PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Lopez (ranked 2729 p4p, 267 weight class) and Willis Wallace (ranked 24682 p4p, 506 weight class). Lopez's entrance music is Pump it up. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lopez
vs
Wallace

194 cm
25
278 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

194 cm
18
269 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Javier Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Willis Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wallace 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.
Wallace misses the jab.
Lopez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.

Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wallace looks winded!

Lopez drops Wallace with a big knee straight up the middle! Wallace is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Willis Wallace has been cut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lopez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez fakes the leg kick and cracks Wallace in the body.
Lopez pushes Wallace away with a front kick.
Wallace blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Wallace tries to counter with a clinch but Lopez shakes him off and moves away.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez throws a powerful right kick. Wallace tried to block low but the kick was high! Wallace was taken right off of his feet! Lopez jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Javier Lopez!
Javier Lopez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.