PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Pessanha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Anderson Pessanha has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anderson Pessanha seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pessanha
vs
Lopez

175 cm
22
152 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

167 cm
22
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Pessanha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pessanha tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a left hand
and Pessanha finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Pessanha is out of range.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pessanha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pessanha moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Pessanha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Pessanha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pessanha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez connects with a body shot.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pessanha slips under a jab.
Lopez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Lopez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lopez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez lands the left hand.
Pessanha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pessanha moves to clinch but Lopez breaks away

and Lopez counters by clinching up.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lopez as Pessanha tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to work over Pessanha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pessanha has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez wants to break free but Pessanha has control.
Lopez is trying to break free.
Lopez tries to break free but Pessanha pushes him back against the cage.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lopez wants to break free but Pessanha has control.
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!
Pessanha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lopez to keep the fight standing.

Pessanha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez has Pessanha up against the cage in a clinch.
Pessanha prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
Lopez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lopez is looking to break free of the clinch but Pessanha has double underhooks.
Lopez is trying to break the clinch but Pessanha has him pressed against the cage.
Pessanha keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pessanha has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pessanha breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lopez drives through and clinches with Pessanha against the cage.
Pessanha keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lopez tries to break free but Pessanha pushes him back against the cage.
Pessanha tries to pull guard but Lopez won't allow it.
Lopez has Pessanha pressed against the cage, preventing Pessanha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pessanha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pessanha wants to break free but Lopez has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pessanha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lopez's efforts to push away.
Pessanha keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Lopez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pessanha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lopez.
Pessanha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Pessanha counter with a right hand.

Lopez clinches.
Pessanha prevents Lopez from breaking the clinch.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez is trying to force a seperation but Pessanha has the dominant position.

Pessanha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danilo Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lopez moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pessanha to keep the fight standing.

Pessanha manages to break the clinch.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Pessanha counters with a good low kick that Lopez was not able to check.
Pessanha tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Pessanha avoids them all with ease.
Lopez is breathing heavily.

Lopez rushes Pessanha and presses him up against the cage.
Lopez wants to get back to striking at distance but Pessanha won't allow it.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Pessanha is controlling the position.
Pessanha keeps control of Lopez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Pessanha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pessanha tries to clinch up.
Lopez slips under a jab from Pessanha.
Pessanha is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Pessanha doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Pessanha moves out of range.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pessanha circles away quickly and effectively.
Pessanha checks a leg kick.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pessanha wants to clinch.
Lopez gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pessanha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pessanha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Pessanha.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pessanha misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Pessanha scores with a spinning back kick!
Lopez misses with a left hand
and Pessanha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pessanha wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
Pessanha tries to clinch up.
Lopez misses with a lunging right hand
and Pessanha counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pessanha manages to avoid it.
Pessanha tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pessanha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pessanha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pessanha tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danilo Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pessanha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez works over Pessanha's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Pessanha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Danilo Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pessanha tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Pessanha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez lands with a cross.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Pessanha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pessanha avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Pessanha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pessanha tries to clinch up
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pessanha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pessanha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pessanha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lopez but Lopez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pessanha has a takedown stuffed.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pessanha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Pessanha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Pessanha.
Lopez throws a hook but Pessanha avoids it easily.
A low kick from Lopez is predictable there
and Pessanha counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lopez's knee momentarily.
Pessanha tries to clinch up.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Pessanha counters by moving into the clinch.

Pessanha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson Pessanha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pessanha lands a nice shot that snaps Lopez's head back.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pessanha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pessanha fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Pessanha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pessanha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pessanha has time to react.
Pessanha moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pessanha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lopez defends it nicely.
Pessanha tries to clinch but Lopez moves away
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.

Lopez pushes Pessanha up against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pessanha has him pressed against the cage.
Pessanha is struggling to control the position.

Lopez gets control of Pessanha's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lopez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pessanha wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danilo 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

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