PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pripps Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vamos. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Blue
vs
Lopez

177 cm
26
169 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

181 cm
47
162 lbs
55 - 27 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pripps Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 55 - 27 - 2, fighting out of New York, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue misses with a head kick.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blue with a body shot.
Blue stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blue throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Blue lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Blue.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blue moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blue is looking to land body kicks.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue misses with a straight left.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blue misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blue throws a body kick that misses.
Blue throws a leg kick but Lopez moved away.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blue with a body shot.
Lopez's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lopez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blue fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
Blue scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blue throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Blue shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lopez eats them both and turns towards Blue to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blue swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Pripps Blue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Blue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Blue misses.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Blue.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue tried to score with a low kick but Lopez checks it.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
Blue misses with a straight left.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blue with a body shot.
Blue throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Blue swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blue throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Blue clobbers Lopez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left and a right from Blue both land. Nice combination.
Lopez moves forwards but Blue connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Blue.
Blue swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blue.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blue tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pripps Blue dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blue throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Pripps Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blue.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lopez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blue has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pripps Blue is winning the standup battle so far.
Blue misses with a head kick.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blue throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Blue.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blue misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blue throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Blue misses with a body kick.
Blue lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blue with a hook.
Lopez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blue misses with a head kick.
Blue is looking to land body kicks.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blue misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blue with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blue throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blue with a body shot.
Blue connects with a right hand. Lopez shakes it off.
Blue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez slips a straight right by Blue.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blue thinking.
Blue throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Blue.
Blue looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Blue.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blue with a body shot.
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Blue works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blue loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blue rather than just go for the knockout.
Blue throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Blue jabs Lopez right on the nose. Lopez blinks but takes it well.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blue misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a right hand to the body.
Blue swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a wild combination.
Blue throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Blue.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Blue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blue pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blue throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
A big left from Blue misses.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Some wild striking there from Blue.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pripps Blue dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Lopez moves away from the strike by Blue.
Blue rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Blue.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Blue fails to land with a series of punches.
Blue throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez tries to move into range but Blue moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves out of range as Blue throws a body kick.
Blue throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
A slow jab from Blue misses its intended target.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blue with a body shot.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Blue.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A right-left combo lands from Blue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue misses with a kick to the body.
Blue misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Blue misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Lopez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blue throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sloppy strikes from Blue. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Blue misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blue throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks a low kick nicely.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blue with a body shot.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blue swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez checks a leg kick nicely.
Blue misses with a body shot.
Blue misses with a double jab
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
Blue throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Some wild striking there from Blue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue motions for Lopez to come forward. Blue throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blue.
Blue tried to score with a low kick but Lopez checks it.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blue with a body shot.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blue.
Blue throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blue throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blue.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pripps Blue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blue has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pripps Blue!
The defeated Miguel Lopez had this to say: 'i wanna thank everybody for being there for me. feels unreal but this was my last fight, hanging up the gloves'.