PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Antonio Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stuart Mill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Antonio Lopez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Stuart Mill's chin.

Antonio Lopez
vs
Stuart Mill

185 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Antonio Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Stuart Mill!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Mill. No joy for Lopez on that attempt.
Mill moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt.
Lopez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mill pinned against the cage. Mill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Antonio Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez dives in and grabs Mill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mill pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.
Lopez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mill circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mill works the jab nicely.

It looks like Juan Antonio Lopez has been cut.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mill as he jumps to the side.

Mill moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Lopez looking for a takedown.
Lopez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mill - that landed with a thud.
Mill pushes Lopez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mill obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mill lands an elbow inside that Lopez shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Mill.

Lopez tumbles to the floor! Mill threw a big shot that dropped him and now Mill is on top looking to finish! Lopez has guard but can he survive?!

Lopez is rocked!
Mill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oh Lopez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Stuart Mill was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lopez.
Mill pushes Lopez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lopez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lopez prevents Mill from escaping the position.
Lopez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mill avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lopez.

Mill bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
No luck for Lopez with that takedown attempt.
Juan Antonio Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mill defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Mill.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mill is looking to clinch.

Lopez tries to keep at a distance but Mill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mill effectively controlling the action here.
Lopez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mill gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mill scores with a hook to the body.
Lopez fails to pull guard.
Mill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lopez can't get the takedown.
Mill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mill.
Mill works on Lopez's body with a couple of short punches.
Mill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mill scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mill lands a knee to the head.

Mill breaks the clinch.
Lopez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mill is fending him off so far but Lopez persists. Nope, Mill circles away and we're back to standing.
Mill connects with a nice cross there... Lopez is looking wobbly and Mill recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Lopez to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Mill jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Stuart Mill!