PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eemeli Lampi (ranked 419 p4p, 1037 weight class) and Tank Tribute (ranked 64 p4p, 147 weight class). Tribute comes into a darkened arena with his song building. tank abbot tribute kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tank Tribute told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lampi
vs
Tribute

186 cm
26
225
12 - 6 - 0

184 cm
27
204
14 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

SynCity Fightwear

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tank Tribute!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribute takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lampi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Tribute.
Lampi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Lampi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tribute moves out of range as Lampi strikes.
Lampi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lampi tries to land a body kick
and Lampi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Tribute does it's job there.
Lampi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tribute takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lampi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tribute's hands.

It looks like Tank Tribute has been cut.
Eemeli Lampi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tribute walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lampi throws a lazy body kick
and Tribute counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lampi.
Tribute scores with a hook to the body. Lampi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tribute throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lampi misses with a head kick.
Tribute misses with a left hand
and Lampi counters with a thumping low kick.
Tribute looks to throw the jab but Lampi is out of range.
Tribute catches Lampi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lampi misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tribute! But no joy.
Lampi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lampi staying out of range there.
Lampi throws the left hand but Tribute avoids the punch easily.
Tribute throws out a counter right but Lampi avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tribute in his tracks.
Tribute might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tribute takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tribute thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Tribute.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lampi.
Tribute throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lampi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tribute jabs Lampi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lampi throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tribute to counter with a crisp jab.
Lampi lands with a shot to the body.
Tribute looks to score with a jab to the body but Lampi is just out of range.
Lampi cracks Tribute with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampi throws a jab when Tribute was well out of range.
Tribute keeps Lampi at a distance using the push kick.
Tribute connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lampi momentarily.
Tribute is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lampi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lampi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Lampi misses
and Tribute counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lampi thinking.
Lampi throws a poor cross that misses
and Tribute counters with a nice uppercut.
Tribute avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tribute looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Tribute throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lampi throws a head kick that misses
and Tribute counters with a straight right hand.
Tribute misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampi scores with a punch to the head.
Tribute scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tribute looks to throw the jab but Lampi is out of range.
As Tribute backs away, Lampi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Lampi misses.
Tribute blocks the body kick.
Tribute steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lampi. That one must have hurt.
Lampi lands a right hook to the body.
Lampi takes a swing at Tribute's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Lampi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tribute throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lampi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tank Tribute will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tank Tribute's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tribute misses with a lunging right hand
and Lampi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tank Tribute seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lampi throws a head kick that misses.
Lampi slips under a jab from Tribute.
Nice body punch from Lampi.
Lampi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lampi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tribute manages to avoid it.
Tribute is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lampi throws a leg kick that misses.
Lampi with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lampi ducks under a wild hook from Tribute.
An inside leg kick lands from Lampi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tribute.
Tribute thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lampi if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lampi. Beautiful body shot.
Tribute missing with a left hand there. Lampi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tribute misses with a looping right.
Lampi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tribute was well out of range. Poor timing from Lampi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tribute. Lampi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tribute avoids the head kick by Lampi.
Tribute appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lampi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lampi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tribute throws out a counter right but Lampi avoids it with no problem.
Tribute takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tribute is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lampi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tribute. Tribute obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi misses with an uppercut.
Tribute takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tribute rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lampi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lampi 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tribute lands a really nice looking cross but Lampi seems unphased.
Tribute scores with a jab.
Tribute misses with a hook. Lampi ducked under it nicely.
Tribute lands an overhand right.
Tribute cracks a nice hook into Lampi's ribs.

Lampi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tribute lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lampi backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Tribute.
Tribute has a couple of punches blocked by Lampi.
Tribute is leaning against Lampi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lampi misses with the head strike.
Lampi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tribute uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lampi throws a punch but it's blocked by Tribute.
Tribute blocking some punches.
Lampi working aggressively here.
Tribute has a couple of punches blocked by Lampi.
Lampi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lampi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tribute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tribute misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tribute scores with a hook to the body.
Lampi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lampi misses with the head strike.
Tribute scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tribute misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tribute tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lampi's elbow.

Tribute breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Tribute misses
and Lampi counters with a nice uppercut.
Lampi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tribute on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lampi throws a body shot but no joy.
Lampi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tribute to score with a decent uppercut.

Lampi closes the distance and clinches.
Lampi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lampi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lampi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tribute prevents a body shot from Lampi.
Lampi misses with some punches.
A short right from Tribute on the inside.
Lampi misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eemeli Lampi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tank Tribute's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lampi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tribute throws a big shot that misses.
Lampi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lampi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tribute avoids a kick to the body.
Tribute doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lampi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lampi 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lampi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tribute.
Lampi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lampi cracks Tribute with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tribute ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lampi moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribute throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lampi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lampi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tribute scores with a kick to the body.
Lampi misses with an uppercut. Tribute saw that one coming.
Lampi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tribute takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tribute takes a kick to the side of the head.

That has opened up Tank Tribute's cut even more.
Tribute scores with a head kick. Lampi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tribute misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Tribute.
Tribute looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tribute misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Tribute.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Lampi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Tribute lands a big right hand that sends Lampi crashing to the mat! Tribute stays standing though and waves Lampi back to his feet!

Lampi is rocked!
Tribute circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Lampi to the canvas! Lampi doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Tribute keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tank Tribute!
A very excited looking Tank Tribute made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.