PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aquatic Ape (ranked 4759 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Lopez (ranked 4844 p4p, 462 weight class). Ape's entrance music is Ian Brown - Dolphins Were Monkeys. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ape
vs
Lopez

170 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aquatic Ape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Lopez!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Lopez looks to move away, Ape throws a big counter combo but Lopez just gets out of the way.
Ape throws the left hand but Lopez avoids the punch easily.
Aquatic Ape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Aquatic Ape has been cut.
Ape will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ape throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ape misses with a few strikes there.
Ape throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lopez counters with a crisp one two that drops Ape! Lopez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ape to his feet! Ape is in big trouble!

Ape is rocked!

Ape drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Oh Ape is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ape fails to pull guard.
Ape seems to have got his legs back now.
Ape wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lopez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ape's efforts to push away.
Ape slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ape.
Lopez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape tries to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling the position.
Lopez wants to break free but Ape has control.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Ape is controlling him.
Ape digs a right hand into Lopez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lopez's gas tank.
Ape is trying to force a seperation but Lopez has the dominant position.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ape is trying to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling him.

Lopez manages to break the clinch.

Ape instigates a clinch.
Ape has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez keeps control of Ape as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ape has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Lopez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lopez is looking to break free of the clinch but Ape has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ape tries to pull guard but Lopez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aquatic Ape. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ape tries to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling the position.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Ape has him pressed against the cage.
Ape working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Ape decides to pull guard.

Ape is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lopez working hard to break the clinch.
Lopez can't break the clinch.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Ape is controlling him.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ape keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.

Ape manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ape has his foot on Lopez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lopez works his way back into a safe position though.
Lopez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ape. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lopez won't allow Ape to sweep him here.
Ape is pulling down on Lopez's head to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ape is on top in guard.

Lopez has momentary wrist control but Ape slips an elbow through the middle.
Ape controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but Ape is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ape stands and throws Lopez's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Ape is trying to get an arm triangle but Lopez is defending well.
Ape in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ape lands a few punches from side control.
Ape is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lopez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aquatic Ape dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aquatic Ape's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ape misses with a few strikes there.
Ape misses with a leg kick.
Ape throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Ape throws a combination. Lopez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Ape.

Lopez lands a big head kick that sends Ape tumbling to the mat! Lopez takes a step backwards and waves Ape back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ape swinging wildly here.
Aquatic Ape is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ape stalks Lopez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lopez's face. Lopez staggers backwards, shaken.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ape throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ape appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.

Ape clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape is working for takedown but Lopez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ape throws an elbow that misses.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ape is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lopez to keep the fight standing.
Ape lands with a light punch inside.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Ape is controlling him.
Lopez is trying to push Ape away but Ape has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Ape has him pressed against the cage.
Ape is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lopez to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aquatic Ape. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Ape's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ape has him pressed against the cage.
Ape is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Ape wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ape lands a hook that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape wants to break free but Lopez has control.

Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ape shoots in and drives through. Lopez sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ape shoots in and drives through. Lopez sprawls well.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ape holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ape has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch but Ape keeps him there for the moment.
Ape is trying to pull guard but Lopez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ape wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ape is trying to push Lopez away but Lopez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ape lands a left hand.
Ape tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ape prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
Ape looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ape is trying to pull guard but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Ape can't break the clinch.
Lopez prevents the takedown attempt.
Ape prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
Ape tries to pull guard but Lopez won't allow it.
Lopez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Lopez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ape wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Ape is controlling the position.
Ape is looking to break free of the clinch but Lopez has double underhooks.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ape has him pressed against the cage.
Ape keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ape wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Ape tries to pull guard but Lopez won't allow it.
Ape wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lopez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopez is looking to break free of the clinch but Ape has double underhooks.
Lopez tries to break free but Ape pushes him back against the cage.
Ape keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ape has him pressed against the cage.
Ape tries to pull guard but Lopez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ape keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ape fails to pull guard.
Ape keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lopez tries to circle away but Ape has him pinned against the cage.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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 Aquatic Ape will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aquatic Ape's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ape tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ape dives in for a single leg takedown but Lopez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ape will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lopez duly obliges.
Ape stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Lopez moves out of range as Ape strikes.
Lopez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ape.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aquatic Ape. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Ape misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Aquatic Ape's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ape takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Lopez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack! A monster head kick from Lopez and Ape falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Lopez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Junior Lopez!
Aquatic Ape was interviewed post fight and said '[Enraged Aquatic Ape noises]'.