PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Homero Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson has chosen Hold on : by Tim Waits as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lopez
vs
Patterson

176 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

178 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Homero Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lopez - that will leave a mark!
Patterson defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Patterson with the counter takedown but Lopez avoids it easily.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Patterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Patterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lopez defends it nicely.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Homero Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lopez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Lopez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lopez wants to free his trapped foot but Patterson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Patterson is defending against the submission attempts here by Lopez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez is looking to stall here but Patterson recovers full guard.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Patterson.
Lopez wants to pass the guard but Patterson is keeping the position.
Lopez trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lopez slips nicely into half guard.
Lopez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Patterson!
Patterson is looking to improve his position but Lopez isn't that keen on the idea.
Patterson regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lopez tries to pass to full mount but Patterson defends it.
Lopez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lopez wants to take a breather but Patterson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Lopez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Patterson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lopez trying to control but Patterson is having none of it.
Lopez prevents Patterson from getting the reversal.
Patterson is squirming around, avoiding Lopez's attempts to control the action.
Patterson tries to lock up and control but Lopez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez wants to take Patterson's back here but Patterson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Lopez prevents Patterson from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homero Lopez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez throws a leg kick

and Patterson counters with a single leg into guard. Lopez didn't expect that.
Patterson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lopez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Patterson with a flurry of punches that miss.

Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Patterson is aware though and is defending well.
Lopez pulls Patterson in close to prevent any damage.
Patterson sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopez has wrist control.
Lopez working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Patterson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Patterson has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.

Lopez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Patterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Patterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Patterson is working Lopez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Patterson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Patterson stands and throws Lopez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Patterson working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson scoring with punches from side control.
Homero Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez wants to control but Patterson postures up.
Lopez sneaks back into half guard.
Nice strikes from Patterson there.
Lopez is looking to control Patterson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lopez avoid being mounted?
Lopez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Patterson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Patterson's back!
Lopez is hanging on to Patterson's back as he tries to escape.

Patterson fending off the submission attempt from Lopez.

Lopez tightening his grip on Patterson, looking for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Patterson right now.

Lopez tightening his grip on Patterson, looking for the choke.
Lopez is trying to control but Patterson is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Lopez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Patterson is looking to escape.
Patterson tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Lopez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Patterson turns into him and now he's in Lopez's guard.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez wants to sweep but no luck.
Patterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Patterson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lopez isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Patterson stacks Lopez on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Patterson!
Lopez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Patterson moves away and avoids it.
Patterson staying out of range there.
Lopez misses with a leg kick

and Patterson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lopez!
Patterson working the ground and pound.
Lopez wants to control but Patterson postures up.
Lopez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lopez sneaks back into half guard.
Patterson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patterson wants to take a breather but Lopez is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson working over Lopez with some ground and pound. Lopez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lopez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Lopez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patterson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez pulls Patterson in close to prevent any damage.
Patterson trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez working a defensive guard here.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Lopez looking for a sweep. Not yet Lopez, not yet.
Patterson throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.
Patterson stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patterson.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Lopez. No joy for Patterson on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Patterson misses with a takedown

and Lopez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lopez.
Patterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Patterson scores with a few weak punches.

Patterson is defending against the submission attempts here by Lopez.

Lopez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Patterson has managed to free his arm - good work.

Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Patterson sees it coming and defends easily.
Patterson wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lopez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Patterson!
Patterson prevents Lopez from taking his back.
Patterson tries to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Patterson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lopez wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez content just to control the position here.
Lopez seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Patterson is holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Homero Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lopez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

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