PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alessio Legionarius (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?

Legionarius
vs
Lumpio

185 cm
37
208 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

184 cm
24
220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Lethal high kicks
Very strong

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 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Legionarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Lumpio!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legionarius wants to slow Lumpio down by chopping away at his legs.
Lumpio lands a leg kick that knocks Legionarius off balance momentarily.
Legionarius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lumpio.
Lumpio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lumpio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Legionarius closes the distance and clinches.
We've been informed that Lumpio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lumpio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Legionarius misses with some punches.
Lumpio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Legionarius lands with a light punch inside.
Legionarius lands a good knee to the midsection. Lumpio won't want to take too many of those.
Lumpio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio lands a nice elbow.
Lumpio connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Legionarius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Legionarius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Legionarius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Legionarius throws a low kick, looking for Lumpio's leg but Lumpio calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big right from Lumpio misses.
Legionarius blocks a leg kick.
Legionarius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lumpio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Legionarius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lumpio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lumpio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Legionarius with a body shot.
Armas Lumpio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legionarius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legionarius walks into a straight right hand from Lumpio.
Legionarius tries to clinch there but Lumpio circles away.
Legionarius is looking to clinch.
Legionarius blocks a jab.

Legionarius forces Lumpio back against the cage and clinches.
Lumpio trying to land knees to the body.
Lumpio lands a hook that snaps the head of Legionarius backwards.
Legionarius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Legionarius breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Legionarius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Legionarius tries to clinch up.
Lumpio tries to counter with a clinch but Legionarius shakes him off and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legionarius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Legionarius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legionarius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lumpio lands with a right hand.
Legionarius lunges at Lumpio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lumpio's hand.
Lumpio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lumpio misses with a looping left.
Legionarius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Legionarius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lumpio moves away.
Legionarius takes a swing at Lumpio's ribcage but misses.
Legionarius throws the kick towards the body but Lumpio avoids it.
Legionarius throws a leg kick which misses Lumpio's front leg but catches the back leg as Lumpio tries to avoid it.
Legionarius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lumpio checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Legionarius pushes Lumpio up against the cage in a clinch.
Legionarius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lumpio avoids it.
Legionarius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lumpio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Legionarius is looking to break free of the clinch but Lumpio has double underhooks.
Lumpio scores with a knee to the head.
Legionarius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lumpio lands an uppercut.
Lumpio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Legionarius takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lumpio keeps control of Legionarius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Legionarius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lumpio struggles to land a body shot inside as Legionarius controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lumpio throws an elbow but misses.
Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Lumpio avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the cage.
Lumpio connects with a knee to the head.
Lumpio blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius tries to throw a body punch but Lumpio avoids it by throwing Legionarius back against the cage.
Legionarius is trying to force a seperation but Lumpio has the dominant position.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Legionarius blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lumpio managing to block the knees to the body from Legionarius.
Lumpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Legionarius is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Legionarius.
Legionarius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lumpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Legionarius is defending well for now.
Lumpio lands an uppercut.
Legionarius lands a nice shot to the body.
Legionarius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legionarius can't find room to land a body shot as Lumpio controls the action.
Lumpio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Legionarius has a couple of punches blocked by Lumpio.
Lumpio avoiding damage as Legionarius throws knees to the body.
Legionarius tries to break the clinch but Lumpio is controlling the position.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Legionarius blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Armas Lumpio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lumpio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Legionarius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Legionarius walks into a jab.
Legionarius doesn't manage to clinch there - Lumpio circles away.
Lumpio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Legionarius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lumpio.
The fighters circling - Lumpio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Legionarius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lumpio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Legionarius.
Legionarius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legionarius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lumpio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Lumpio.
Legionarius is looking to clinch but Lumpio is avoiding it.
Legionarius thumps Lumpio with a low kick.
Alessio Legionarius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Legionarius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legionarius avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lumpio's sensitive parts.
Lumpio lands a glancing blow to the side of Legionarius's head.
Legionarius is looking to wear down Lumpio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lumpio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lumpio throws a leg kick but Legionarius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Legionarius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lumpio misses with a straight right.
Lumpio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Lumpio.
Legionarius scores with a kick to the body.
Lumpio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Legionarius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lumpio counters with a left and a right that stings Legionarius.
A swing and a miss from Legionarius.
Lumpio looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lumpio connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legionarius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lumpio.
A slow jab from Legionarius misses its intended target.
Alessio Legionarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lumpio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Legionarius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Legionarius lands with a slapping head kick.
Lumpio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Legionarius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lumpio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Legionarius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lumpio counters by moving into the clinch.
Legionarius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lumpio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Legionarius's face.

Legionarius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lumpio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Legionarius.
Lumpio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lumpio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio lands a lovely overhand right.
Legionarius is looking to clinch but Lumpio is avoiding it.
Legionarius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lumpio backs up against the cage.
Legionarius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Legionarius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Lumpio tries to keep at a distance but Legionarius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Legionarius tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lumpio avoids it.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Legionarius is looking to control Lumpio's arms but Lumpio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Legionarius has his back to the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lumpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Legionarius's brow.
Armas Lumpio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Legionarius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Legionarius avoiding damage as Lumpio throws knees to the body.
Lumpio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Legionarius's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legionarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Legionarius lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legionarius tries to land a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks with his arms.
Lumpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Legionarius blocks it with crossed arms.
Lumpio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legionarius backwards.
Legionarius blocking some punches.
Legionarius tries to break the clinch but Lumpio is controlling the position.
Legionarius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Legionarius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lumpio or not.
Legionarius tries to circle away but Lumpio has him pinned against the cage.
Legionarius misses with an elbow strike.

Legionarius breaks from the clinch.
Lumpio thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Legionarius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lumpio slips a jab and a cross from Legionarius.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

Legionarius explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Armas Lumpio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legionarius stuns Lumpio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Legionarius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Legionarius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Legionarius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lumpio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Legionarius throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Legionarius.
Legionarius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lumpio. Lumpio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Lumpio does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legionarius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Legionarius looks for the body kick but Lumpio saw that one coming.
Legionarius tries to clinch up.
Lumpio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Legionarius wants to clinch up but Lumpio keeps it at a distance.
Lumpio is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lumpio connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legionarius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lumpio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legionarius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lumpio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Legionarius doesn't manage to clinch there - Lumpio circles away.
Legionarius throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Lumpio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Legionarius wants to clinch.
Lumpio appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Legionarius clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lumpio.
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.
Legionarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Legionarius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lumpio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Legionarius backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Legionarius.
Legionarius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Legionarius has a couple of punches blocked by Lumpio.
Lumpio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Legionarius avoids it.
Lumpio throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Legionarius.

Legionarius manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lumpio.
Legionarius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Legionarius throws a front kick that sends Lumpio stumbling back into the cage.

Legionarius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Legionarius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Legionarius tries to land knees in the clinch but Lumpio avoids the damage to the body.
Legionarius digs a right hand into Lumpio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lumpio's gas tank.
Lumpio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Legionarius working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Legionarius.
Lumpio blocks a body shot from Legionarius.
Lumpio throws a punch but it's blocked by Legionarius.
Legionarius lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio misses with a knee to the head.
Legionarius misses with a punch to the body.
Legionarius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lumpio blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Legionarius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legionarius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lumpio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alessio Legionarius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lumpio works over Legionarius's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Lumpio looks to land a combination but Legionarius avoids it well.
Lumpio tries to clinch there but Legionarius circles away.
Legionarius moves away from the strike by Lumpio.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alessio Legionarius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lumpio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

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