PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Lopez (ranked 621 p4p, 94 weight class) and Léonard Lucy (ranked 1065 p4p, 156 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lopez
vs
Lucy

178 cm
30
220 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

190 cm
29
208 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

KAISER
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martez Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Léonard Lucy!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a leg kick that misses.
Martez Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Lucy throws out a counter right but Lopez avoids it with no problem.
Lopez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Lopez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lopez feints a jab promting Lucy to slip. Lopez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lucy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lopez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucy connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Martez Lopez has been cut.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lopez misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lucy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopez finds it's way round the side to connect with Lucy's head.

Lucy lands a big right hand that sends Lopez crashing to the mat! Lucy stays standing though and waves Lopez back to his feet!
Lopez fails with the takedown.
Lucy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Lucy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lucy thows a leg kick but Lopez checks it

and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lucy won't be happy with that.
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!
Lucy is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Lucy holding on.
Lopez working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to score with some ground and pound. Lucy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lopez trying to control the action but Lucy is working from the bottom.
Lopez with the ground and pound but Lucy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lopez drops an elbow to the side of Lucy's head.
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lucy keeps working.
Lopez throwing shots but Lucy is blocking nicely.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lucy's head.
Lucy wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lopez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lopez trying to control the action but Lucy is working from the bottom.
Lucy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lopez.
Lopez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lucy defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lucy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lopez.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lucy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lucy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lopez postures up.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Lucy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martez Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martez Lopez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lucy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lucy throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Lucy.
Lopez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez walks into a left hand.
Lucy walks into a jab.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucy can do to turn this around?
Lopez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lucy. That did some damage!
Donk. Lopez catches Lucy right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Lucy moves away and avoids it.
Lucy's coach down at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lucy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lucy walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a hook
and Lucy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lopez thinking.
Lucy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lopez will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Lopez misses.
A jab from Lucy misses.
Martez Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez throws the left hand but Lucy avoids the punch easily.
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lucy connects with the punch.
Lopez tests Lucy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lopez slips under a jab from Lucy.
Lucy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lopez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lucy scores with a jab to the jaw.

Martez Lopez's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lucy on the side of the head.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Lucy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lopez throws a hook but Lucy blocks it.
Lucy slips a straight right by Lopez.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Lucy slips the punch.
Lucy tries a quick counter leg kick but Lopez is wise to it.
A slow jab from Lucy misses its intended target.
Lucy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lucy moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Léonard Lucy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Lucy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Lopez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lucy quickly recovers to half guard.
Lucy is looking to get back to is feet but Lopez passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez in side control, throwing shots but Lucy defends.
Lopez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lucy is avoiding damage well.
Lucy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lucy is holding Lopez down, trying to stall.
Lopez misses with the ground and pound.
Lucy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lopez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lucy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lopez.
Lopez misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez misses with the ground and pound.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Lucy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez misses with the ground and pound.
Lopez trying to control the action but Lucy is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Lopez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lucy wants to control but Lopez postures up.
Lopez working the ground and pound but Lucy is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martez Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martez Lopez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lopez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lopez connects with a looping right hand.
Lopez motions for Lucy to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lucy! But no joy.
Lucy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucy manages to avoid it.
Lopez dives in and grabs Lucy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lucy pushes down on Lopez's head and hops out.

Lucy drops Lopez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lopez looks back up at him and smiles so Lucy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Lopez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucy lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Léonard Lucy!
After winning the bout, Léonard Lucy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.