PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Eric Lamela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Atkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lamela
vs
Atkinson

175 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good kicks
Determined

Maximum Vitality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lamela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taylor Atkinson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamela fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Atkinson is out of range.
Atkinson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Atkinson throws a solid leg kick but Lamela takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atkinson.

Atkinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lamela gets through Atkinson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Lamela on the inside.
Lamela keeps control of Atkinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lamela.
Atkinson is trying to break the clinch but Lamela has him pressed against the cage.
Lamela is stalling here.
A right handed body shot lands from Lamela.
Atkinson tries to circle away but Lamela has him pinned against the cage.
Lamela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atkinson backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Lamela.
A knee to the head by Lamela.

It looks like Taylor Atkinson has been cut.
Lamela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Atkinson is rocked!
Lamela lands a knee to the head.
Atkinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lamela finish him?
A short right from Lamela on the inside.
Lamela has Atkinson pushed against the cage.
Lamela lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamela lands a knee to the head.
Lamela breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Atkinson with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Atkinson looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Atkinson 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 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eric Lamela!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Lamela thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.