PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Partridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luda Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lopez's choice of entrance music: Craziest - Naughty By Nature. Luda Lopez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Partridge
vs
Lopez

172 cm
22
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
196 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Partridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luda Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.

Partridge scores with a takedown into Lopez's guard.
Partridge wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Partridge knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.

Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lopez wants to sweep here but Partridge controlling him for the moment.

Lopez looking for a guillotine here but Partridge defends easily.
Partridge throws and elbow that misses. Lopez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Partridge's guard. Nice move by Lopez!

Partridge is looking for a triangle but Lopez pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Partridge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Partridge throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lopez uses it to pass to side control.
Partridge is breathing heavily.

Lopez stands up.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Partridge circles away easily

and Partridge counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Partridge is thwarting Lopez's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partridge throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is trying to stand back up but Partridge is controlling him
Partridge seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lopez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Partridge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lopez defends it well.

Partridge is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Lopez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Partridge!

Lopez working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Partridge looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Lopez! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luda Lopez!