PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deandre Furgenson (ranked 5020 p4p, 4141 weight class) and Numba Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furgenson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is call me revenge. Deandre Furgenson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Furgenson
vs
Lopez

199 cm
22
155
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
23
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deandre Furgenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Numba Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lopez closes the distance and pushes Furgenson back into the cage.
Furgenson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lopez is keeping busy.
Lopez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Furgenson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Furgenson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Furgenson tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Furgenson avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Furgenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lopez has Furgenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Furgenson tries to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furgenson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lopez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Lopez jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Furgenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Furgenson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lopez pulls Furgenson in close to prevent any damage.
Lopez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Furgenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Furgenson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Furgenson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lopez as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deandre Furgenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Lopez there.

Lopez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Furgenson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lopez manages to pass to side control.

Lopez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Furgenson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Furgenson wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Lopez moves into full mount! Furgenson won't be happy about that!
Lopez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lopez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lopez working the ground and pound effectively.
Furgenson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lopez controlling his opponent.
Lopez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Furgenson is breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Furgenson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lopez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Numba Lopez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lopez looks for a takedown but Furgenson sprawls well.

Lopez gets tackled into the cage by Furgenson. Furgenson maintains the clinch.
Lopez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Furgenson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Furgenson prevents the takedown attempt.
Deandre Furgenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Numba Lopez.
Furgenson tries for a takedown but Lopez manages to get underhooks.

Furgenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Furgenson dives in for a single leg takedown but Lopez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lopez thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furgenson tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Furgenson drags the fight down to the ground.

Furgenson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Furgenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Furgenson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furgenson keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Lopez is looking to work some ground and pound but Furgenson has wrist control.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Furgenson is retaining full guard.
Lopez pushing down on Furgenson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lopez controlling the action here.

Furgenson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lopez pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lopez passes to full mount!
Numba Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lopez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lopez content just to control the position here.
Lopez landing strikes from the mount and Furgenson is in trouble!

Lopez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lopez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lopez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lopez thowing shots but they're missing.

Lopez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Furgenson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lopez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is landing with some decent strikes but Furgenson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Furgenson wants to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Furgenson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Numba Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lopez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Lopez tries to get set, Furgenson tries to push him back and clinch up but Lopez manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Furgenson as Lopez shoots in.

Lopez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lopez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lopez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Furgenson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Furgenson tries to improve position but can't.

Lopez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Furgenson has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furgenson parries the strikes from Lopez easily there. Lopez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Furgenson to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furgenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Furgenson struggling a bit here.
Lopez advances nicely into full mount.
Furgenson is trying desperately to improve position.
Lopez raining down shots from the mount!
Lopez controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking to finish with strikes here!

Lopez looking for a guillotine from mount but Furgenson is having none of it.
Lopez content just to control the position here.
Lopez manages to capitalize on a mistake by Furgenson to take his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furgenson wants to escape the position.

Lopez looking for the choke but no joy.
Lopez controlling from the back.

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.
Lopez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Deandre Furgenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Numba Lopez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
More stalling from Lopez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Numba Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numba Lopez!