PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lapu Lapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Damozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lapu
vs
Damozzi

188 cm
33
205 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

187 cm
31
213 lbs
24 - 17 - 5

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
Arcticus University: London

Voodoo 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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Lapu Lapu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 5, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Damozzi!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Damozzi blocks the leg kick.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Lapu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lapu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Damozzi moves in looking to clinch but Lapu pushes him off.
Damozzi looks to clinch
and Lapu counters with a straight right hand.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but Lapu circles away and keeps his distance.
Lapu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lapu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lapu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lapu paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Damozzi gets a clinch.
Damozzi misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lapu.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.

Lapu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Damozzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damozzi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lapu counters with a head kick.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
Lapu tried to counter with a leg kick but Damozzi avoided it.
Damozzi wants to clinch up but Lapu keeps it at a distance.
Lapu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapu circles away.
Lapu swats away the attempt to clinch by Damozzi.
As Damozzi backs away, Lapu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Damozzi instigates a clinch.
Damozzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lapu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi pushes Lapu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapu blocking some punches.
Lapu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damozzi's elbow.
Lapu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Damozzi.

Lapu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lapu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but Lapu circles away and keeps his distance.
Damozzi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lapu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but Lapu circles away.
Damozzi moves to clinch but Lapu breaks away
and Lapu counters with an inside leg kick.
Damozzi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good work by Damozzi as he checks the leg kick.
Damozzi closes the distance but Lapu moves to the side
and Lapu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Damozzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damozzi tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lapu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Lapu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lapu throws a head kick that misses.

Damozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi blocks a body shot from Lapu.
Lapu lands a body punch.
Lapu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lapu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lapu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Lapu misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lapu.
Lapu gets through Damozzi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lapu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Lapu.

Lapu breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Lapu misses the target.
Damozzi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lapu counters with a left to the body.
Lapu throws a push kick but Damozzi slaps the foot to one side.
Lapu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damozzi darts in trying to clinch
and Lapu counters with a thumping low kick.
Damozzi tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lapu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lapu is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lapu Lapu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Damozzi tries to clinch
and Damozzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Damozzi tries to clinch but Lapu moves out of range.
Lapu is looking to counter with a body kick.
Lapu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lapu looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Damozzi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Damozzi closes the distance and clinches.
Damozzi lands with a left to the head.
Lapu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Damozzi working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Damozzi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi blocks an uppercut.
Frank Damozzi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lapu has a couple of punches blocked by Damozzi.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Lapu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Lapu lands a hook that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Lapu tries to stall but Damozzi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lapu leaning against his opponent.

Lapu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lapu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lapu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lapu throws a front kick that sends Damozzi stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi wants to clinch
letting Lapu counter with a right hand.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
Lapu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Damozzi drives through and clinches with Lapu against the cage.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
Lapu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lapu misses with a punch to the body.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damozzi.
Lapu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lapu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
Damozzi prevents a body shot from Lapu.

Lapu breaks the clinch.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damozzi wants to clinch.
Lapu feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapu circles away.
Lapu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Damozzi moves to clinch but Lapu breaks away
and Lapu counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damozzi tries to clinch but Lapu is having none of it.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapu circles away.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damozzi tries to clinch up
and Lapu counters with a nice leg kick.
Lapu throws out a leg kick but Damozzi moves out of range and Lapu only half commits.
Damozzi tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi moves to clinch but Lapu breaks away
and Lapu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but Lapu circles away.
It appears Lapu was looking to counter with a kick there.
Damozzi tries to clinch up.
Lapu throws a big counter combination but Damozzi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lapu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi is looking to clinch.
Lapu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Damozzi tries to clinch but Lapu moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lapu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Damozzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damozzi lands an uppercut.
Damozzi misses with the head strike.
Lapu has Damozzi pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lapu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Lapu breaks from the clinch.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lapu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lapu circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Damozzi pushes Lapu up against the cage in a clinch.
Lapu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Lapu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lapu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damozzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapu.

Damozzi forces Lapu back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Damozzi fails to land.
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!
Lapu working aggressively here.
A short left from Lapu.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lapu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lapu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Damozzi scores with a nice hook to the head.

Lapu manages to break the clinch.
Damozzi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lapu Lapu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Damozzi tries to clinch but Lapu moves out of range.
Lapu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lapu lands with a kick to the ribs.

Damozzi moves into the clinch.
Damozzi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lapu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Damozzi.
Damozzi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Lapu.
Lapu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lapu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
Damozzi lands a shoulder strike.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lapu.
Damozzi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lapu blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damozzi has a couple of punches blocked by Lapu.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Lapu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Damozzi can do to turn this around?

Lapu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damozzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapu circles away.
Lapu is looking to counter with a body kick.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lapu counters with a head kick. That will keep Damozzi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lapu lands a jab to the nose.
Lapu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Damozzi takes the fight into the clinch.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damozzi.
Lapu misses with the head strike.

Lapu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frank Damozzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Damozzi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lapu counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lapu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lapu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Damozzi tries to clinch but Lapu moves out of range.
Lapu throwing a counter right hand but Damozzi manages to avoid it.
Damozzi tries to clinch but Lapu is having none of it.
Damozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damozzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lapu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damozzi is looking to clinch but Lapu is avoiding it.
Lapu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damozzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damozzi tries to clinch up but Lapu circles away and keeps his distance.

Damozzi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lapu, pushing him back against the cage.
Lapu misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lapu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Damozzi backwards.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Damozzi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lapu lands a left hand.
Lapu blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Lapu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damozzi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lapu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lapu Lapu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Damozzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damozzi tries to clinch there but Lapu circles away.
Lapu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lapu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Damozzi clinches up with Lapu and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lapu.
Lapu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lapu blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damozzi misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lapu.
Lapu misses with some punches.
Damozzi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lapu blocking some punches.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
Damozzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lapu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damozzi.
Damozzi throws a head punch that misses.
Lapu blocking some punches.
Damozzi misses with a punch on the inside.
Damozzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lapu Lapu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lapu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lapu Lapu!
An out of breath Lapu Lapu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.