PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumrall comes to the cage accompanied by Kutless - Smile. Jonah Sumrall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alfonso Lopez's chin.

Sumrall
vs
Lopez

180 cm
28
205 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

193 cm
28
207 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonah Sumrall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sumrall moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Lopez misses with a double jab
letting Sumrall counter with a right hand.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Sumrall's body. Sumrall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sumrall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Sumrall is out of range.
A low kick from Lopez misses
and Sumrall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sumrall slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tried to score with a low kick but Sumrall checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Sumrall avoids it well.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sumrall was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall needs to keep his hands up - Lopez had a free shot at his head there.
Sumrall moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sumrall takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sumrall blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sumrall counters with a straight right hand.
Sumrall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a right and a left that Sumrall avoids nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lopez.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Sumrall moves out of range.
Sumrall slips under a jab from Lopez.
Sumrall moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Lopez lands a nice looking body kick.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sumrall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body
and Sumrall counters with a body kick.
Sumrall blocks the body kick.
Lopez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sumrall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Sumrall's shoulder, as Sumrall tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez misses with a hook. Sumrall ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez throws a sloppy body shot
and Sumrall counters with a stiff right hand.
Sumrall dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfonso Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sumrall checks it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Sumrall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sumrall defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Sumrall's defenses.
Lopez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sumrall has time to react.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez connects with a body shot.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Sumrall counters with a leg kick.
Lopez swings for the body but Sumrall moves out of range.
Lopez misses with an uppercut
and Sumrall counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lopez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Lopez misses

and Sumrall counters with a head kick that drops Lopez to the mat! Lopez scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Lopez is rocked!
Sumrall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sumrall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Sumrall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez lands with a hook. Sumrall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Sumrall off the cage and back into range.
Alfonso Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Sumrall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Sumrall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez misses with the combination.
Lopez throws a solid leg kick but Sumrall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopez.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Sumrall slips the punch.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Sumrall slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez connects with a right hand. Sumrall shakes it off.
Sumrall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alfonso Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and Sumrall counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Sumrall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lopez's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sumrall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sumrall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alfonso Lopez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lopez swings widly with a right hand
and Sumrall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lopez misses with a hook. Sumrall ducked under it nicely.
Sumrall moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Sumrall staying out of range there.
Sumrall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lopez. Lopez obviously looking to wear him down.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lopez throws a low kick, looking for Sumrall's leg but Sumrall calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lopez.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sumrall is just out of range.
Lopez looks for the body kick but Sumrall saw that one coming.
Lopez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sumrall. That did some damage!
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sumrall.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Sumrall slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Lopez misses with a hook. Sumrall ducked under it nicely.
Lopez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lopez tries a low kick but Sumrall avoids it.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Sumrall is out of range.
Lopez cracks Sumrall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez throws a series of punches but Sumrall moves out of range.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sumrall circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez fakes the leg kick and cracks Sumrall in the body.
Lopez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sumrall's calf.
Sumrall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Sumrall avoids it.
Lopez throws a right hand that misses
and Sumrall counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sumrall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Lopez digs a good hook to Sumrall's body.
Sumrall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Sumrall checks a leg kick nicely.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sumrall.
Sumrall checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alfonso 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfonso Lopez!
Alfonso Lopez thanked the fans post fight for their support.