PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosti Lom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kosti Lom enters the cage!

Dammon
vs
Lom

196 cm
37
269 lbs
36 - 14 - 1

190 cm
32
265 lbs
33 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosti Lom!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dammon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lom.
Lom throws a series of punches but Dammon moves out of range.
Lom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good standup being displayed there by Lom as he connects with a hook.
Dammon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lom feints and then cracks Dammon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dammon down.
Lom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Lom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dammon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dammon under the eye.
Dammon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lom.
Dammon throwing a counter right hand but Lom manages to avoid it.
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!
Dammon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dammon.
Dammon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lom.
Nice straight punches there by Lom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lom.
Dammon moves out of range of the body kick.
Dammon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lom was well out of range. Poor timing from Dammon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dammon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lom.
Lom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dammon.
Dammon loads up on a big right hand but Lom slips the punch.
Dammon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dammon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dammon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dammon misses with a straight right.
Lom slips a jab and a cross from Dammon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dammon. Lom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Dammon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Dammon misses.
Dammon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dammon.
Dammon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lom throws out a loose jab but Dammon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dammon throws a big counter combination but Lom scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dammon misses.
Lom takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Lom throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dammon to counter with a crisp jab.
Lom throws a lazy right hand but Dammon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick from Lom lands but Dammon takes it in his stride.
Lom throws a jab but it's blocked by Dammon.
Lom throws a leg kick but Dammon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dammon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dammon throws a hook but Lom avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Dammon misses.
Dammon takes a swing at Lom's ribcage but misses.
Dammon lands a nice shot to the body.
Lom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dammons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lom misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dammon.
It looked like Dammon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lom.
Lom throws a series of punches but Dammon moves out of range.
Lom throws a lazy body kick
letting Dammon counter with a right hand.
Dammon stuns Lom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dammon looks to land a left hand but Lom moved out of range nicely.
Lom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dammon at a distance.
Lom throws a big shot that misses.

Lom clinches up with Dammon and pushes him back against the cage.
Dammon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lom.
A short uppercut from Dammon.

It looks like Kosti Lom has been cut.
Lom misses with an elbow over the top.
Lom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dammon lands a shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lom.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Dammon.
Dammon misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon prevents a body shot from Lom.
Dammon misses with a body punch.
Dammon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dammon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lom backwards.
Lom prevents a body shot from Dammon.
Lom digs a right hand underneath Dammon's ribcage. Dammon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lom lands with a short shot to the head.
Lom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lom tries to stall but Dammon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Dammon.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lom misses with an elbow over the top.
Lom misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lom lands an elbow inside that Dammon shrugs off.
Dammon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dammon backwards.
Dammon struggles to land a body shot inside as Lom controls his hands.
Lom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kosti Lom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kosti Lom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dammon lands a right hook to the body.
Dammon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lom loads up on a big right hand but Dammon slips the punch.
Lom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dammon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lom misses with a looping right.
Dammon throwing a counter right hand but Lom manages to avoid it.
Lom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dammon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dammon throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Lom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Matt Dammon is winning the standup battle so far.
Dammon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dammon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dammon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dammon. Lom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lom.
Dammon throws a big counter combination but Lom scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dammon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dammon throws out the jab.
Lom misses the shot to the body.
Dammon throws an overhand right that lands on Lom's shoulder, as Lom tries to avoid the shot.
Lom moves out of range of the strikes.
Dammon just misses with a punch to the body.
Lom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dammon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kosti Lom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lom throws a sloppy head kick and Dammon moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Dammon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dammon throws a jab when Lom was well out of range.
Dammon loads up on a big right hand but Lom slips the punch.
Lom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lom lands a nice shot to the body.
Lom lands with a straight right. Dammon didn't see that one coming.
Dammon throws a combination that misses
and Lom comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Dammon stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Lom is on him like rabid pit bull! Dammon slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kosti Lom!
Kosti Lom is the new heavyweight champion!
Matt Dammon spoke after the fight, saying 'Liro is great. Congrats'.