PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarpi Koinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lambert comes to the cage accompanied by Aaron Lewis - Country Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lambert
vs
Koinen

187 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Victory! Sports Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarpi Koinen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koinen feints a jab promting Lambert to slip. Koinen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lambert slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Lambert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lambert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lambert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lambert lands a couple of elbows.
Koinen looking to control.
Lambert working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lambert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lambert slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lambert trying to control but Koinen is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lambert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lambert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lambert chips away with some ground and pound.
Koinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lambert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lambert throwing strikes but missing.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Koinen keeps moving.
Lambert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lambert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert with a nice head shot there.
Koinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lambert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lambert postures up and lands a big shot to Koinen's brow.
Lambert throws a big elbow that misses.
Lambert is looking to work some ground and pound but Koinen has wrist control.
Lambert content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lambert with a nice head shot there.
Koinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koinen looks winded!
Lambert trying to control but Koinen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lambert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Koinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koinen wants to sweep here but Lambert controlling him for the moment.
Lambert engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lambert has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lambert lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lambert trying to control but Koinen is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lambert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Koinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lambert sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lambert scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lambert dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lambert fails to land the takedown.
Koinen throws a big shot that misses.
Lambert wants to clinch up but Koinen keeps it at a distance.
Lambert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koinen throws a looping overhand right but Lambert ducks down to avoid it.
Lambert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koinen tests Lambert's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koinen throws a leg kick but Lambert sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lambert dives in and grabs Koinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koinen pushes down on Lambert's head and hops out.
It seemed like Koinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lambert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koinen.
Lambert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koinen leaves Lambert with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koinen throws a jab when Lambert was well out of range.

Lambert closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lambert lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert postures up in Koinen's guard and throws a big left but Koinen blocks it.
Lambert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koinen's head.
Lambert postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lambert lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lambert landing some decent shots from guard.
Koinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lambert is in close to Koinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Koinen is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Koinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lambert stays in close to Koinen's body and controls the position.
Koinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lambert works over Koinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Lambert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lambert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Koinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Lambert makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Koinen is rocked!
Lambert is working Koinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koinen is still in real trouble! Can Lambert finish him?
Lambert advances position into side control!
Lambert remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Lambert landing a few strikes.
Koinen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Lambert's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Koinen seems a little lost for a moment, as Lambert dominates the positioning.
Lambert grinds an elbow into Koinen's temple.
Lambert lands an elbow.
Lambert has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Koinen!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert lands a big elbow - Koinen is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Koinen is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mike Lambert!
An out of breath Mike Lambert thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.