PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Apeman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lopez
vs
Pietrzak

175 cm
32
146 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

171 cm
25
144 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Hellbent
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartek Pietrzak!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pietrzak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopez slips under a jab.

Pietrzak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lopez!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pietrzak throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lopez can't do much from the bottom here.
Pietrzak is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez can't do much from the bottom here.
Lopez defending against the ground and pound.
Pietrzak wants to take a breather but Lopez manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Pietrzak.
Lopez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez prevents Pietrzak from improving his position.
Lopez controlling the action here.
Pietrzak wants to get back to full guard.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but Pietrzak defending well.
Pietrzak is pressing down on Lopez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scoring with some ground and pound.
Lopez working some strikes from top position.
Pietrzak keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Pietrzak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pietrzak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Pietrzak.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak trying to control the position here.
Pietrzak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pietrzak is on top in guard.
Pietrzak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lopez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pietrzak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pietrzak distracts Lopez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pietrzak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pietrzak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pietrzak wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lopez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pietrzak looking to pass the guard.
Pietrzak postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.

Pietrzak drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lopez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pietrzak has Lopez in his guard.
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez chips away with some ground and pound.
Pietrzak wants to sweep but no luck.
Pietrzak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez postures up and lands a big shot to Pietrzak's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bartek Pietrzak dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lopez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lopez leaves Pietrzak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lopez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pietrzak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lopez scrambles back to his feet.
Lopez lands a lovely overhand right.
Pietrzak moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Pietrzak connects with a looping right hand.
Bartek Pietrzak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lopez walks into a jab.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pietrzak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pietrzak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Pietrzak throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Pietrzak misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Pietrzak.
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pietrzak on the side of the head.
Pietrzak looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Pietrzak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pietrzak misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a nice leg kick.
Pietrzak scores with a hook.
Pietrzak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pietrzak misses with a body kick.
Pietrzak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pietrzak scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Pietrzak misses.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Pietrzak.
Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Pietrzak's head.
Pietrzak lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pietrzak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pietrzak throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez catches Pietrzak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Pietrzak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pietrzak stuns Lopez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pietrzak throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Pietrzak takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Pietrzak.
Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Pietrzak misses its intended target.
Pietrzak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez lands an overhand right.
Pietrzak fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez connects with a body shot that sends Pietrzak's belly button to the back.
Pietrzak just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pietrzak tries to clinch but Lopez moves away
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Pietrzak.
Pietrzak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Pietrzak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pietrzak lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pietrzak throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Pietrzak takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Lopez tenderised Pietrzak's leg. Pietrzak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Pietrzak's corner calls for a 1-2. Pietrzak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak checks a low kick from Lopez.
Lopez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pietrzak.
Alberto Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Pietrzak.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Pietrzak slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietrzak checks a leg kick.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pietrzak's sensitive parts.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Pietrzak fails with a takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez swings for the body but Pietrzak moves out of range.
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 Alberto Lopez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pietrzak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lopez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pietrzak looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
A swing and a miss from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Pietrzak throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Pietrzak is looking to clinch.
Pietrzak tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pietrzak is trying to maintain the position but Lopez is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak wants to get back to full guard.
Lopez tries to pass to full mount but Pietrzak defends it.
Pietrzak is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lopez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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 Pietrzak's face.
Lopez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lopez lands a big elbow.
Pietrzak is working to get back to half guard.
Pietrzak regains half guard.
Alberto Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pietrzak won't allow Lopez to pass to mount.
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.
Pietrzak is looking to control Lopez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pietrzak avoid being mounted?
Pietrzak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lopez sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Lopez gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Pietrzak looks for a takedown but Lopez sprawls well.

Pietrzak closes the distance and pushes Lopez back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pietrzak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
Pietrzak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pietrzak takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Pietrzak misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Lopez.
Pietrzak tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pietrzak closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pietrzak trying to control the position but Lopez is working away.
Pietrzak throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Pietrzak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lopez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pietrzak tries to move to mount but Lopez blocks the move with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to regain half guard here but Pietrzak keeps moving and retains side control.
Pietrzak tries to score with some ground and pound. Lopez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pietrzak avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lopez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Pietrzak's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lopez is trying to control Pietrzak's posture but Pietrzak avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lopez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lopez is thwarting Pietrzak's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Alberto Lopez did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pietrzak, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pietrzak thinking.
Pietrzak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pietrzak just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Pietrzak wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez tries to score with a low kick but Pietrzak moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pietrzak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Pietrzak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pietrzak scores with a jab.
Pietrzak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pietrzak connects with a high kick.
Pietrzak takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lopez slips a straight right by Pietrzak.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Pietrzak checks it.
Pietrzak lands a head kick. Lopez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lopez, as that shot connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Pietrzak moves away and avoids it.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pietrzak connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lopez momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Pietrzak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pietrzak tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Pietrzak saw that one coming.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pietrzak manages to avoid it.
Pietrzak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lopez lands with an overhand left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
Lopez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak with a jab.
Lopez throws a body punch but Pietrzak moves out of range.
Pietrzak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pietrzak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Lopez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
Pietrzak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pietrzak tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
Pietrzak staying out of range there.
Pietrzak looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Pietrzak misses with a straight left.
Pietrzak throws a right hand that misses

and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown. Pietrzak fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Pietrzak keeps moving.
Pietrzak has a closed guard, preventing Lopez from standing up.
Pietrzak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lopez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pietrzak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pietrzak with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Lopez had his way with Bartek Pietrzak in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Pietrzak misses.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lopez swings for the body but Pietrzak moves out of range.
Pietrzak connects with a single shot there.
Pietrzak closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Pietrzak pushes Lopez against the cage but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pietrzak misses with a looping right.
Pietrzak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pietrzak throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez throws the left hand but Pietrzak avoids the punch easily.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Pietrzak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Pietrzak lands a head kick!
Lopez thumps Pietrzak with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pietrzak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pietrzak shoots in for a double leg but Lopez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pietrzak is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pietrzak tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pietrzak swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pietrzak.
Lopez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice sprawl there from Pietrzak as Lopez shoots in.
Bartek Pietrzak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak misses with a body punch
and Pietrzak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pietrzak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Pietrzak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lopez slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pietrzak misses with a hook from the clinch.

Pietrzak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pietrzak scores with a shot to the body.
Pietrzak throws a body kick that misses.
Pietrzak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pietrzak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Pietrzak misses its intended target.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Pietrzak moves away and avoids it.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pietrzak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lopez as he jumps to the side.
Alberto Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartek Pietrzak.
Lopez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pietrzak looks to clinch

and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Lopez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pietrzak, up you get!
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Pietrzak sees coming a mile off.
A cross from Pietrzak lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietrzak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pietrzak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pietrzak.
Lopez connects with a right hand. Pietrzak shakes it off.
Pietrzak throws a big shot that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopez. Pietrzak shrugs it off though.
Pietrzak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pietrzak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pietrzak throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pietrzak.
A head kick by Pietrzak misses
and Lopez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alberto Lopez.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alberto Lopez!
Our winner, Alberto Lopez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.