PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earnie Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lopez
vs
Champ

165 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Hulk Supplementz

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dallas Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earnie Champ!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Champ fails to land the takedown.
Champ has a takedown stuffed.
Champ is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Champ fails with the takedown.
Dallas Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earnie Champ.
Lopez swinging wilding here.
Champ fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dallas Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Champ.
Lopez swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champ fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Champ shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Champ misses with a takedown attempt - Lopez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ fails with the takedown.
Champ shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lopez pinned against the cage. Lopez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Champ shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lopez as he jumps to the side.
Lopez throws a jab when Champ was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Champ takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch lands to the side of Champ 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Champ.
Champ shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Champ tries for a takedown but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Champ moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Champ shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl out of it but Champ keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Champ looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ looks for a takedown but Lopez sprawls well.
Lopez stuffs the takedown.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Champ moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Champ shoots in but Lopez avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Champ scores a takedown into full mount!

Champ is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Lopez is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Lopez flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Champ anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Lopez and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Champ slips an arm under Lopez chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Champ has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Champ is squeezing on Lopez like an anaconda would it's prey. Lopez fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Earnie Champ!