PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bayou (ranked 1010 p4p, 2146 weight class) and Louie Lopez (ranked 128 p4p, 244 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bayou
vs
Lopez

188 cm
25
265
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
270
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bayou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Louie Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Bayou to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Louie Lopez has been cut.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bayou sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown. Bayou tries to sprawl out of it but Lopez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bayou manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bobby Bayou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louie Lopez.

Lopez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bayou is looking to regain half guard here but Lopez keeps moving and retains side control.
Lopez wants to control but Bayou is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bayou is trying to improve his position.
Lopez is looking to take a break and control but Bayou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lopez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayou on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bayou tries to get out of the position.
Lopez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lopez trying to control the action but Bayou is working from the bottom.
Bayou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bayou is trying to get back to half guard.
Lopez advances to full mount.
Lopez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez unloading with bombs!
Lopez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bayou knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.
Lopez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lopez looking to control but Bayou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lopez landing strikes from the mount and Bayou is in trouble!
Lopez cracks Bayou with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lopez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Bayou is rocked!
Bayou is in a horrible position here. Lopez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Bayou is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez with shots to the head and body - Bayou looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to push Bayou's head away but Bayou is holding on tight.
Bayou seems to have got his legs back now.
Lopez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lopez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bayou's face.
Lopez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bayou?
Lopez with a couple of short strikes.
Lopez postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Bayou in real trouble here! The ref calls for Bayou to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louie Lopez!