PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eemeli Lampi (ranked 1916 p4p, 1959 weight class) and Morioka Shigemasa (ranked 247 p4p, 253 weight class). Shigemasa has chosen Keith Ape - It G Ma as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lampi
vs
Shigemasa

186 cm
21
216
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
21
205
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Morioka Shigemasa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampi throws a body shot but no joy.
Lampi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shigemasa's coach down at HPS was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shigemasa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shigemasa jabs Lampi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lampi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shigemasa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Lampi misses.
A slow jab from Lampi misses its intended target.
Eemeli Lampi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lampi stuns Shigemasa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shigemasa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lampi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shigemasa walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shigemasa slips under a jab.
Shigemasa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lampi looks to land a right hand but Shigemasa moved out of range.
Lampi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shigemasa moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shigemasa! But no joy.
Lampi looks to land a right hand but Shigemasa moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi misses with an uppercut. Shigemasa saw that one coming.
Shigemasa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shigemasa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lampi digs a good body shot into Shigemasa's ribs.
Shigemasa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lampi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lampi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shigemasa.
Shigemasa cracks Lampi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shigemasa lands with an overhand left.
Lampi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lampi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Lampi misses.
It seemed like Shigemasa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lampi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shigemasa.
Shigemasa slips a straight right by Lampi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lampi scores with a shot to the body.
Shigemasa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Shigemasa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lampi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shigemasa throws out the jab.
Lampi throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Shigemasa misses.

Lampi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lampi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shigemasa misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shigemasa.
Lampi lands with a light punch inside.
Shigemasa lands with a short shot to the head.
Lampi lands a shoulder strike.
Lampi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shigemasa backwards.
Lampi throws a punch but it's blocked by Shigemasa.
Shigemasa working aggressively here.
Lampi lands with a right to the head.
Lampi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lampi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lampi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Shigemasa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lampi.
Shigemasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Lampi on the inside.
Shigemasa working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Lampi.
Shigemasa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lampi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lampi digs a right hand underneath Shigemasa's ribcage. Shigemasa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Lampi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shigemasa blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lampi.
A short left from Lampi.
Lampi lands with a light punch inside.

Shigemasa is rocked!
Lampi throws a big uppercut that drops Shigemasa! More strikes from Lampi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Shigemasa lies dazed against the cage as Lampi celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eemeli Lampi!
Our winner, Eemeli Lampi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.