PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pandora might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gonna Fly Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pandora
vs
Lopez

180 cm
30
181 lbs
24 - 21 - 0

180 cm
32
183 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pandora paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pandora paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Lopez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lopez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lopez lands an elbow.
Lopez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lopez lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez working the head with strikes.
Lopez lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandora tries to bench press Lopez off him but Lopez keeps the position.
Lopez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pandora is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lopez off and has taken his back!
Lopez tries to break free.
Pandora is trying to stick to Lopez's back but Lopez is turning into Pandora. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pandora's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lopez.

Pandora looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Pandora blocks nicely.
Lopez is in close to Pandora's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lopez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lopez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lopez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lopez lands a big shot there that rocks Pandora but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lopez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Pandora is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Pandora badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Lopez around the waist but Lopez pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Lopez is the winner by TKO! Lopez jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberto Lopez!
A relieved looking Alberto Lopez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.