PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Sansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lopez
vs
Sansing

165 cm
22
155 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

175 cm
28
150 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Sansing!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansing misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zero Tolerance in the buildup to the fight.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sansing.
Sansing steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lopez.
Sansing tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.

Sansing darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sansing is keen to just control but Lopez is a slippery customer.

Lopez looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lopez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sansing pulls his head out easily.
Lopez manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansing trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sansing passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lopez is looking to reverse the position.
Lopez manages to get back to half guard.
Lopez is trying to get back to full guard.
Sansing trying to pass the guard but Lopez defending well.

That's two 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 tries to roll over but Sansing keeps him under control.

Lopez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sansing pulls his head out easily.
Sansing trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lopez has control of Sansing's left arm, preventing Sansing from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sansing wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.

Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sansing is aware though and is defending well.

Lopez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sansing gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sansing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Lopez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sansing uses it to pass to side control.
Lopez is looking to reverse the position.
Lopez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lopez tries to hold on but Sansing pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lopez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sansing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sansing takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Lopez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sansing's guard.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sansing swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lopez trying to control but Sansing is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sansing is keeping the position for now.
Lopez trying to control but Sansing is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lopez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sansing is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lopez, into his guard.

Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sansing is one step ahead there.

Lopez is looking for a triangle but Sansing pushes his legs off easily.

Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two 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 is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sansing defends well.

Sansing got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sansing has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
Lopez looking to control.
Sansing stands and throws Lopez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lopez is trying to improve his position.
Lopez is trying to control Sansing's posture but Sansing avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Lopez wants to work for an arm triangle but Sansing is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sansing wants to get back to full guard.

Lopez is looking for a kimura but Sansing is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lopez to get the leverage.
Sansing is looking to control Lopez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sansing avoid being mounted?
Pedro Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sansing sees it coming and defends easily.
Sansing trying to control but Lopez postures up.

Lopez is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lopez is working for an americana but Sansing has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Lopez was thinking about the submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Lopez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Lopez or perhaps it was just good defense by Sansing, which made it look bad.
Sansing defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Sansing will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopez fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Lopez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sansing is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lopez to the mat. Lopez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansing with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sansing must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lopez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Lopez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sansing escapes and throws Lopez's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansing wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy.
Sansing working away.
Sansing gets to mount! Lopez was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sansing trying to control but Lopez is having none of it.
My spies in Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform me that Sansing has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sansing tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

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 is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansing lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lopez hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sansing tries to control but Lopez wriggling away.
Lopez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lopez is working hard here to advance position.
Sansing controlling his opponent.
Lopez regains half guard.

Lopez actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lopez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sansing tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lopez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lopez wants to control but Sansing is keeping busy.

Lopez looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sansing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Sansing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sansing 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Sansing!
Alan Sansing spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.