PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dark Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armas Lumpio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Killer
vs
Lumpio

180 cm
22
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

184 cm
22
220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Lumpio!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lumpio rushes Killer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lumpio throws a head punch that misses.
Killer avoids the elbow strike from Lumpio, against the cage.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
Killer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
Killer lands with a left to the head.
Lumpio keeps control of Killer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Killer throws a punch but it's blocked by Lumpio.
Killer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lumpios head.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Killer wants to break free but Lumpio has control.

Killer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lumpio looks to land a left hand but Killer moved out of range nicely.
Lumpio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer tries to clinch but Lumpio is having none of it.
Killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Lumpio circles away.
Lumpio misses with a wild body shot.
Killer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Killer has Lumpio up against the cage in a clinch.
Lumpio 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio dodges an elbow strike from Killer.
Lumpio missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Killer avoiding damage as Lumpio throws knees to the body.
Killer throws an elbow but it misses.
Killer lands a right hand.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Killer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lumpio.
Killer lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Killer.

Lumpio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lumpio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lumpio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lumpio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lumpio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killer tries to clinch
and Lumpio counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lumpio has closed the distance and engaged Killer in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lumpio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Killer blocks it with crossed arms.
Lumpio lands with a right to the head.
Killer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Lumpio breaks from the clinch.

Killer gets a clinch.
Killer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Killer tries to throw a body punch but Lumpio avoids it by throwing Killer back against the cage.
Lumpio missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Killer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lumpio misses with some punches.
Lumpio lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Dark Killer has been cut.
A hook to the body from Killer.
Lumpio takes a shot to the head.
Killer trying to stall but Lumpio improves his position.
Lumpio lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lumpio struggles to land a body shot inside as Killer controls his hands.
Lumpio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Killer swings wildly with an uppercut but Lumpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lumpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Killer avoids the damage to the body.
Lumpio missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio lands an elbow that stopped Killer in his tracks for a moment.
Killer tries a body shot but Lumpio blocks it.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Killer is blocking nicely.
Killer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killer blocking some punches.
Killer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Killer throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Killer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lumpio's brow.
Killer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lumpio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Killer backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio misses with the head strike.
Killer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lumpio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lumpio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lumpio landing knees to the body.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
Killer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lumpio throws a head punch that misses.
Lumpio blocks an elbow strike.
Killer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Lumpio manages to break the clinch.
Lumpio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Killer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lumpio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Killer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lumpio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Killer thuds a left hand into Lumpio's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Killer closes the distance and pushes Lumpio back into the cage.
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 Dark Killer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Killer takes the fight into the clinch.
Lumpio scores with a nice hook to 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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Killer pushes off an throws an elbow but Lumpio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lumpio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Killer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Killer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lumpio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Killer looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lumpio landing knees to the head.
Killer wants to break free but Lumpio has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Killer throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Killer stalling against the cage.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Killer blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Lumpio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lumpio.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Killer backwards.
Armas Lumpio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Killer.
Lumpio misses with some punches.

Lumpio breaks the clinch.
Killer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Killer throws a right hand that Lumpio ducks under and follows up with a left that Lumpio also avoids with ease.
Lumpio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Killer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lumpio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Killer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lumpio throws out the jab.
Killer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Killer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer tries to clinch but Lumpio moves out of range.
Lumpio staying out of range there.
Lumpio throws a big shot that misses.
Lumpio throws a hook but Killer avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lumpio. Killer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lumpio looks to throw the jab but Killer is out of range.
Killer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Killer doesn't manage to clinch there - Lumpio circles away.

Lumpio clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lumpio obliges.
Lumpio blocks a body shot from Killer.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Killer blocks it.
Lumpio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lumpio landing knees to the body.
Killer wants to stall.
Lumpio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Killer's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lumpio blocks an elbow strike.
Lumpio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lumpio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Killer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Killer misses with the head strike.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
Killer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Killer tries a body shot but Lumpio blocks it.
Killer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Killer.

Lumpio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lumpio lands a glancing blow to the side of Killer's head.
Killer wants to clinch but Lumpio slips to the side
and Lumpio counters with a stiff right hand.
Lumpio loads up on a big right hand but Killer slips the punch.
Lumpio swats away the attempt to clinch by Killer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer throws a lazy head kick
and Lumpio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lumpio throws a body shot but no joy.
Killer wants to clinch.
Killer is looking to clinch.
Lumpio is looking to slow Killer down with leg kicks.
Lumpio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Killer.
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!
Killer moves in looking to clinch but Lumpio pushes him off.
Dark Killer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Killer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Killer moves to clinch but Lumpio breaks away
and Lumpio counters with a stiff right hand.
Killer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Lumpio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armas Lumpio 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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Killer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lumpio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Lumpio.
Killer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lumpio counters with a nice uppercut.
Killer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lumpio.
Jab from Lumpio.
Killer misses the shot to the body.
Lumpio misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Killer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lumpio swats away the attempt to clinch by Killer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killer tries to close the distance and clinch but Lumpio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Killer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lumpio throws a right and a left that Killer avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lumpio gets tackled into the cage by Killer. Killer maintains the clinch.
Killer is trying to push Lumpio away but Lumpio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Killer misses with an elbow strike.
Killer is leaning against Lumpio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Killer pushes off an throws an elbow but Lumpio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lumpio landing knees to the head.
Lumpio blocks an elbow strike from Killer.
Killer lands a body punch.

Killer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Killer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Killer is looking to clinch but Lumpio is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Lumpio misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Killer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armas Lumpio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lumpio dodges the punch combination from Killer.
Killer is looking to clinch.
Killer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Killer tries to clinch up but Lumpio circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been told by Killer's head coaches at Beauty School that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Killer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Killer checks a leg kick.
Killer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lumpio throws a hook but Killer avoids it easily.
Killer tries to close the distance and clinch but Lumpio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Lumpio misses the target.
Killer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Killer tries to clinch but Lumpio moves out of range.
Lumpio wants to counter the offense by Killer and move into the clinch position.
Lumpio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Killer's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Killer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lumpio, pushing him back against the cage.
Killer lands an elbow inside that Lumpio shrugs off.
Killer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Killer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Lumpio.
Killer looks to clinch
letting Lumpio counter with a right hand.
Killer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Killer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Killer pushes Lumpio up against the cage in a clinch.
Killer stalling in the clinch but Lumpio improves position.
Lumpio blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Killer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lumpio's brow.
Killer trying to stall but Lumpio improves his position.
Killer misses with an elbow over the top.

Killer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Armas Lumpio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Killer wants to clinch up but Lumpio keeps it at a distance.
Lumpio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Killer wants to clinch.
A lazy left from Lumpio finds it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armas Lumpio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lumpio 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

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