PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sapiencia De Lamarca (ranked 4011 p4p, 4261 weight class) and Machupa Rodikwamikambe (ranked 210 p4p, 223 weight class). Rodikwamikambe has chosen Boy Harsher - Run as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

De Lamarca
vs
Rodikwamikambe

171 cm
21
146
4 - 3 - 0

160 cm
19
135
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

REDEMPTION ink

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sapiencia De Lamarca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Machupa Rodikwamikambe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodikwamikambe throws a lazy right hand but De Lamarca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodikwamikambe throws a right hand that De Lamarca ducks under and follows up with a left that De Lamarca also avoids with ease.
De Lamarca is looking to counter the offense by Rodikwamikambe and move into the clinch.

De Lamarca rushes Rodikwamikambe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Lamarca working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
De Lamarca managing to block the knees to the body from Rodikwamikambe.
De Lamarca throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodikwamikambe.
De Lamarca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rodikwamikambe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Lamarca is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
De Lamarca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodikwamikambe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Lamarca lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lamarca digs a right hand underneath Rodikwamikambe's ribcage. Rodikwamikambe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Lamarca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rodikwamikambe blocks a body shot from De Lamarca.
Rodikwamikambe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've been informed that Rodikwamikambe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rodikwamikambe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Lamarca to keep the fight standing.

Rodikwamikambe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Lamarca moves into the clinch.
De Lamarca lands with a light punch inside.
De Lamarca lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Lamarca pushes Rodikwamikambe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from De Lamarca.
Rodikwamikambe blocks an uppercut.
Rodikwamikambe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Lamarca walks away with a smile on his face. Rodikwamikambe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sapiencia De Lamarca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machupa Rodikwamikambe.
Rodikwamikambe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

De Lamarca darts in and clinches Rodikwamikambe up against the cage.
De Lamarca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodikwamikambe.
A right hand to the body from De Lamarca.
De Lamarca misses with a punch to the body.
De Lamarca has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rodikwamikambe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Lamarca fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Lamarca tries to clinch up but Rodikwamikambe circles away and keeps his distance.

De Lamarca forces Rodikwamikambe back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rodikwamikambe decides to pull guard.
Rodikwamikambe working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodikwamikambe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Lamarca is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodikwamikambe can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Lamarca trying to control but Rodikwamikambe is working from the bottom.
Rodikwamikambe looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodikwamikambe, not yet.

Rodikwamikambe pushes De Lamarca off and scrambles back to his feet.
De Lamarca tries to clinch up.
Rodikwamikambe unleashes a big counter combination but De Lamarca bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodikwamikambe throws a series of punches but De Lamarca avoids them all with ease.

De Lamarca pushes Rodikwamikambe up against the cage in a clinch.
De Lamarca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Lamarca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Lamarca misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Lamarca misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Rodikwamikambe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Lamarca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Lamarca working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodikwamikambe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Lamarca just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, De Lamarca scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Lamarca lands a shoulder strike.
De Lamarca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Lamarca misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Lamarca lands a right hand.
De Lamarca lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodikwamikambe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodikwamikambe is trying to drag De Lamarca to the mat but De Lamarca just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De Lamarca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Lamarca works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Lamarca working aggressively here.
De Lamarca lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodikwamikambe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodikwamikambe.
De Lamarca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Lamarca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodikwamikambe.
Rodikwamikambe tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Lamarca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Lamarca.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sapiencia De Lamarca dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rodikwamikambe throws a series of punches but De Lamarca avoids them all with ease.

De Lamarca forces Rodikwamikambe back against the cage and clinches.
De Lamarca lands a right hand.
De Lamarca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
Rodikwamikambe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Lamarca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Lamarca misses with a punch to the body.
Rodikwamikambe tries to score a body lock takedown but De Lamarca shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodikwamikambe tries to break the clinch but De Lamarca is controlling the position.

Rodikwamikambe pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lamarca wants to control from the top but Rodikwamikambe keeps moving.
De Lamarca throwing strikes but missing.
De Lamarca wants to stand but Rodikwamikambe is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodikwamikambe is looking to stand up but De Lamarca isn't so interested in that idea.
De Lamarca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rodikwamikambe is trying to hold De Lamarca in close to prevent damage but De Lamarca has managed to pass into half guard.
De Lamarca is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rodikwamikambe is trying to stand up here but De Lamarca is controlling him well.
Rodikwamikambe throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodikwamikambe works his way to full guard. Good work.

Rodikwamikambe pushes De Lamarca off and gets back to his feet.
De Lamarca wants to clinch.
Rodikwamikambe digs a good body shot into De Lamarca's ribs.
Sapiencia De Lamarca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Lamarca doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodikwamikambe circles away.
Rodikwamikambe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

De Lamarca gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
Rodikwamikambe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Lamarca avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
De Lamarca misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Lamarca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Lamarca working aggressively here.
De Lamarca throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca misses with a punch to the body.
De Lamarca misses with a punch on the inside.
De Lamarca misses with a punch to the body.
Rodikwamikambe tries to pull guard but De Lamarca won't allow it.
Sapiencia De Lamarca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machupa Rodikwamikambe.
Rodikwamikambe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodikwamikambe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Lamarca walks away with a smile on his face. Rodikwamikambe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sapiencia De Lamarca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

De Lamarca closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
De Lamarca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De Lamarca working aggressively here.
De Lamarca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodikwamikambe tries to land a knee to the head but De Lamarca blocks with his arms.
Sapiencia De Lamarca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodikwamikambe tries to pull guard but De Lamarca forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rodikwamikambe jumps guard but De Lamarca turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
De Lamarca throws a head punch that misses.
De Lamarca scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lamarca misses with a punch to the body.
De Lamarca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodikwamikambe.
Rodikwamikambe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Lamarca just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Lamarca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Lamarca.
Rodikwamikambe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Lamarca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodikwamikambe can do to turn this around?
De Lamarca is working Rodikwamikambe over against the cage.
De Lamarca can't find room to land a body shot as Rodikwamikambe controls the action.
De Lamarca lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lamarca lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Lamarca.
Rodikwamikambe tries for a takedown but De Lamarca manages to get underhooks.
Rodikwamikambe is breathing heavily.
Rodikwamikambe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by De Lamarca after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch on the inside from De Lamarca fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sapiencia De Lamarca dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

De Lamarca closes the distance and pushes Rodikwamikambe back into the cage.
Rodikwamikambe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Lamarca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodikwamikambe looking for a takedown.
De Lamarca misses with a punch on the inside.
De Lamarca digs a right hand underneath Rodikwamikambe's ribcage. Rodikwamikambe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Lamarca tries a body shot but Rodikwamikambe blocks it.
De Lamarca gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodikwamikambe.
De Lamarca throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodikwamikambes head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodikwamikambe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Lamarca to keep the fight standing.
Sapiencia De Lamarca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Machupa Rodikwamikambe.
A shot in the inside from De Lamarca.
De Lamarca softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Lamarca pushes Rodikwamikambe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Lamarca lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodikwamikambe backwards.
Rodikwamikambe tries to pull guard but De Lamarca forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rodikwamikambe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lamarca lands with a right to the head.
De Lamarca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodikwamikambe's elbow.
De Lamarca misses with the head strike.
De Lamarca gets underhooks to prevent Rodikwamikambe's takedown attempt.
Rodikwamikambe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Lamarca just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Lamarca throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodikwamikambe.
De Lamarca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodikwamikambe.
De Lamarca lands with a right to the head.
De Lamarca scores with a shot to the side of Rodikwamikambe's head.
Rodikwamikambe tries to land a knee to the head but De Lamarca blocks with his arms.
De Lamarca misses with a body punch.
De Lamarca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodikwamikambe backwards.
A short left from De Lamarca.
De Lamarca lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Rodikwamikambe is rocked!
De Lamarca misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodikwamikambe is still on wobbly legs! Can De Lamarca finish him?
De Lamarca misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Lamarca digs a right hand into Rodikwamikambe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodikwamikambe's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
De Lamarca lands with a light punch inside.
De Lamarca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Lamarca digs a right hand underneath Rodikwamikambe's ribcage. Rodikwamikambe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Lamarca unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rodikwamikambe! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but De Lamarca is unloading with more strikes now! Rodikwamikambe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sapiencia De Lamarca!
Sapiencia De Lamarca really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ALPHA Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.