PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lisandro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudi Dassler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudi Dassler will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lopez
vs
Dassler

179 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lisandro Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rudi Dassler!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lopez darts in and clinches Dassler up against the cage.
Lopez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lopez breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Dassler or perhaps it was just good defense by Lopez which made him look bad.

Lopez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Well, if Lopez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez prevents Dassler from improving his position.
Lopez throwing shots but Dassler is blocking nicely.
Dassler is trying to maintain the position but Lopez is very close to passing his half guard.
Dassler looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is taking a breather. Dassler 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.
Dassler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dassler defending well though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Lopez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lopez lands in his opponent's guard.
Lopez looking to pass the guard.
Lopez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lopez throwing strikes from guard but Dassler blocks nicely.
Dassler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lopez pushing down on Dassler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dassler tries to get to full guard but Lopez has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lopez there.
Dassler throws a strike from the bottom but Lopez passes into side control!
Lopez controls the position from side control.
Dassler tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Lopez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Lopez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dassler wants to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Dassler working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Dassler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dassler bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lopez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dassler looking to pass the guard.
Dassler trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dassler looking to pass the guard.
Lopez is trying to keep Dassler in close.
Dassler passes into half guard.
Lopez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dassler.
Dassler trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lopez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dassler's guard.
Lopez trying to control but Dassler is working from the bottom.
Lopez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dassler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dassler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Dassler keeps moving.
Dassler wants to improve his position but instead Lopez has moved into half guard.
Dassler is trying to get back to full guard.
Dassler is refusing to be controlled, as Lopez sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lisandro Lopez dominated that round.
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 throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dassler with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lopez counters with a shoot takedown. Dassler fights it but they end up in guard.
Lopez pushes down on Dassler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dassler is staying active underneath Lopez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lopez not doing much here.
Lopez stalling away here and it's allowed Dassler to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lopez advances position into side control!
Dassler is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dassler wants to control but Lopez postures up.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassler is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dassler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dassler.
Dassler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lopez is controlling him.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Dassler keeps moving.
Lisandro Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dassler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Dassler is working an open guard so Lopez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Lopez forces Dassler back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Lopez on the inside.
Lopez controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez missing with knees to the body.
Lopez can't get the takedown.
Lopez content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Lopez is trying to trip Dassler. He has hold of a leg but Dassler is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lopez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lopez is stalling in the full guard.
Dassler keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez scoring with some ground and pound.
Lopez lands a couple of elbows.
Lopez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Dassler keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dassler's guard.
Lopez is looking to advance position but Dassler won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dassler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lopez looking to sit in guard and control but Dassler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dassler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dassleris looking to pass into half guard but Lopez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lopez is in guard.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dassler wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassler keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dassler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lopez regains half guard.
Dassler is thwarting Lopez's attempts to control the position.
Lopez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dassler throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lisandro Lopez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lopez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Lopez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dassler is trying to keep Lopez in close.
Lopez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dassler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Dassler keeps moving.
Dassler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control but Dassler is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Dassler circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Lopez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lopez tightens his grip and picks Dassler up, before dumping him to the ground. Dassler manages to land in guard.
Dassler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lopez controls the pace.
Lopez advances to half guard.
Dassler trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lopez misses with a head shot.
Dassler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dassler flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassler is not content to let Lopez control the position.

Lopez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lopez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lopez is keen to just control but Dassler is a slippery customer.
Lopez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lopez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dassler to regain full guard.
Lopez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dassler controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Lopez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Dassler keeps moving.
Dassler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Lopez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dassler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lopez!
Lopez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dassler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lopez is bucking up trying to escape but Dassler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Lopez is rocked!
Lopez is looking to get to half guard.
Oh Lopez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dassler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lopez's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lopez looks a forlorn figure.
Dassler dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dassler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lopez tries to hold on but Dassler postures up.
Dassler sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lopez is squirming around, avoiding Dassler's attempts to control the action.
Lopez wants to hold on but Dassler pushes him away.
Dassler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez working to try and regain half guard.

Dassler is working for a guillotine from mount but Lopez frees his head quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rudi Dassler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lisandro Lopez!