PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Drummond (ranked 550 p4p, 74 weight class) and Nate Lopez (ranked 446 p4p, 64 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drummond
vs
Lopez

181 cm
32
174 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

183 cm
31
175 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Robert Drummond !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Lopez - just one landing.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Drummond closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
Good shot there by Drummond .
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drummond takes one to the chin there.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Lopez jabs Drummond right on the nose. Drummond blinks but takes it well.
Nate Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drummond .
Lopez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Drummond 's head but Drummond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez scores with a sloppy right hand. Drummond should have avoided that one.
Drummond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Drummond .
Lopez ducks right into an uppercut from Drummond .
Drummond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Drummond .
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Drummond seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond goes for a double leg but Lopez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Lopez continues to drive forward.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Drummond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drummond shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lopez as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Drummond . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drummond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lopez in his tracks.
Drummond has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Drummond moved out of range nicely.
Drummond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez clobbers Drummond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drummond throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drummond defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drummond throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Drummond cracks Lopez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lopez jabs Drummond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lopez with a nice cross.
Nate Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez throws a hook but Drummond avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drummond takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lopez lands an overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Lopez scores with a jab to the head.
Lopez takes a swing at Drummond 's ribcage but misses.
Drummond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drummond misses with a straight left.
Drummond misses the jab.
Lopez scores with a sloppy right hand. Drummond should have avoided that one.
Drummond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Drummond 's shoulder, as Drummond tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Drummond misses the target.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Drummond .
Drummond looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Drummond walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Drummond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Drummond is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lopez connects with a body shot.
Drummond gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
Lopez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drummond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lopez scrambles back to his feet.
Drummond misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Drummond defending well as Lopez loads up on a big left hand.
Drummond swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Lopez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Drummond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drummond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Drummond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Lopez does it's job there.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Drummond .
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drummond gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Drummond misses.
Lopez lands an overhand right.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Drummond moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Drummond walks into a straight right hand from Lopez.
Drummond getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Drummond misses.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Drummond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez lunges at Drummond with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drummond 's hand.
A jab from Drummond misses.
Drummond misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Drummond avoids it with no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drummond throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez tries to bum rush Drummond with a series of wild strikes but Drummond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lopez lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Drummond 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drummond throws out the jab.
Drummond lands a head shot.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Drummond slips the punch.
Lopez scores with a three punch combo!
Lopez slips a straight right by Drummond .
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Drummond might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Drummond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Drummond .
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drummond .
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lopez throws an overhand right that lands on Drummond 's shoulder, as Drummond tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but Drummond slips the punch.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Drummond moves out of range.
Drummond is looking to counter punch.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drummond .
Drummond connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lopez momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drummond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Drummond saw that one coming.
Drummond slips under a jab.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond throws a big shot that misses.
Lopez throws a body punch but Drummond moves out of range.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Drummond went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Drummond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Drummond is looking to counter punch.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drummond ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Drummond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Lopez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Lopez tries to get set, Drummond tries to push him back and clinch up but Lopez manages to avoid the attempt.
Lopez lands a jab-cross combination.
Drummond missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drummond slips under a jab from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
Drummond looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Drummond shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lopez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drummond got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lopez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drummond has managed to get both his arms back between Lopez's legs - danger averted.
Drummond 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lopez looking to control.
Drummond looking to sit in guard and control but Lopez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lopez wants to control from the top but Drummond keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond looking to control.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Drummond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lopez controls Drummond momentarily but Drummond frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Lopez looking for a guillotine here but Drummond defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lopez controls Drummond momentarily but Drummond frees himself.

Lopez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drummond defends it easily.
Drummond stopping the sweep attempt from Lopez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Lopez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Drummond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lopez moves out of range as Drummond strikes.
Drummond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Drummond throwing a counter right hand but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Drummond throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drummond fails with the takedown.
Drummond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drummond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Drummond avoids it with no problem.
Drummond misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Drummond slips under a jab from Lopez.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drummond .
Lopez throws out a counter right but Drummond avoids it with no problem.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drummond moves away.
Drummond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lopez throws a good cross that connects.
Drummond connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drummond dives in and grabs Lopez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes down on Drummond 's head and hops out.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez throws the left hand but Drummond avoids the punch easily.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
Drummond throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
A cross from Lopez lands.
A nice combination there by Drummond .

Lopez is rocked!
Drummond walks into a left hand.
Lopez clobbers Drummond with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopez moves away from the strike by Drummond .
Drummond wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Lopez misses
and Drummond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Drummond finish him?
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drummond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drummond was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Drummond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Drummond .
A jab from Drummond misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Lopez.
Drummond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drummond staying out of range there.
Drummond throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lopez on the side of the head.
Drummond closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Drummond pushes Lopez against the ropes but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Drummond . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drummond changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lopez tries to avoid it but Drummond 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 thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Drummond 's head but Drummond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drummond shoots in but Lopez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lopez scores with a jab. Drummond acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lopez punishes Drummond 's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Lopez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez.
Robert Drummond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez misses the jab.
It looked like Drummond wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Drummond misses the target.
Drummond dives in for a single leg takedown but Lopez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
A jab from Drummond misses.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Drummond knows he should have avoided that one.
Drummond on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drummond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nate Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drummond is defended easily by Lopez.
Drummond throws a nice looking combination but Lopez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lopez throws out a counter right but Drummond avoids it with no problem.
Lopez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drummond looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drummond under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drummond shoots for a double leg takedown but Lopez sprawls well. He's pushed Drummond 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drummond shoots for a double leg takedown but Lopez sprawls well. He's pushed Drummond 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
Drummond looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lopez digs a good hook to Drummond 's body.
Lopez connects with a jab.
Lopez misses with a hook. Drummond ducked under it nicely.
Lopez lands a jab to the head.
Lopez scores with a decent looking hook.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Drummond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drummond misses with a straight left.
Drummond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez scores with a sloppy right hand. Drummond should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lopez 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Lopez!
Nate Lopez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.