PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armas Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orange has chosen Garden of Eden as his entrance music. Rafael Orange will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lumpio
vs
Orange

184 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Lumpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Orange!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Orange, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lumpio misses with a hook. Orange ducked under it nicely.
Orange throws a nice looking combination but Lumpio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lumpio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orange.
Orange misses with the combination.
Orange slips a jab from Lumpio.
Orange misses with a double jab.
Orange thows a body shot but no joy.
Lumpio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orange fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orange staying out of range there.
Lumpio misses with an uppercut
and Orange counters with a one-two to the body.
Orange has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orange there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rafael Orange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orange looks winded!
Lumpio misses the shot to the body.
Orange keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lumpio.
No joy there for Orange, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orange rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lumpio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lumpio fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio misses with a straight right.

Orange moves into the clinch.
Lumpio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lumpio swings wildly with an uppercut but Orange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orange throws a punch but it's blocked by Lumpio.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Orange is blocking nicely.
Lumpio lands a knee to the body.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lumpio.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Lumpio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Orange's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio misses with a body punch.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Rafael Orange has been cut.
Lumpio misses with an elbow over the top.
Orange wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lumpio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lumpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orange blocks it with crossed arms.
Lumpio scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lumpio landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lumpio fails to land.
Lumpio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Orange's face.
Knees to the body from Lumpio.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lumpio.
Lumpio tries to work over Orange's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lumpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lumpio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orange blocks an uppercut.
Lumpio could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lumpio scores with a knee to the head.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Orange blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Lumpio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armas Lumpio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Orange's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lumpio misses with a hook. Orange ducked under it nicely.
Orange slips a straight right by Lumpio.
Lumpio looks to land a right hand but Orange moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Orange.
Orange slips a straight right by Lumpio.
Orange throws a right and a left that Lumpio avoids nicely.
Orange moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lumpio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lumpio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Lumpio pushes Orange up against the cage in a clinch.
Lumpio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head.
Orange is breathing heavily.
Lumpio lands a good knee to the midsection. Orange won't want to take too many of those.
Lumpio lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lumpio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Lumpio scores with a knee to the head.
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lumpio connects with a knee to the head.
Lumpio lands with a short shot to the head.
Lumpio lands a nice knee to the body.
Lumpio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orange's defenses.
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lumpio working Orange over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange blocks an elbow strike from Lumpio.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lumpio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Orange blocks with his arms.
Lumpio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lumpio avoids a wild elbow strike from Orange.
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Lumpio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Lumpio.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Orange is blocking nicely.
Armas Lumpio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orange has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lumpio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Orange is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Lumpio.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!

Orange is rocked!
Lumpio landing knees to the body.
Orange is still on wobbly legs! Can Lumpio finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Lumpio connects with a knee to the head.
Orange looking to slow down the pace here.
Orange seems to have recovered his senses.
Lumpio lands a good knee to the midsection. Orange won't want to take too many of those.
Lumpio landing knees to the head.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lumpio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Orange avoids a wild elbow strike from Lumpio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armas Lumpio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Orange's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Orange avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Orange avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Orange throws a series of punches but Lumpio moves out of range.
Lumpio scores with a three punch combo!
Lumpio dodges the punch combination from Orange.
Orange slips a straight right by Lumpio.
Lumpio loads up on a big right hand but Orange slips the punch.
Lumpio misses with a left hand
and Orange counters with a two punch combo.
Orange steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lumpio.
Lumpio misses with an uppercut. Orange saw that one coming.
Orange slips under a jab from Lumpio.
Lumpio fails to land with a series of punches.
Lumpio looks to throw the jab but Orange is out of range.
Orange throws a series of punches but Lumpio avoids them all with ease.
Orange takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio throws a jab when Orange was well out of range.
Orange swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lumpio throws out a loose jab but Orange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lumpio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orange's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Lumpio misses the target.
Orange uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lumpio.
Orange uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lumpio.
Rafael Orange is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Orange.
A telegraphed right hand from Lumpio misses the target.
A combination from Lumpio does no damage.
A big left from Lumpio misses.
Lumpio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lumpio misses with a looping right.
Lumpio throws a leg kick but Orange sees it coming and moves out of range.
Armas Lumpio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lumpio.
Orange fails to land with a series of punches.
Lumpio looks to land a right hand but Orange moved out of range.
Lumpio is looking to land body kicks.
Lumpio loads up on a big right hand but Orange slips the punch.
Lumpio tries to score with a low kick but Orange moves his leg out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Lumpio.
Lumpio throws a good cross that connects.
Orange avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Lumpio closes the distance and clinches.
Lumpio connects with a knee to the head.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio has Orange pressed against the cage, preventing Orange from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lumpio scores with a knee to the head.
Lumpio struggles to land a body shot inside as Orange controls his hands.
Orange is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lumpio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Orange's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Orange takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lumpio lands a knee to the head.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Orange blocks with his arms.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armas Lumpio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lumpio 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armas Lumpio!