PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eemeli Lampi (ranked 370 p4p, 303 weight class) and Ronan Darongo (ranked 58 p4p, 42 weight class). Darongo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Chaos And Destruction. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ronan Darongo enters the cage!

Lampi
vs
Darongo

186 cm
32
250
23 - 13 - 1

200 cm
32
243
10 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Darongo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Lampi.
Darongo connects with a looping right hand.
Lampi misses with a body kick.
Lampi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lampi.
Darongo scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Darongo. That snapped Lampi's head back.
Lampi throws a big shot that misses.
Lampi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darongo 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.
Darongo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lampis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darongo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lampi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lampi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darongo dips to his left and cracks Lampi with an uppercut!
Lampi with the inside leg kick.
Lampi takes a swing at Darongo's ribcage but misses.
Darongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lampi.
Darongo throws a lazy right hand but Lampi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lampi.
Lampi throws a shot from downtown. Darongo moves away and avoids it.
Darongo misses the shot to the body.
Lampi misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo scores with a leg kick.
Lampi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darongo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lampi scores with a head kick.
Lampi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lampi.
Darongo cracks Lampi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lampi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darongo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Darongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lampi moves away.
Darongo scores with a spinning back kick!
Darongo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lampi. Lampi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lampi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Darongo.
Lampi misses with a hook.
Darongo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lampi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lampi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi throws out a token jab with nothing on 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.
Darongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters circling a little - Darongo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lampi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darongo takes a swing at Lampi's ribcage but misses.
Lampi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lampi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lampi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Lampi.
Darongo throws a right hand that Lampi ducks under and follows up with a left that Lampi also avoids with ease.
Darongo misses with a body shot
and Lampi counters with a body kick that stops Darongo in his tracks momentarily.
Darongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lampi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darongo throws a body punch but Lampi moves out of range.
Lampi missing with a left hand there. Darongo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lampi misses.
Darongo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lampi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darongo counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Lampi misses
and Darongo counters with a right hand to the body.
Darongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darongo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Darongo lands with an uppercut that bounces Lampi off the cage and back into range.
Lampi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darongo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darongo connects with a jab.
Lampi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darongo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darongo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lampi. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lampi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darongo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lampi throws a jab but it's blocked by Darongo.
Darongo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo scores with a body shot.
Darongo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darongo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lampi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darongo motions for Lampi to come forward. Darongo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Lampi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darongo scores with a jab.
Darongo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lampi throws out the jab.
Ronan Darongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darongo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lampi in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darongo. Lampi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darongo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lampi.
Nice shot lands for Lampi.
Lampi dodges the punch combination from Darongo.
A big left from Lampi misses.
Lampi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darongo tries to bum rush Lampi with a series of wild strikes but Lampi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darongo takes a swing at Lampi's ribcage but misses.
Darongo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darongo throws a low kick, looking for Lampi's leg but Lampi calmly moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Darongo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Darongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lampi throws a low kick but Darongo avoids it.
Lampi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lampi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lampi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ronan Darongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lampi throws a hook but Darongo avoids it easily.
Lampi looks to land a body kick but Darongo moved away.
Darongo throws a nice looking combination but Lampi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lampi misses with a straight left.
Darongo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Lampi misses the target.
Darongo takes a swing at Lampi's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lampi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darongo.
Darongo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darongo wants to land a leg kick but Lampi is out of range.
Lampi throwing a counter right hand but Darongo manages to avoid it.
Lampi throws an overhand right that lands on Darongo's shoulder, as Darongo tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo throws a body punch but Lampi moves out of range.
Darongo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lampi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Lampi clinches with his opponent.
Lampi misses with a body punch.
Darongo misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darongo.
A head punch on the inside from Lampi fails to land.
Darongo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darongo scores with a shot to the side of Lampi's head.
Darongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lampi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Darongo.
Darongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lampi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darongo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darongo is leaning against Lampi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darongo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lampi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darongo walks away with a smile on his face. Lampi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Darongo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi tries to close the distance and clinch but Darongo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lampi's sensitive parts.
A low kick lands for Lampi.
Lampi just misses with a punch to the body.
Lampi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lampi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lampi jabs Darongo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Lampi finds it's way through Darongo's defenses.
Nice shot lands for Darongo.
Lampi tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Darongo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darongo throws a right hand that Lampi ducks under and follows up with a left that Lampi also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Lampi misses.
Lampi lands a really nice looking cross but Darongo seems unphased.
A shot to the body from Darongo misses
and Lampi counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darongo, as that shot connected.
Darongo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo connects with a crisp jab.
Lampi walks into a stiff left hand from Darongo.
Lampi scores with a decent looking hook.
Lampi throws a head kick that misses.
Darongo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Darongo duly obliges.
Lampi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darongo is looking to chop away at Lampi's legs.
Darongo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darongo lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lampi. Darongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lampi loads up on a big right hand but Darongo slips the punch.
Darongo feints and then cracks Lampi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lampi down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darongo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Darongo misses.
Darongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lampi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darongo lands a front kick.
Darongo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lampi's head backwards.
Lampi walks into a left hand.
Lampi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darongo ducks under a wild hook from Lampi.
Lampi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darongo.
Lampi takes one to the side of the head.
Lampi misses with a wild combination.
Lampi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darongo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lampi was well out of range. Poor timing from Darongo.
Lampi moves in looking to clinch but Darongo pushes him off.
Darongo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darongo slips under a jab from Lampi.
Lampi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darongo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lampi avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ronan Darongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Darongo lands a left and a right that send Lampi crashing to the mat, dazed. Darongo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Eemeli Lampi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Darongo. Lampi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lampi is looking for a counter combo.
Darongo lands a leg kick that knocks Lampi off balance momentarily.
Darongo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lampi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lampi moves away.
Lampi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darongo scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lampi throws a lazy head kick
and Darongo counters with an outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darongo.
Lampi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darongo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lampi.
Darongo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Darongo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lampi misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darongo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darongo's corner calls for a 1-2. Darongo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lampi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lampi misses with a hook.
Lampi wants to slow Darongo down by chopping away at his legs.
Good shot there by Darongo.
Darongo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lampi's hands.
Darongo slips under a jab.
Lampi closes the distance looking to clinch

and Darongo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lampi! Darongo lets Lampi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Lampi is rocked!
Lampi's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lampi throws a lazy head kick
and Darongo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Lampi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darongo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lampi on the side of the head.
Lampi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darongo in his tracks.
Darongo drops Lampi with a big left hand! Lampi is injured, injured bad! Darongo jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronan Darongo!
Ronan Darongo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.