PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Vita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette comes to the cage accompanied by This is War. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lopette
vs
Vita

190 cm
19
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
201 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Vita!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopette lands a head kick. Vita smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lopette fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopette slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Lopette closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Lopette fails to land.
Lopette throws a punch but it's blocked by Vita.
Lopette pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lopette tries to work over Vita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Vita gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Vita throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopette keeping moving, preventing Vita from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vita throws a big right hand that misses.
Vita stands up over Lopette, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vita throwing strikes from guard but Lopette blocks nicely.
Vita wants to pass the guard but Lopette is keeping the position.
Vita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopette knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vita on the ground.
Vita postures up in Lopette's guard and throws a big left but Lopette blocks it.
Vita throws a big elbow that misses.
Vita with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vita postures up in Lopette's guard and throws a big left but Lopette blocks it.
Vita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopette is adopting a defensive guard.
Vita has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lopette is proving hard to escape from.
Lopette keeping full guard, as Vita tries to pass.
Vita would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Vita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vita throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopette has a closed guard, preventing Vita from standing up.
Lopette on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lopette tries to get out of the position.
Lopette keeping moving, preventing Vita from controlling successfully.
Vita landing some decent shots from guard.
Lopette trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vita postures up in Lopette's guard and throws a big left but Lopette blocks it.
Vita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopette keeping moving, preventing Vita from controlling successfully.
Vita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vita wants to pass the guard but Lopette is keeping the position.
Lopette tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vita passes Lopette's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopette's head.
Vita prevents Lopette from improving his position.
Vita working the head and body with strikes.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopette keeps working.
Vita is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Vita 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.

Lopette moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopette.
Bornas Lopette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vita throws a leg kick
enabling Lopette to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopette.
Lopette doesn't manage to clinch there - Vita circles away.
Lopette lands with a right hand.
Lopette turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vita shoots in but no luck this time.

Lopette gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vita blocks a body shot from Lopette.
Lopette lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vita backwards.
Lopette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopette.
A nice left hand lands by Lopette.
Still in the clinch, Lopette scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopette scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopette lands a shot to the body.
Lopette makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopette lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vita has Lopette pushed against the cage.
Lopette misses with a knee to the head.
Lopette scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopette lands an uppercut.
Lopette working aggressively here.
Vita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vita blocking some punches.
Vita is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lopette is defending well.
Lopette lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopette throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vita is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopette lands a right hand.
Lopette gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lopette trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopette.
Lopette throws a punch but it's blocked by Vita.
Lopette lands a hook that snaps the head of Vita backwards.

Vita is rocked!
Lopette cracks Vita with a nice body shot.
Lopette lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vita is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopette finish him?
Nice elbow from Lopette.
Vita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopette creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Vita's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Vita drops to his knees and Lopette pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bornas Lopette!
Bornas Lopette retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bornas Lopette thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.