PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lopez
vs
Kirby

193 cm
26
207 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

188 cm
28
224 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stone Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been told by Lopez's head coaches at Sydney Shootfighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Kirby.
Lopez blocks a low kick nicely.
Kirby throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez scores with a sloppy right hand. Kirby should have avoided that one.
Lopez works over Kirby's head and body with a nice combination.
Kirby wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Kirby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirby throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Kirby misses.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez throws a head kick that Kirby semi-blocks.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kirby is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Kirby throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kirby.
Kirby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kirby has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lopez misses with the body kick
and Kirby makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lopez checks a low kick from Kirby.
Kirby fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kirby misses with the body kick
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kirby's knee momentarily.
Kirby finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kirby avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Kirby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kirby loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez with a nice cross.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirby.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kirby throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Kirby throws a leg kick
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kirby blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Kirby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirby scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kirby missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Kirby lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a wild body kick that Kirby sees coming a mile off.
Kirby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez cracks Kirby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kirby tries to land a body kick
and Lopez counters with a solid body kick.
Kirby goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lopez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Kirby.
Kirby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Kirby finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirby tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Kirby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Lopez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kirby lands with a straight right. Lopez didn't see that one coming.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez throws a hook but Kirby avoids it easily.
Kirby connects with a body shot that sends Lopez's belly button to the back.
Good work by Lopez as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kirby lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez misses with a straight left.

Kirby moves into range and clinches up with Lopez.
Kirby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Kirby throws an elbow but it misses.
Lopez lands a shot to the body.
Come on Lopez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kirby lands an elbow inside that Lopez shrugs off.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kirby trying to land knees to the body.
Kirby throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Kirby.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kirby lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Lopez blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirby throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike.
Kirby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Kirby.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses.
Kirby tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Kirby back against the cage.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kirby lands a right hand.
Kirby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Lopez in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Alfonso Lopez has been cut.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses.
Kirby missing with knees to the body.
Lopez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kirby blocking some punches.
Kirby pushes off an throws an elbow but Lopez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Kirby.
Lopez avoids a wild elbow strike from Kirby.
Lopez trying to control the position but instead, Kirby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lopez into the cage.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirby misses with an elbow over the top.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Kirby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirby throws an elbow but misses.
Lopez misses with a knee strike.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Kirby.
Kirby gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kirby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lopez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kirby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kirby swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez scores with a knee to the head.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Lopez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirby trying to land knees to the body.
Alfonso Lopez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Lopez in his tracks for a moment.
Lopez stalling.
Kirby missing with knees to the body.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kirby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lopez's brow.
Kirby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Lopez.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirby is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kirby misses with some punches.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stone Kirby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Lopez'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.

Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Lopez throws out a leg kick but Kirby moves out of range and Lopez only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Kirby.
Kirby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kirby misses the target.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Kirby's knee but Kirby avoids it well.
Kirby tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
Kirby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez keeps Kirby at a distance using the push kick.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Kirby down.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Kirby pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Kirby settles back down.
Kirby lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lopez will feel that in the morning.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
A cross from Kirby lands.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Kirby off balance momentarily.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kirby.
Kirby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kirby throws a lazy uppercut
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirby finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kirby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirby defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Stone Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez misses with a leg kick
and Kirby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kirby takes one to the chin there.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but Kirby moved away.
Kirby throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Kirby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lopez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lopez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kirby scrambles back to his feet.
Kirby walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lopez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kirby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alfonso Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez defending well as Kirby loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kirby tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Lopez lands with a cross.
Kirby takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Kirby throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez throws a front kick aimed at Kirby's knee but Kirby avoids it well.
Kirby clobbers Lopez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kirby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lopez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kirby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kirby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Lopez.

Kirby rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kirby lands an elbow that stopped Lopez in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirby throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso Lopez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Lopez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Kirby lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Kirby looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kirby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Kirby gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Lopez instigates a clinch.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Kirby pushes off an throws an elbow but Lopez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Kirby.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirby throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Lopez tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez misses with some punches.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Kirby, against the cage.
Kirby tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Kirby takes a knee right on the jaw!

Kirby is rocked!

It looks like Stone Kirby has been cut.
Lopez maintains plum control as Kirby tries to back straight out! Lopez connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Kirby blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Alfonso Lopez!
Alfonso Lopez retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Alfonso Lopez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.