PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hideki Matsuyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsuyama comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem feat. Nate Dogg - Till I Collapse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Matsuyama
vs
Lumpio

188 cm
38
209 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

184 cm
23
220 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hideki Matsuyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Lumpio!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuyama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lumpio misses with a left hand

and Matsuyama counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matsuyama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Matsuyama.
Lumpio lands a nice knee to the body.
Lumpio misses with a punch to the body.
Lumpio blocks an uppercut.
Matsuyama throws a head punch that misses.
Matsuyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lumpio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Matsuyama lands with a right to the head.
Lumpio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Matsuyama can't find room to land a body shot as Lumpio controls the action.
Lumpio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lumpio misses with some punches.
Matsuyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsuyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsuyama.
Matsuyama tries to throw a body punch but Lumpio avoids it by throwing Matsuyama back against the cage.
Lumpio's coach down at Gangsterdamage was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lumpio's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Matsuyama tries a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks it.
Lumpio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matsuyama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matsuyama is working Lumpio over against the cage.
Lumpio takes a shot to the head.
Lumpio blocks an uppercut.
Matsuyama is leaning against Lumpio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matsuyama scores with a shot to the side of Lumpio's head.
Matsuyama misses with some punches.
Lumpio scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Hideki Matsuyama has been cut.
Lumpio connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Lumpio.
Matsuyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lumpio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuyama working aggressively here.
Lumpio lands with a short shot to the head.
Lumpio lands a damaging elbow.
Lumpio missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio prevents a body shot from Matsuyama.
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Matsuyama lands with a left to the head.
Matsuyama blocks an uppercut.
Lumpio takes a shot to the head.
Lumpio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matsuyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsuyama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsuyama misses with some punches.
Matsuyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsuyama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Lumpio breaks the clinch.
Lumpio misses with a lunging right hand
and Matsuyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lumpio thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuyama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lumpio's head backwards.
Lumpio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matsuyama throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Matsuyama moves out of range as Lumpio strikes.
Matsuyama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matsuyama lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Matsuyama looks to land a left hand but Lumpio moved out of range nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Lumpio as he connects with a hook.
Lumpio throws the left hand but Matsuyama avoids the punch easily.
Lumpio looks to throw the jab but Matsuyama is out of range.
Lumpio misses with a lunging right hand
and Matsuyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lumpio thinking.
Matsuyama defending well as Lumpio loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuyama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lumpio scores with a punch to the head.
Matsuyama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matsuyama takes a swing at Lumpio's ribcage but misses.
Matsuyama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lumpio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lumpio. Matsuyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lumpio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lumpio throws a right hand that misses
and Matsuyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armas Lumpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsuyama misses with a looping right.
Lumpio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lumpio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matsuyama counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideki Matsuyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hideki Matsuyama's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Matsuyama lands with a right hand.
Lumpio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matsuyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lumpio avoids the body shot from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matsuyama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lumpio on the side of the head.
Matsuyama tests Lumpio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lumpio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matsuyama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matsuyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lumpio.
Matsuyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lumpio can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuyama digs a good body shot into Lumpio's ribs.

Lumpio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lumpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama pushes Lumpio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuyama throws a head punch that misses.
Matsuyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsuyama is looking to control Lumpio's arms but Lumpio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matsuyama has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Matsuyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lumpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsuyama is defending well for now.
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Matsuyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matsuyama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matsuyama blocking some punches.
Matsuyama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matsuyama blocks a body shot from Lumpio.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hideki Matsuyama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Matsuyama blocks with his arms.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matsuyama blocks it with crossed arms.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsuyama avoids it.
Matsuyama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsuyama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Matsuyama blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsuyama cracks Lumpio with a nice body shot.
Lumpio is breathing heavily.
Lumpio throws a head punch that misses.
Matsuyama working aggressively here.
A short right from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matsuyama lands an uppercut.

Lumpio is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matsuyama.
Lumpio is still on wobbly legs! Can Matsuyama finish him?
Matsuyama breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Lumpio with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Lumpio looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Lumpio get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hideki Matsuyama!
After winning the bout, Hideki Matsuyama thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.