PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Lomachenko (ranked 814 p4p, 31 weight class) and Lalama Amana (ranked 1052 p4p, 36 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lomachenko
vs
Amana

168 cm
33
144 lbs
19 - 18 - 1

162 cm
26
167 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Lomachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lalama Amana!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've been hearing that Lomachenko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lomachenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lomachenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lomachenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Lomachenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Amana wants to stand but Lomachenko is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amana is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lomachenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lomachenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lomachenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lomachenko prevents Amana from getting back to his feet.
Lomachenko 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomachenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amana wants to stand up but Lomachenko is controlling him.
Lomachenko with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Amana wants to stand up but Lomachenko is controlling him.
Lomachenko pushing down on Amana's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko stops Amana from getting back to his feet.
Amana is trying to escape back to his feet but Lomachenko uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Amana wants to get back to his feet but Lomachenko drags him back down.
Lomachenko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Amana is wriggling around trying to escape but Lomachenko has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Amana taps out and Lomachenko picks up the big win! Great work there by Lomachenko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Evgeni Lomachenko!
After the big win, Evgeni Lomachenko made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sportivité and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.