PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Polvi Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang has chosen Minority - Green Day as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lumpio
vs
Yan Wang

185 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KINGDOM

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Polvi Lumpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lumpio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lumpio moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Lumpio drops his hands momentarily and Wang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wang misses with a looping right.
Wang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lumpio.
Wang digs a good body shot into Lumpio's ribs.
Wang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lumpio moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Polvi Lumpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lumpio ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Lumpio wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.

Wang tries to keep at a distance but Lumpio has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio pushes off an throws an elbow but Wang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lumpio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wang's face.
Lumpio looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Wang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lumpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wang.
Wang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lumpio missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio tries to throw a body punch but Wang avoids it by throwing Lumpio back against the cage.

Wang breaks the clinch.
Wang cracks a nice hook into Lumpio's ribs.
Wang misses with a body shot.
Lumpio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio blocks a head kick by Wang.
Wang misses the shot to the body.
Lumpio tries a head kick but it misses.
Lumpio lands with a kick to the temple. Wang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wang misses with an uppercut.
Lumpio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lumpio tries to land a leg kick but Wang saw it coming and moves away.
Lumpio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wang's sensitive parts.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lumpio was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
Lumpio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lumpio tries to close the distance and clinch but Wang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wang. Lumpio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lumpio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lumpio tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
A head kick misses from Lumpio.
Lumpio connects with a leg kick. Wang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wang blocks a low kick nicely.
Lumpio is looking to clinch.
Lumpio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang lands with a cross.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio wants to clinch.
Lumpio misses with a low kick.
Lumpio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lumpio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lumpio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lumpio - the referee stops the clock and Wang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lumpio. Wang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Lumpio misses
and Wang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lumpio thinking.
Lumpio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polvi Lumpio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lumpio is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Wang.

Lumpio clinches.

Wang manages to break the clinch.
Wang misses with a right hand
and Lumpio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Polvi Lumpio is winning the standup battle so far.
Lumpio looks to throw a body kick
and Wang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lumpio wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lumpio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lumpio tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio looks for the body kick but Wang saw that one coming.
Lumpio tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang loads up on a big right hand but Lumpio slips the punch.
Lumpio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Lumpio clinches with his opponent.
Lumpio lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Ting Yan Wang has been cut.
Wang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wang is trying to break the clinch but Lumpio is controlling him.
Wang lands a nice shot to the body.
Lumpio is leaning against Wang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lumpio stalling in the clinch but Wang improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lumpio wants to land a leg kick but Wang is out of range.
Wang keeps the fight on the outside.
Wang jabs Lumpio right on the nose. Lumpio blinks but takes it well.
Lumpio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lumpio.
Lumpio throws a head kick that misses.
Lumpio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lumpio throws a low kick but Wang avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang looks to throw the jab but Lumpio is out of range.
Lumpio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Lumpio is rocked!
Wang looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Wang backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Lumpio's temple! It sends Lumpio violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Wang celebrates and the doctors try to help Lumpio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Ting Yan Wang!
A very excited looking Ting Yan Wang rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.