PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roberto Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Joseph Murry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Murry has chosen Here Comes The Boom as his entrance music. Roberto Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lopez
vs
Joseph Murry

193 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
247 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Joseph Murry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez connects with a body shot.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lopez forces Joseph Murry back against the ropes and clinches.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joseph Murry has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
A hook to the body from Lopez.
Joseph Murry misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lopez.
Nice body punch from Lopez - that landed with a thud.
Joseph Murry working aggressively here.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph Murry's elbow.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lopez misses with a punch to the body.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lopez moves into the clinch.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joseph Murry is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Lopez moves into the clinch.

Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joseph Murry in his tracks.
Joseph Murry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joseph Murry wants to clinch.
Lopez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joseph Murry's head.
Sloppy strikes from Joseph Murry. Those never looked like landing.
Joseph Murry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph Murry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopez finds it's way round the side to connect with Joseph Murry's head.
Lopez tries to clinch but Joseph Murry moves out of range.
Joseph Murry has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!

Lopez darts in and clinches Joseph Murry up against the ropes.
Joseph Murry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez presses Joseph Murry against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joseph Murry blocking some punches.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joseph Murry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Joseph Murry misses with some punches.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joseph Murry doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Joseph Murry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joseph Murry tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph Murry slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Joseph Murry is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopez scores with a decent looking hook.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Joseph Murry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joseph Murry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Joseph Murry unleashes a big counter combination but Lopez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Joseph Murry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Lopez has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph Murry lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopez.
Joseph Murry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Lopez.
Joseph Murry throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopez.

Lopez manages to break the clinch.

Lopez clinches.
Lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joseph Murry working aggressively here.

Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joseph Murry throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Joseph Murry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joseph Murry tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lopez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joseph Murry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez sizes up Joseph Murry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joseph Murry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roberto Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Joseph Murry knows he should have avoided that one.
Joseph Murry swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Lopez lands a glancing blow to the side of Joseph Murry's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joseph Murry swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Joseph Murry moves into the clinch.
Lopez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Joseph Murry's ribs.
Joseph Murry needs to keep his hands up - Lopez had a free shot at his head there.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Joseph Murry's body. Joseph Murry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joseph Murry counters with a one-two to the body.
Lopez scores with a body shot.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph Murry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberto Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez digs a good hook to Joseph Murry's body.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joseph Murry can do to turn this around?
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph Murry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Joseph Murry.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Lopez pushes Joseph Murry up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lopez takes the fight into the clinch.
Joseph Murry blocks a body shot from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph Murry fails to land.
Lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph Murry misses with a hook from the clinch.

Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Lopez stuns Joseph Murry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Joseph Murry.
Joseph Murry throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.

Lopez gets a clinch.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lopez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Roberto Lopez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph Murry.
Lopez misses with a body punch.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberto Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joseph Murry misses with a few strikes there.
Joseph Murry moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Lopez is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez cracks Joseph Murry with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Joseph Murry gets tackled into the ropes by Lopez. Lopez maintains the clinch.
Joseph Murry misses with a hook from the clinch.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph Murry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lopez lands a left hand.

Lopez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Joseph Murry's ribs.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Joseph Murry moves out of range.
Joseph Murry unleashes a big counter combination but Lopez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lopez tries to clinch there but Joseph Murry circles away.
Joseph Murry throws a counter combo.
Joseph Murry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joseph Murry misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto 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!

Lopez lands with a straight right. Joseph Murry didn't see that one coming.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
No joy there for Joseph Murry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joseph Murry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Joseph Murry gets tackled into the ropes by Lopez. Lopez maintains the clinch.
Joseph Murry swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Lopez gets a clinch.
Lopez holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joseph Murry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph Murry's elbow.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joseph Murry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joseph Murry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Joseph Murry misses with a hook from the clinch.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lopez clinches up with Joseph Murry and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph Murry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez is trying to stall.
Joseph Murry swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez scores with a shot to the side of Joseph Murry's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph Murry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez tries to break the clinch but Joseph Murry is controlling the position.
Joseph Murry lands with a short shot to the head.
Joseph Murry prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Joseph Murry prevents a body shot from Lopez.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Joseph Murry misses with the head strike.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joseph Murry throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Joseph Murry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Joseph Murry is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Joseph Murry avoids it well.
Lopez moves in looking to clinch but Joseph Murry pushes him off.
Joseph Murry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Donk. Lopez catches Joseph Murry right on the button with a cross.

Lopez instigates a clinch.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Joseph Murry avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the ropes.
Joseph Murry blocks an uppercut.
Lopez scores with a shot to the side of Joseph Murry's head.
Lopez tries to stall but Joseph Murry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joseph Murry.
A body shot lands from Lopez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lopez tries a body shot but Joseph Murry blocks it.
Lopez lands a hook that snaps the head of Joseph Murry backwards.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Joseph Murry controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Lopez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph Murry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joseph Murry misses with the head strike.
Lopez is trying to force a seperation but Joseph Murry has the dominant position.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roberto Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph Murry working aggressively here.
Corey Joseph Murry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph Murry misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Lopez!
A relieved looking Roberto Lopez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.