PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Extor Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Extor Ace has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ace
vs
Lopez

180 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

T.K.O. The Killer Outfit

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Extor Ace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ace keeps the fight on the outside.

Ace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lopez wants to stand and escape but Ace is having none of it.
Ace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lopez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ace with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez is looking to stand up but Ace isn't so interested in that idea.
Ace connects with a couple of short punches.
Ace throwing strikes but missing.
Ace won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Ace throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Ace saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Ace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ace working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Ace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopez trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ace throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Ace from controlling successfully.
Ace connects with a couple of short punches.
Ace wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ace rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ace drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ace managing to block the knees to the body from Lopez.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lopez wants to break free but Ace has control.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ace has hold of one of Lopez's legs. Lopez is fighting the takedown attempt but Ace gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lopez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but Ace is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ace stands up over Lopez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ace stays in close to Lopez's body and controls the position.
Ace makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ace content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ace stops Lopez from standing up.
Lopez looks gassed!
Ace with a nice head shot there.
Ace working some strikes from top position.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Ace from controlling successfully.
Ace is in close to Lopez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lopez wants to stand but Ace is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ace's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ace works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ace sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ace moves nicely into side control.
Ace trying to control the position but Lopez is working away.
Ace controls the position.
Ace landing a few strikes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ace trying to control the position but Lopez is working away.
Ace is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lopez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ace is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lopez is trying to get back to his feet.
Ace working the head and body with strikes.
Lopez is not content to let Ace control the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Extor Ace just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ace.
Ace remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ace working the ground and pound from side control.
Ace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
Ace looks up at the clock and then as Lopez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ace smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ace scoring with punches from side control.
Ace is putting a hurting on Lopez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ace landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ace takes a little break here. Lopez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ace lands an elbow.
Lopez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ace connects with a decent elbow.
Ace controls the position.
Lopez tries to bench press Ace off him but Ace keeps the position.
Ace is chipping away with strikes.
Lopez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ace landing strikes.
Ace in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ace scoring with punches and elbows.
Ace lands an elbow.
Ace scoring with punches from side control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ace working the head with strikes.
Ace cracks Lopez with a big right hand but Lopez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ace lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ace lands a few punches from side control.
Ace working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ace lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lopez tries to buck Ace off but Ace is having none of it.
Ace working the body and head with strikes.
Ace lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lopez down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ace controlling the position.
Lopez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ace connects with a decent elbow.
Lopez is trying to get back to his feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is not content to let Ace control the position.
Ace controls the position.
Lopez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ace landing a few strikes.
Ace lands a few punches from side control.
Lopez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lopez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Extor Ace dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ace paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopez takes one on the button.

Ace instigates a clinch.
Ace is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Lopez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lopez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ace is keeping busy.
Ace has Lopez pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Lopez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Ace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez throws a head kick but Ace moves out of range.
Ace lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Ace saw that one coming.
Lopez walks into a stiff left hand from Ace.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ace works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Ace circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Ace bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ace prevents Lopez from escaping the position.
Lopez is not content to let Ace control the position.
Ace has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lopez!
Ace breaks from Lopez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ace scoring with strikes but Lopez is staying in there.
Ace fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Lopez is rocked!
Ace is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lopez is still in real trouble! Can Ace finish him?
Ace scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Ace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez really wants to buck Ace off and get back to his feet.
Ace cracks Lopez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lopez tries to hold on but Ace postures up.
Ace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Ace in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ace with a couple of short strikes.
Ace is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lopez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ace scoring with strikes but Lopez is staying in there.
Lopez is squirming around, avoiding Ace's attempts to control the action.
Ace is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lopez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ace landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ace cracks Lopez with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Extor Ace!