PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alvarez. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Graves
vs
Lopez

190 cm
31
205 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

193 cm
28
207 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Lopez.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Graves.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Graves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves throws out a powerful jab.
Graves misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Graves misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graves defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Graves misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Lopez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Graves walks into a left hand.
Lopez slips under a jab from Graves.
Doug Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Graves is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Graves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
Graves fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Graves's front leg but catches the back leg as Graves tries to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez lands a front kick.
Lopez lands a jab to the head.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
A low kick from Lopez misses

and Graves moves into the clinch.
Graves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Graves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Graves prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graves blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but Graves blocks with his arms.
Lopez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graves.
Graves stalling in the clinch.
Lopez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
Good body shot from Lopez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves blocks a body shot from Lopez.
A short left from Lopez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
A short uppercut from Graves.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez connects with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Graves's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lopez.
Graves has Lopez pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Lopez moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Lopez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Graves moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Graves throws out a leg kick but Lopez moves out of range and Graves only half commits.
Graves throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a good low kick that Graves was not able to check.
Lopez moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Lopez jabs at Graves's body.
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Lopez off balance momentarily.
Graves throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Graves has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lopez.
Alfonso Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Donk. Lopez catches Graves right on the button with a cross.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lopez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lopez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez steps in with a hook that catches Graves right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lopez follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Graves looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfonso Lopez!
Alfonso Lopez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.