PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista comes to the cage accompanied by Ladies and Gentlemen. Lopez has chosen Vamos as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bautista
vs
Lopez

170 cm
22
158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
21
162 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid chin

CageFrog

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez avoids the body shot from Bautista.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bautista gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.
Bautista scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice straight punches there by Lopez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lopez.
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Bautista's front leg but catches the back leg as Bautista tries to avoid it.
Lopez moves out of range as Bautista strikes.
Bautista takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bautista misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bautista.
A bone on bone clash there as Bautista blocks the leg kick.
Bautista ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bautista misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
Bautista moves out of range as Lopez strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Bautista steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bautista keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez throws a head kick but Bautista moves out of range.
Bautista moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Bautista's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lopez under the eye.
Bautista throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lopez counters with an outside leg kick.
Lopez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bautista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good exchange - Lopez coming out on top.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bautista.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lopez.

Lopez rushes Bautista and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
Bautista tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lopez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lopez lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lopez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lopez as Bautista tries to tie him up.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopez.
Lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a right to the head.
Lopez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lopez.
Lopez lands a body punch.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bautista has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a sloppy right hand. Bautista should have avoided that one.
Bautista takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
Lopez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bautista.
Lopez lunges at Bautista with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bautista's hand.
Lopez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bautista throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bautista moves away from the strike by Lopez.
Lopez looks to throw the jab but Bautista is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Lopez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1-2. Lopez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bautista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Lopez moves out of range as Bautista strikes.
Lopez thows a body kick. Bautista tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bautista drops his hands momentarily and Lopez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bautista sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Bautista tries to keep at a distance but Lopez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopez.
A hook to the body from Lopez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopez.
A nice left hand lands by Lopez.
Bautista is looking to control Lopez's arms but Lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bautista has his back to the cage.
Lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Lopez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bautista takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bautista stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rey Bautista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Bautista misses the target.
Lopez throws a jab when Bautista was well out of range.
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Bautista misses.
Bautista uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bautista is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lopez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bautista tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bautista chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lopez can pounce on him.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miguel Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lopez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Bautista does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
Lopez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lopez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Bautista sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.

Lopez clinches.
Lopez digs a right hand into Bautista's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bautista's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopez.
Bautista can't break the clinch.
Bautista tries to circle away but Lopez has him pinned against the cage.
Bautista has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
Bautista tries to pull guard but Lopez won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lopez digs a right hand underneath Bautista's ribcage. Bautista let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Lopez.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez pushes Bautista back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Bautista's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miguel Lopez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
Lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopez pushes Bautista back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez scores with a push kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lopez.
Lopez lands with a shot to the body.
Bautista takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lopez throws a front kick that sends Bautista stumbling back into the cage.
Bautista takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lopez lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Bautista is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lopez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lopez cracks Bautista with a good jab.
A punch lands to the side of Bautista 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bautista has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Bautista moves out of range easily.
Lopez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bautista takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lopez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bautista will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Bautista ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lopez with a nice cross.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez cracks Bautista with an open hand slap.
Bautista looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bautista has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bautista.
Lopez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez throws a leg kick which misses Bautista's front leg but catches the back leg as Bautista tries to avoid it.
Bautista misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Lopez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bautista crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lopez - the referee stops the clock and Bautista gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lopez. Bautista manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bautista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez lands a jab to the nose.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bautista takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel 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.

Bautista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lopez throws the left hand but Bautista avoids the punch easily.
Bautista moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopez throws a one two combo.
Bautista falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lopez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Lopez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lopez.
Lopez works on Bautista's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Lopez.
Lopez lands with a right to the head.
Bautista throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Lopez digs a right hand into Bautista's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bautista's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lopez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bautista dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Bautista's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bautista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bautista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
A head kick from Lopez lands but Bautista takes it in his stride.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
Bautista works the jab nicely.
Lopez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez lands with a nice body kick.

Lopez has closed the distance and engaged Bautista in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Lopez on the inside.
Lopez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bautista or not.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lopez lands with a left to the head.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body.
Bautista misses with some punches.
Lopez lands a left hand.
Lopez lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez digs a right hand into Bautista's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bautista's gas tank.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Lopez on the inside.
Lopez pushes Bautista back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lopez is leaning against Bautista and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bautistas head.
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bautista takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
A short uppercut from Lopez.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Lopez gets through Bautista's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bautista takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a head kick. Bautista tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Lopez drives through and clinches with Bautista against the cage.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Bautista takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lopez.
Bautista is looking to break free of the clinch but Lopez has double underhooks.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body.
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bautistas head.

Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bautista takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bautista lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Bautista throws a hook but Lopez blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez cracks Bautista with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bautista momentarily.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
Bautista shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopez. Bautista shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Lopez throws a hook but Bautista avoids it easily.
Lopez misses the jab.
Miguel Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bautista's head.
Bautista jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Lopez really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lopez wants to clinch.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bautista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bautista is just out of range.
Lopez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bautista lands a right hook to the body.
Lopez tests Bautista's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bautista dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lopez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bautista looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bautista misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Bautista seems unphased.

Lopez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bautista fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Lopez.
Lopez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bautista's efforts to push away.
Bautista trying to stall but Lopez improves his position.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Bautista is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lopez is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Lopez.
Bautista is trying to stall.
Lopez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
Lopez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bautista backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lopez.
Bautista is looking to control Lopez's arms but Lopez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bautista has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Lopez.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lopez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lopez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Lopez.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.

Bautista is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lopez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez digs a right hand underneath Bautista's ribcage. Bautista let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Bautista is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bautista seems to have got his legs back now.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab, jab by Lopez - just one landing.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Lopez keeps Bautista at a distance using the push kick.
Bautista takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bautista on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lopez lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Lopez lands a jab to Bautista's midsection.
Lopez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lopez stuns Bautista with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez cracks Bautista with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lopez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lopez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lopez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez clobbers Bautista with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lopez takes a swing at Bautista's ribcage but misses.
Bautista steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Bautista takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bautista takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lopez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bautista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lopez slips a jab from Bautista.
Bautista throws a combination that misses
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Bautista.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez moves out of range as Bautista strikes.
Lopez misses with a looping right.
Bautista missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez lands a lovely overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bautista throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lopez lands a leg kick that knocks Bautista off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Lopez dominated that fourth 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lopez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That kick from Lopez tenderised Bautista's leg. Bautista is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch lands to the side of Lopez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lopez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautista.
Bautista feints a jab promting Lopez to slip. Bautista then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lopez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bautista avoids the body shot from Lopez.
No joy there for Bautista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bautista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Bautista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bautista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bautista.
Bautista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Bautista staying out of range there.
Bautista ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Bautista takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
Lopez tests Bautista's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bautista misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bautista just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bautista uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
No joy there for Lopez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez lands a head shot.
A jab from Bautista misses.
Bautista throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lopez throws a hook but Bautista avoids it easily.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bautista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bautista works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bautista ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Lopez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bautista's knee momentarily.
Bautista lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bautista.
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Bautista.
Lopez misses with a combination
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bautista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bautista circles away quickly and effectively.
Bautista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Bautista swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lopez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Bautista tries to clinch but Lopez is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista misses with a body shot
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rey Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez misses with a looping left.
Bautista tries to clinch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bautista stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bautista moves out of range of the strikes.
Bautista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bautista swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Lopez.
Bautista gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lopez.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Lopez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lopez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 42:50
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 42:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Lopez! Miguel Lopez retains his lightweight title!