PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Adama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lopez
vs
Adama

186 cm
23
199 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Adama!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adama misses with a body kick.
Adama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Adama.
Adama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez tried to score with a low kick but Adama checks it.
Adama falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Adama won't allow Lopez to pass to mount.
Adama is trying to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lopez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adama's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lopez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Adama sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez not doing much here.
Lopez wants to free his trapped foot but Adama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Adama is in trouble now - Lopez has advanced to mount!
Adama is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Lopez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Adama to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Adama shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adama blocking the ground and pound.
Lopez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lopez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lopez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lopez tries to control but Adama wriggling away.
Adama is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lopez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Lopez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez thowing shots but they're missing.
Lopez controlling the pace for now.
Adama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.

Lopez looking to secure an arm triangle but Adama defends it well.
Adama wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with a couple of short strikes.
Lopez controlling from mount.

Lopez has control of Adama's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Adama regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Lopez dominated that round.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lopez scores with a head kick. Adama tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like William Adama has been cut.
Lopez throws a head kick but Adama moves out of range.
Adama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adama slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Adama.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Adama misses with a head kick.
Adama misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws a jab when Adama was well out of range.
Adama thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adama throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Adama avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Adama misses with a wild combination.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Adama.
Adama looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Adama misses with a few strikes there.
Adama throws a series of strikes that have Lopez backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
A head kick from Lopez lands but Adama takes it in his stride.
Adama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adama takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Adama misses.
Adama misses the shot to the body.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Adama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adama fails to land with a series of punches.
Adama blocks the body kick.
Adama fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lopez checks it well.
Adama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lopez lands with a slapping head kick.
Adama throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adama thuds his right hand into Lopez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adama misses with a kick to the body.
Adama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adama is looking to score with low kicks.
Adama looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez lands a head kick. Adama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That kick from Adama tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Adama blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Adama tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Adama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Adama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a head kick but Adama moves out of range.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Adama moves out of range easily.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adama throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses
and Adama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lopez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Adama if he has to take too many more of those.
Adama is breathing heavily.
Adama on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lopez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adama counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adama throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adama. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lopez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Adama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lopez scores with a leg kick.
Jose Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Adama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Adama.
Lopez connects with a high kick.

Adama is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Lopez and Adama falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Lopez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jose Lopez!
A relieved looking Jose Lopez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.