PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane's entrance music is Way of The Ninja. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Crane
vs
Lopez

165 cm
25
154 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

165 cm
23
155 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Bullet Proof System

Bullet Proof System
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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crane slips a straight right by Lopez.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been told by Crane's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Lopez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crane takes one on the button.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crane.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lopez! But no joy.
Crane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lopez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crane throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Crane misses with a leg kick.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in but Crane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Lopez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crane.

It looks like Pedro Lopez has been cut.
Lopez clobbers Crane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crane lands a jab to the nose.
Crane walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Crane tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Crane moved out of range nicely.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crane misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lopez lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A lazy left from Lopez finds it's target.
Crane misses with a looping right.
Lopez fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crane's hands.
Crane walks into a jab.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crane throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Lopez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Crane misses with a wild combination.
Lopez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lopez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crane had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crane tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crane throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lopez.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Crane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez with a jab.
A big right from Crane misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot lands for Lopez.
Crane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crane scores with a jab to the body.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lopez lands with a right hand.
Lopez scores with a decent looking hook.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Crane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane scores with a push kick.
Some wild striking there from Crane.

Crane lands a left and a right that send Lopez crashing to the mat, dazed. Crane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Crane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez slips under a jab from Crane.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crane cracks Lopez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Lopez lands the left hand.
Crane misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crane circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Lopez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crane misses with a straight left.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Lopez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crane misses with a looping left.
Lopez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crane moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crane. Crane obviously looking to wear him down.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Crane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crane wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Crane needs to keep his hands up - Lopez had a free shot at his head there.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lopez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez catches Crane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Crane is rocked!
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Crane seems unphased.
Oh Crane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez pounces like a tiger and cracks Crane with a vicious hook! Crane is down but not out! Lopez follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pedro Lopez!
A very excited looking Pedro Lopez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.