PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Cooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by South Texas Death Ride. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lopez
vs
Cooney

177 cm
23
172 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™
Hell's Balls Fightwear

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Cooney!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Lopez moves into the clinch.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Cooney controls the action.
Lopez works on Cooney's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooney has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
Lopez prevents Cooney from breaking the clinch.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooney avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Lopez as the two fighters clinch.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooney controls his hands.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Cooney working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cooney - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooney takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cooney tries to break the clinch but Lopez is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lopez.
Lopez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Cooney - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooney lands a nice uppercut.
Lopez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooney is defending well for now.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Lopez lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooney.
Lopez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooney.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Cooney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooney tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooney avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooney misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooney.

It looks like Pedro Lopez has been cut.
Cooney avoiding damage.
Cooney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Lopez digs a right hand into Cooney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooney's gas tank.
Cooney has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lopez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cooney lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooney misses with some punches.
Cooney is working for takedown but Lopez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pedro Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Cooney.
Cooney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Lopez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cooney tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooney misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooney dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Pedro Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
Lopez staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooney.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Cooney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Cooney.
Lopez swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooney throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Lopez closes the distance and pushes Cooney back into the cage.
Lopez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooney's face.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooney.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooney's elbow.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but Cooney blocks it.
Pedro Lopez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooney tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Cooney back against the cage.
Cooney looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooney leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cooney is trying to stall.
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooney uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Cooney takes a shot to the head.
Cooney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopez lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jamie Cooney has been cut.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Cooney avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez has a couple of punches blocked by Cooney.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lopez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooney lands a nice uppercut.
Cooney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooney wants a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lopez as Cooney tries to tie him up.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Lopez dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lopez thumps Cooney with a low kick.
Lopez shoots for a double leg takedown but Cooney sprawls well. He's pushed Lopez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez misses with a leg kick.
Cooney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooney manages to avoid it.
Cooney throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cooney's hands.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooney throws a body kick the misses
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lopez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lopez scores with a jab. Cooney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooney.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lopez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cooney fails with a takedown attempt.
Cooney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lopez shoots for a takedown but Cooney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jamie Cooney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez checks a low kick from Cooney.
Cooney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Cooney is rocked!
Lopez lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cooney falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lopez dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Lopez!
Pedro Lopez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.