PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Lopez (ranked 962 p4p, 186 weight class) and Everest Frank (ranked 28 p4p, 7 weight class). Lopez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bob Dylan - Hurricane. Frank has chosen Knife Talk x Drake ft. 21 Savage x Project Pat as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lopez
vs
Frank

193 cm
26
240
13 - 4 - 0

212 cm
26
283
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

PWNAGEâ„¢
Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everest Frank!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.

It looks like Everest Frank has been cut.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Frank forces Lopez back against the cage and clinches.

Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frank tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez throwing a counter right hand but Frank manages to avoid it.

Frank clinches with his opponent.
Frank is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lopez to keep the fight standing.

Frank manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Frank tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Frank being controlled here, momentarily.
Lopez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Frank controlling Lopez's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lopez preventing the sweep.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frank gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Frank takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That has opened up Everest Frank's cut even more.
Frank wants to clinch
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.

Frank rushes Lopez and presses him up against the cage.

Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Frank looks winded!

Lopez cracks Frank with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Frank looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lopez finish him?
Frank keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Frank gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lopez gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Lopez!
A relieved looking Carlos Lopez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.