PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Swizzy Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bone
vs
Lopez

225 cm
28
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

198 cm
28
300 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swizzy Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lopez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bone tries to avoid it but Lopez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bone to the ground. Bone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lopez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bone moves into the clinch.

Bone has Lopez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bone pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lopez tumbling to the mat - Bone dives into Lopez's guard.
Lopez trying to keep a closed guard but Bone is proving a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lopez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
Bone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez is on top in guard.
Lopez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lopez is pushing down on Bone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bone is fighting to maintain full guard but Lopez has managed to sneak the leg through.

Bone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control from half guard but Bone is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lopez working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bone is looking to improve his position.
Lopez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.
Lopez controlling the action here.
Bone is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez moves into full mount! Bone won't be happy about that!
Lopez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bone looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lopez looking to control but Bone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lopez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bone scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lopez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lopez stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Lopez!
After winning the bout, Tony Lopez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.