PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cordell Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Walker
vs
Lopez

191 cm
25
196 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
187 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cordell Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cordell Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lopez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Frank Lopez has been cut.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Lopez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker lands with a hook. Lopez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lopez.
Lopez slips a straight right by Walker.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Walker.
A clash of legs there as Lopez blocks the low kick.
Walker throws a sloppy body shot
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Walker takes one to the chin there.
Walker tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker cracks Lopez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Lopez in the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
Walker is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Walker lands a head kick!
Lopez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
Walker connects with an inside leg kick.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker with a hook.
Walker throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez counters with an outside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Walker
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Lopez throws a counter combo.
Lopez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker throws a low kick but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez checks the leg kick.
Walker avoids the head kick by Lopez.
A head kick misses from Lopez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Walker.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Lopez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Walker throws a body kick that misses
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Walker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez connects with the punch.
We've been informed that Lopez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Walker misses with a body kick.
Walker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lopez is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cordell Walker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Lopez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lopez throws a wild body kick that Walker sees coming a mile off.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Walker throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walker.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lopez avoids a kick to the body.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez throws a chopping leg kick but Walker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Walker misses with a body kick.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Cordell Walker is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Walker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lopez.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Walker lands a head kick. Lopez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Lopez avoids the body shot from Walker.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Lopez throws a low kick, looking for Walker's leg but Walker calmly moves out of range.
Walker throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
Walker throws a right hand that misses

and Lopez counters by clinching up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lopez.
Lopez misses with an elbow strike.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez lands a right hand.
Lopez lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Walker throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Walker throws a leg kick but Lopez checks it.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Walker blocks the leg kick.
As Lopez looks to move away, Walker throws a big counter combo bu Lopez just gets out of the way.
Walker lands a jab.
Walker throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lopez defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Walker moves out of range of the leg kick from Lopez.
Lopez throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
It appears Walker was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Walker misses with the body kick
and Lopez counters with a nice body shot.
A solid body kick from Lopez.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez misses the jab.
Walker lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lopez throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Lopez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lopez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lopez cracks Walker with an open hand slap.
Walker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walker throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez checks a low kick from Walker.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Walker checks it.
A nice combination there by Walker.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Walker off balance momentarily.
Walker throws a body kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Walker misses
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker is looking to slow Lopez down with leg kicks.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Walker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick by Walker misses

and Lopez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Lopez.

Walker is rocked!

It looks like Cordell Walker has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Lopez breaks from the clinch.
Lopez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walker seems to have got his legs back now.
Lopez throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Lopez scores with a body shot.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick.
Lopez throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker misses with a hook.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walker misses with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Walker misses with a kick to the body
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Lopez lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Walker throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lopez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walker checks it well.
Lopez slips under a jab from Walker.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lopez lands a two punch combo.
Lopez moves out of range as Walker throws a body kick.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walker misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

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