PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herleifr Conchobhar (ranked 386 p4p, 449 weight class) and Eemeli Lampi (ranked 61 p4p, 78 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Conchobhar
vs
Lampi

190 cm
27
265
18 - 6 - 1

186 cm
27
235
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Herleifr Conchobhar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Conchobhar with a jab.
Lampi takes one to the chin there.
Lampi lands a glancing blow to the side of Conchobhar's head.
Lampi throws a hook but Conchobhar blocks it.
Lampi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch lands to the side of Lampi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Conchobhar looks to throw a body kick
and Lampi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Conchobhar misses with a right hand
and Lampi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conchobhar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lampi manages to avoid it.
Lampi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Conchobhar with a body shot.
Conchobhar lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Lampi.
Conchobhar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lampi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conchobhar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Lampi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Conchobhar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lampi.
Conchobhar throws an off balance right hand
and Lampi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lampi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lampi throws a wild body kick that Conchobhar sees coming a mile off.
Conchobhar throws a looping overhand right but Lampi ducks down to avoid it.
Lampi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lampi blocks a jab.
Lampi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Lampi. That snapped Conchobhar's head back.
Lampi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lampi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Conchobhar misses with a left hand
and Lampi counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conchobhar. Lampi does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conchobhar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lampi misses with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Lampi.
Lampi jabs Conchobhar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Conchobhar.
Conchobhar misses the jab.
Conchobhar swings widly with a right hand
letting Lampi counter with a right hand.
Lampi tries a head kick but it misses.
Lampi scores with a hook to the body. Conchobhar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conchobhar swings widly with a right hand
enabling Lampi to counter with a crisp jab.
Lampi punishes Conchobhar's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conchobhar misses with a lunging right hand
and Lampi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conchobhar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lampi on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Conchobhar.
Lampi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lampi throws a head kick that misses.
Conchobhar defending well as Lampi loads up on a big left hand.
Conchobhar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lampi.
Conchobhar swings widly with a right hand
and Lampi counters with a nice uppercut.
Conchobhar misses with the body kick
and Lampi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lampi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lampi ducks under a wild hook from Conchobhar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lampi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conchobhar lands the left hand.
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!
Lampi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conchobhar.
It seemed like Lampi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Conchobhar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lampi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Conchobhar moves out of range as Lampi strikes.
Conchobhar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lampi.
Conchobhar throws a shot from downtown. Lampi moves away and avoids it.
Lampi throws out a counter right but Conchobhar avoids it with no problem.
Conchobhar misses with a straight left.
Conchobhar looks to score with a jab to the body but Lampi is just out of range.
Lampi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lampi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Conchobhar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A telegraphed right hand from Conchobhar misses the target.
Lampi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lampi throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eemeli Lampi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Conchobhar misses with a low kick.
Conchobhar misses with a looping left.
Lampi flicks out a counter leg kick but Conchobhar steps away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lampi.
Conchobhar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lampi.
Conchobhar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lampi circles away quickly and effectively.
Lampi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Lampi lands a big head kick that sends Conchobhar tumbling to the mat! Lampi takes a step backwards and waves Conchobhar back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Herleifr Conchobhar has been cut.
Lampi swings widly with a right hand
and Conchobhar counters with a straight right hand.
Lampi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conchobhar throws a sloppy head kick and Lampi moves out of range easily.
Conchobhar swings for the body but Lampi moves out of range.
Lampi misses with a kick to the body.
Lampi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conchobhar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lampi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conchobhar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lampi counters with a good, hard body kick but Conchobhar shrugs it off.
Conchobhar throws a poor cross that misses
and Conchobhar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lampi lands a nice hook to Conchobhar's body. Conchobhar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lampi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lampi tries a head kick but it misses.
Herleifr Conchobhar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lampi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conchobhar throws out the jab.
Lampi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lampi connects with a body shot.
Conchobhar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lampi scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Lampi.
Lampi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lampi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conchobhar.
Lampi scores with a three punch combo!
Conchobhar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lampi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Conchobhar's head backwards.

Conchobhar is rocked!
Lampi swings widly with a right hand
and Conchobhar counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Lampi.
Oh Conchobhar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conchobhar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Conchobhar throws a right hand that misses
and Lampi counters with a huge right that knocks Conchobhar out cold! Lampi is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eemeli Lampi!
During a confident post fight interview, Eemeli Lampi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.