PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Pruvhe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lopez
vs
Pruvhe

186 cm
22
199 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
190 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stefan Pruvhe!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pruvhe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pruvhe misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Pruvhe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pruvhe slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lopez!
Pruvhe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lopez sprawls well. Lopez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pruvhe gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body kick there by Lopez.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Pruvhe.
Pruvhe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Pruvhe's shoulder, as Pruvhe tries to avoid the shot.
Jose Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Pruvhe is just out of range.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pruvhe moves away.
Lopez slips a jab from Pruvhe.
Pruvhe misses with a wild body shot.
Jose Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pruvhe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Pruvhe pushes him off.
Pruvhe avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Lopez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pruvhe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez moves to clinch but Pruvhe breaks away
enabling Pruvhe to counter with a crisp jab.
Pruvhe thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Lopez throws a hook but Pruvhe avoids it easily.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pruvhe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Lopez moves into the clinch successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pruvhe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Pruvhe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lopez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lopez throws a head kick but Pruvhe moves out of range.
Pruvhe jabs at Lopez's body.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Pruvhe loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Nice body kick there by Lopez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Pruvhe's front leg but catches the back leg as Pruvhe tries to avoid it.
Lopez takes one on the button.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez swings for the body but Pruvhe moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pruvhe, as that shot connected.

Lopez has managed to clinch.
Pruvhe looking to slow down the pace here.
Lopez looking to throw knees to the head but Pruvhe is blocking nicely.
Pruvhe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lopez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jose Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Pruvhe.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Pruvhe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pruvhe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pruvhe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez tries to clinch but Pruvhe moves out of range.
Lopez scores with a head kick.

It looks like Stefan Pruvhe has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pruvhe swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lopez.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Pruvhe off balance momentarily.
Pruvhe swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Pruvhe saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pruvhe looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Pruvhe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pruvhe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Pruvhe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pruvhe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lopez.
Pruvhe throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Pruvhe keeps it at a distance.
Pruvhe lunges at Lopez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopez's hand.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pruvhe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez defending well as Pruvhe loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Pruvhe.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez connects with a high kick.
Lopez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pruvhe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Pruvhe lands with a good body shot.
Pruvhe misses with a wild combination.
Pruvhe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pruvhe.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pruvhe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pruvhe throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Pruvhe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Pruvhe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Pruvhe misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pruvhe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pruvhe tries to score with some ground and pound. Lopez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pruvhe prevents Lopez from escaping the position.
Pruvhe working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lopez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pruvhe stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Lopez gets back to full guard.

Lopez wriggles free and stands up.
A swing and a miss from Pruvhe.
Pruvhe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pruvhe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pruvhe looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Jose Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Pruvhe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lopez backs up against the cage.
Pruvhe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pruvhe throws out the jab.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Pruvhe keeps it at a distance.
Lopez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pruvhe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Lopez clinches.
Pruvhe lands a nice uppercut.
Lopez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pruvhe's defenses.
Lopez crunches a lovely knee into Pruvhe's ribcage.
Pruvhe is breathing heavily.
Pruvhe blocks an elbow strike from Lopez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pruvhe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lopez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pruvhe blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pruvhe is defending well for now.
Pruvhe wants a takedown.
Pruvhe avoids the elbow strike from Lopez, against the cage.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but Pruvhe blocks with his arms.
Pruvhe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Pruvhe.
Pruvhe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pruvhe is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pruvhe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez wants to stall.
Lopez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Stefan Pruvhe's cut even more.
Still in the clinch, Pruvhe scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Jose Lopez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stefan Pruvhe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lopez lands with a slapping head kick.
Lopez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lopez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pruvhe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pruvhe misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Pruvhe finds it's way through Lopez's defenses.
That kick from Lopez tenderised Pruvhe's leg. Pruvhe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pruvhe throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Lopez lands a head kick!

Pruvhe is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack! A monster head kick from Lopez and Pruvhe falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Lopez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jose Lopez!
A very excited looking Jose Lopez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.