PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olongo Lampanga (ranked 5118 p4p, 525 weight class) and Amoo Sia Mack (ranked 3200 p4p, 351 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lampanga
vs
Sia Mack

193 cm
26
246 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
24
224 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ace of Spades Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Olongo Lampanga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amoo Sia Mack!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sia Mack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lampanga seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sia Mack tries to clinch up.
Lampanga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lampanga lands with a hook. Sia Mack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Amoo Sia Mack has been cut.
Lampanga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sia Mack walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sia Mack with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lampanga to score with a decent uppercut.
Lampanga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sia Mack.
Sia Mack is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lampanga with a body shot.
Olongo Lampanga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Sia Mack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sia Mack throws out a loose jab but Lampanga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lampanga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sia Mack.
Lampanga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lampanga misses with a double jab
and Sia Mack counters with a stiff right hand.
Lampanga swinging wildly here.
Lampanga throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sia Mack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sia Mack ducks right into an uppercut from Lampanga.
Lampanga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampanga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olongo Lampanga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lampanga misses with a double jab.

Sia Mack drives through and clinches with Lampanga against the cage.
Lampanga gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sia Mack.
Lampanga swings wildly with an uppercut but Sia Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lampanga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sia Mack backwards.
A hook to the body from Sia Mack.
Lampanga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sia Mack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lampanga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Sia Mack manages to break the clinch.
Lampanga throws an off balance right hand
and Sia Mack counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Sia Mack throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lampanga was covering up waiting for the punch and Sia Mack finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sia Mack sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampanga controls Sia Mack momentarily but Sia Mack frees himself.
Sia Mack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sia Mack stays in close to Lampanga's body and controls the position.
Lampanga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lampanga tries to get out of the position.
Sia Mack keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lampanga's head.
Lampanga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sia Mack on the ground.
Sia Mack controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lampanga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sia Mack showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lampanga seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampanga working a defensive guard but Sia Mack passes into half guard.
Sia Mack is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lampanga has hold of Sia Mack's hands but Sia Mack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lampanga has hold of Sia Mack's hands but Sia Mack slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lampanga is trying to maintain the position but Sia Mack is very close to passing his half guard.
Sia Mack controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sia Mack winds up and cracks Lampanga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sia Mack winds up and cracks Lampanga with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sia Mack sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lampanga taking some punishment here, with Sia Mack in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sia Mack connects with a nice short shot to Lampanga's temple.
Sia Mack passes to side control.
Sia Mack scoring with punches from side control.
Lampanga struggling a bit here.
Sia Mack tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lampanga taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sia Mack just content to control the position.
Let's hope that Sia Mack has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sia Mack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lampanga takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amoo Sia Mack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amoo Sia Mack's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sia Mack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sia Mack fails with the takedown.
Sia Mack lands a nice hook to Lampanga's body. Lampanga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sia Mack walks into a stiff left hand from Lampanga.
Sia Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Sia Mack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lampanga scores with a shot to the side of Sia Mack's head.

That has opened up Amoo Sia Mack's cut even more.

Sia Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lampanga misses with a shot to the body
and Sia Mack counters with a two punch combo.

Lampanga drops Sia Mack with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sia Mack looks back up at him and smiles so Lampanga waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Sia Mack is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lampanga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sia Mack is still on wobbly legs! Can Lampanga finish him?
A jab from Sia Mack misses.
Lampanga ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Sia Mack's jaw. Sia Mack's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Lampanga does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olongo Lampanga!
Olongo Lampanga was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Amoo Sia Mack stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back. Iranian's are Allah's chosen people. I am the chosen one, and I will not be stopped. '.