PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thor Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by South Texas Death Ride. Pedro Lopez has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Omega
vs
Lopez

195 cm
27
187 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

177 cm
25
172 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Omega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez blocks a head kick by Omega.
Omega tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Omega takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Pedro Lopez has been cut.
Lopez catches Omega with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Omega thuds his right hand into Lopez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Omega slips the punch.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Omega.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Omega.
Omega throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Thor Omega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omega misses with the combination.
Omega throws a front kick that sends Lopez stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Lopez checks a leg kick.
Omega misses with a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Omega throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Lopez is predictable there
and Omega counters with a leg kick.
Omega throws a leg kick but Lopez checks it.

Lopez feints and as Omega raises his hands in defense, Lopez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Omega is keeping the position for now.
Lopez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Omega keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega has Lopez pulled in close to control his posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pedro Lopez.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Omega.
Omega throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with a low kick, right behind Omega 's knee.
Lopez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Omega just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Omega avoids it.
Omega walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Omega throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Omega attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Omega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Omega circles away quickly and effectively.

Lopez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lopez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lopez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lopez controlling his opponent.
Omega holds on for dear life, controlling Lopez's posture momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega wants to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
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 with the ground and pound from mount.
Lopez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lopez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Omega can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omega is working hard here to advance position.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Omega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Omega throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Omega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Omega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Omega avoids it well.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Omega.
Lopez tries to clinch but Omega moves out of range.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez tests Omega's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lopez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Omega manages to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Omega lands a nice shot to the body.
That kick from Omega tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Omega swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Omega fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega takes one to the chin there.
Omega swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez misses with a left hand
and Omega counters with an inside leg kick.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Omega checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Omega saw that one coming.
Omega lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Omega throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Omega throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez thows a leg kick but Omega checks it
and Omega counters with a nice uppercut.
Omega misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a solid leg kick but Omega takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopez.
Omega uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Omega throws out a leg kick but Lopez moves out of range and Omega only half commits.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Lopez throws the left hand but Omega avoids the punch easily.
Omega throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Omega lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Omega shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lopez eats them both and turns towards Omega to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Omega takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega lands with an uppercut that bounces Lopez off the cage and back into range.
Omega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Omega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Omega on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Omega misses.
Omega lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lopez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Omega sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lopez somewhat.
Omega punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thor Omega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro Lopez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lopez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Lopez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lopez tries to advance to mount but Omega denies him.
Lopez in the domination position with Omega hanging on.
Omega tries to buck Lopez off but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Omega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Omega is not content to let Lopez control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega defending against the ground and pound.
Omega struggling a bit here.
Lopez working the head with strikes.
The referee asks Lopez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lopez prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lopez trying to control the position but Omega is working away.
Lopez throwing strikes but Omega manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Pedro Lopez has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Thor Omega wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Omega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Omega tries a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Omega throws a low kick, looking for Lopez's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Omega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Omega throws a nice outside leg kick.
Omega shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Omega misses with a hook
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Pedro Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Omega connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Omega moves out of range of the leg kick from Lopez.
Omega circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown. Omega tries to sprawl out of it but Lopez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Omega manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Omega connects with a crisp jab.
Omega misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Omega.
Omega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Omega. That's going to slow Lopez down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Omega misses.
Omega throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Omega throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Omega throws a combination that misses
and Omega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omega misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Omega is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Omega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez slips under a jab from Omega.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omega throws a low kick, looking for Lopez's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Omega walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Lopez.
I think Lopez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Lopez!
A very excited looking Pedro Lopez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.