PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Armas Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Killer

184 cm
20
220 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very strong

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Lumpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Killer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lumpio can pounce on him.

Killer closes the distance and clinches.
Lumpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Killer avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Killer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Killer is blocking nicely.
Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Killer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Killer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Killer has closed the distance and engaged Lumpio in a clinch.
Lumpio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Killer blocks it with crossed arms.
Killer lands a shoulder strike.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Killer managing to block the knees to the body from Lumpio.
Lumpio swings wildly with an uppercut but Killer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
Killer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lumpio backwards.
Killer gets through Lumpio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lumpio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killer backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer working aggressively here.
Killer told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lumpio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Killers head.
Killer effectively controlling the action here.
Killer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killer tries to stall but Lumpio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Killer blocks it.
Killer is trying to maintain a safe position but Lumpio gets an underhook and turns Killer into the ropes.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lumpio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Killer to work.
A short right from Killer on the inside.
Killer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lumpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Lumpio uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Killer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lumpio avoids it.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Killer is blocking nicely.
Lumpio being controlled against the ropes.
Lumpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Killer.
Killer throws a head punch that misses.
Killer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Killer as the two fighters clinch.
Lumpio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Killer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lumpio connects with a crisp jab.

Killer pushes Lumpio up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lumpio blocks an uppercut.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Killer is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dark Killer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lumpio misses with a hook.
Lumpio lands a really nice looking cross but Killer seems unphased.
Dark Killer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Killer moves into the clinch.
Killer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Killer throws a head punch that misses.
Killer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Killer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killer misses with a punch on the inside.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Killer misses with the head strike.
Killer tries to throw a body punch but Lumpio avoids it by throwing Killer back against the ropes.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Dark Killer has been cut.
Killer wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer.
Lumpio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Killer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Killer throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Killer.
A head punch on the inside from Killer fails to land.
Killer managing to block the knees to the body from Lumpio.
A nice left hand lands by Killer.
Lumpio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Killer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Killer misses with some punches.
Killer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lumpios head.
Lumpio lands a damaging elbow.
Lumpio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lumpio misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lumpio.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Killer blocks it.
Killer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lumpio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lumpio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lumpio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lumpio blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lumpio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lumpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
Lumpio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Killer misses with a body punch.
Killer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lumpio throws a punch but it's blocked by Killer.
Killer misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer.
Killer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Killer lands a body shot.
Killer taking a breather.
Lumpio trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killer lands a hook that snaps the head of Lumpio backwards.
Killer tries to stall but Lumpio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Killer tries to work over Lumpio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dark Killer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dark Killer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Killer clinches with his opponent.
Armas Lumpio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Killer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lumpio lands a nice knee to the body.
Killer tries to stall but Lumpio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Killer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Lumpio.
Lumpio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lumpio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lumpio misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lumpio keeps control of Killer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.
Lumpio has a couple of punches blocked by Killer.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Lumpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lumpio.
Killer lands with a left to the head.
Killer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killer blocks an elbow strike from Lumpio.
Killer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Killer digs a right hand underneath Lumpio's ribcage. Lumpio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Killer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lumpio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lumpio throws an elbow that misses.
Killer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killer throws a punch but it's blocked by Lumpio.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Killer gets through Lumpio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dark Killer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killer avoids the elbow strike from Lumpio, against the ropes.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Killer blocks it.
Lumpio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Killer misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Killer blocks it with crossed arms.
Killer trying to stall but Lumpio improves his position.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Killer blocks it.
Good body shot from Killer.
Killer lands with a short shot to the head.
Killer slowing the pace effectively.
Lumpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Killer.
A short left from Killer.
Lumpio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lumpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Killer avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lumpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Killer is defending well for now.
Lumpio pushes off an throws an elbow but Killer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Killer lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Killer manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dark Killer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Killer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dark Killer!
During a confident post fight interview, Dark Killer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.