PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Consuelo Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Yemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lopez
vs
Yemo

192 cm
23
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

177 cm
19
187 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Consuelo Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Yemo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Yemo with that takedown attempt.
Lopez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yemo misses with a two punch combination.
Yemo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Lopez takes the fight into the clinch.

Yemo tightens his grip and picks Lopez up, before dumping him to the ground. Lopez manages to land in guard.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Yemo tries to pass.
Yemo won't allow Lopez to get back to his feet.
Yemo with a nice head shot there.
Yemo prevents Lopez from getting back to his feet.

Lopez has his feet on Yemo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Yemo's defenses.
Yemo misses with a body kick.
Yemo wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Yemo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yemo.
Yemo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yemo tests Lopez's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Consuelo Lopez has been cut.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Yemo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Yemo there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Yemo and Lopez goes tumbling to the canvas! Yemo follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Lopez is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yemo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Lopez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Oh Lopez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yemo passes to side control.
Lopez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yemo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lopez seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yemo lands a nice forearm strike.
Lopez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yemo is controlling him well.
Yemo wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yemo cracks Lopez with a big right hand but Lopez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Yemo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yemo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Yemo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yemo trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yemo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lopez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lopez!
Yemo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Lopez stands up and waves to Yemo to follow him.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Consuelo Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopez connects with a knee to the head.
Yemo tries to score a body lock takedown but Lopez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lopez crunches a lovely knee into Yemo's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yemo tries for a takedown but Lopez manages to get underhooks.
Consuelo Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Yemo.
Lopez misses with an elbow over the top.
Lopez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yemo.
Yemo is working for takedown but Lopez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yemo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lopez missing with knees to the body.
Yemo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lopez walks away with a smile on his face. Yemo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lopez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yemo on the side of the head.
Yemo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yemo fails with the takedown.
Good leg kick by Lopez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yemo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yemo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Yemo avoids it well.
Yemo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Yemo circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Yemo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Consuelo Lopez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Yemo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez lands a front kick.
Yemo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice combination there by Lopez.
Yemo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lopez scores with a jab. Yemo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lopez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yemo tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez lands a head kick. Yemo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yemo misses with a straight right.
Lopez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Consuelo Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yemo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lopez is fending him off so far but Yemo persists. Nope, Lopez circles away and we're back to standing.
Yemo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lopez to score with a decent uppercut.

Lopez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lopez tries to pull guard but Yemo holds him up against the cage and eventually Lopez drops back down to his feet.
Lopez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yemo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yemo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yemo avoiding damage as Lopez throws knees to the body.

Yemo manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yemo lands with a straight right. Lopez didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Yemo misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez lands with a kick to the temple. Yemo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yemo looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Yemo closes the distance and clinches.

Yemo has picked Lopez up - he's going for a ride! Yemo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lopez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yemo.
Yemo stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Lopez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Yemo is taking a breather. Lopez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Yemo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lopez defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pushes Yemo off looking to stand but Yemo dives back in and keeps control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Yemo forces Lopez back against the cage and clinches.
Yemo tries for a takedown but Lopez manages to get underhooks.
Consuelo Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Yemo.
Lopez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yemo is trying to drag Lopez to the mat but Lopez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yemo blocks an elbow strike from Lopez.
Yemo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lopez prevents it.
Lopez lands a damaging elbow.
Lopez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yemo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Yemo has Lopez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yemo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lopez tumbling to the mat - Yemo dives into Lopez's guard.
Yemo throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yemo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but Yemo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Yemo from controlling successfully.
Lopez wants to stand and escape but Yemo is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Yemo has Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yemo tries to pull guard but Lopez holds him up against the cage and eventually Yemo drops back down to his feet.
Yemo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yemo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yemo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lopez smiles and moves away.
Lopez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yemo misses with a takedown attempt - Lopez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yemo circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Lopez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yemo lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yemo shoots for a double leg takedown but Lopez sprawls well. He's pushed Yemo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yemo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bill Yemo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Consuelo Lopez's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lopez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yemo.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yemo throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Yemo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lopez as he jumps to the side.
Lopez works over Yemo's head and body with a nice combination.
Lopez sizes up Yemo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice combination there by Yemo.
Decent striking displayed by Lopez there.
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lopez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Yemo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yemo.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yemo.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.

Yemo forces Lopez back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a knee to the head.
Yemo wants a takedown.
Lopez pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lopez prevents the takedown attempt.
Consuelo Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Yemo.
Lopez trying to land knees to the body.
Yemo looking for a takedown.
Lopez lands an elbow that stopped Yemo in his tracks for a moment.
Lopez lands an elbow inside.
Yemo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lopez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yemo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Yemo wants the takedown. Lopez is fighting it off but Yemo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lopez's guard against the cage.
Yemo working some strikes from top position.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Yemo gets to his feet - Lopez follows without any prompting.
Lopez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Yemo.
Yemo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez tries to clinch but Yemo is having none of it.
Nice shot lands for Yemo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yemo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez throws a head kick that Yemo semi-blocks.
Yemo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Yemo looks to land a combination. Lopez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lopez lands a jab to the head.
Yemo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yemo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lopez is out of range and Yemo settles back down.
Yemo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yemo throws the kick towards the body but Lopez avoids it.
Consuelo Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Lopez scores with a four punch combination!
Yemo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick.
Yemo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez connects with the punch.
Lopez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yemo at a distance.
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Yemo counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Yemo.
A punch combination from Yemo misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Yemo counters with a nice uppercut.

Lopez closes the distance and pushes Yemo back into the cage.
Yemo wants a takedown.
Lopez is pressed up against the cage. Yemo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lopez down to the mat. Lopez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yemo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Yemo with that takedown attempt.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Yemo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Yemo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yemo throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Lopez lands with a right hand.
Yemo shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
Lopez lands with a slapping head kick.
Yemo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lopez.
Yemo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lopez tries to avoid it but Yemo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lopez to the ground. Lopez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lopez tries to clinch but Yemo is having none of it.
Lopez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Yemo throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Yemo throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Yemo.
Yemo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yemo walks into a left hand.
A clash of legs there as Lopez blocks the low kick.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yemo.
Nice sprawl there from Lopez as Yemo shoots in.
Lopez looks to land a combination but Yemo avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Yemo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yemo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Bill Yemo!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Bill Yemo!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Bill Yemo!

Bill Yemo wins by unanimous decision!