PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Lopez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Roman
vs
Lopez

186 cm
23
183 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

182 cm
26
185 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopez.
Roman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lopez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Roman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lopez is in Roman's guard.
Roman wants to get back to his feet but Lopez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lopez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Lopez is trying to get an arm triangle but Roman is defending well.
Roman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lopez on the ground.
Roman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lopez is controlling him well.

Lopez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lopez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Lopez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Lopez in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Roman is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Lopez!