PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Lopez (ranked 249 p4p, 1393 weight class) and Akwasi Nti (ranked 4 p4p, 43 weight class). Lopez comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Dylan - Hurricane. Nti has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Carlos Lopez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lopez
vs
Nti

193 cm
26
240
14 - 4 - 0

170 cm
26
220
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

PWNAGE™
Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Akwasi Nti!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Lopez takes the fight into the clinch.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Lopez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nti.
Nti misses with a punch on the inside.
Nti lands on the inside with an uppercut.

It looks like Carlos Lopez has been cut.
Lopez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Nti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nti is leaning against Lopez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Nti prevents a body shot from Lopez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nti can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nti looks winded!
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopez lands a right hand.
Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Lopez lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Lopez as the two fighters clinch.
Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nti takes a shot to the head.
Lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nti takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Lopez on the inside.
Lopez pushes Nti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Lopez.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to work over Nti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Lopez.
Lopez lands a hook that snaps the head of Nti backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Lopez.
Lopez is leaning against Nti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a left hand.

Nti is rocked!
Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
Nti is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopez finish him?
Lopez lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nti to his knees! Lopez keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Lopez!
After winning the bout, Carlos Lopez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.