric has wrist control.

Lopez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Eric looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Eric looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Eric!
Eric wants to stand but Lopez is controlling his arm.
Lopez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lopez controls the position for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four 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.
Eric throwing strikes but Lopez manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lopez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Eric!
Eric really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lopez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eric's face.

Lopez has isolated one of Eric's arms. Eric looking to fight him off but Lopez twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Lopez!