PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sadiq Hossein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamope comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Souljah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hossein
vs
Lamope

170 cm
30
152 lbs
20 - 11 - 3

165 cm
31
156 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KO Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 3, fighting out of New York, Sadiq Hossein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Itor Lamope!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Hossein misses.
Lamope is looking to land body kicks.
Lamope throws a wild body kick that Hossein sees coming a mile off.
Hossein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Lamope.
Hossein 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.
Lamope misses with a hook
and Lamope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamope throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lamope shoots for a double leg takedown but Hossein sprawls well. He's pushed Lamope's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lamope misses with a lunging right hand
and Hossein counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lamope is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A clash of legs there as Hossein blocks the low kick.
Lamope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hossein.
Nice shot by Lamope.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lamope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lamope throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hossein moves out of range as Lamope throws a body kick.
Lamope with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hossein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lamope scores with a leg kick.
Lamope takes a swing at Hossein's ribcage but misses.
Lamope takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lamope fails to land with a series of punches.
Hossein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamope throws out the jab.
Hossein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope moves away from the strike by Hossein.
A jab from Lamope misses.
Lamope uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lamope's coach down at River's Edge Gym, LOP was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lamope's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lamope misses with an uppercut
and Hossein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamope goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hossein throws a poor cross that misses
and Lamope counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hossein lands with a good body shot.
Lamope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hossein.
Lamope scores with a punch to the head.
Lamope connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope tries to clinch up but Hossein circles away and keeps his distance.
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hossein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lamope.
Hossein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body punch from Lamope.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lamope.
Lamope tries to land a leg kick but Hossein saw it coming and moves away.
Hossein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hossein throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lamope.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lamope changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamope cracks the inside of Hossein's front leg.
Itor Lamope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Lamope misses.
Lamope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hossein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hossein throws an overhand right that lands on Lamope's shoulder, as Lamope tries to avoid the shot.
Lamope throws the left hand but Hossein avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope misses with a kick to the body.
Lamope is looking to score with low kicks.
Hossein moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Itor Lamope dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hossein swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Lamope holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lamope is trying to break the clinch but Hossein has him pressed against the cage.
Hossein is trying to break the clinch but Lamope is controlling him.
Lamope has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lamope misses with a punch to the body.
Lamope misses with a punch to the body.
Hossein prevents Lamope from breaking the clinch.
Hossein can't break the clinch.
Lamope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hossein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hossein manages to break the clinch.
Hossein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hossein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamope.
Hossein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamope.
Lamope tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hossein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamope throws a sloppy head kick
and Hossein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lamope misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lamope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamope moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lamope tries to clinch but Hossein is having none of it.
Hossein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lamope throws a leg kick
and Lamope takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hossein blocks a low kick nicely.
Lamope throws a head kick that misses.
Lamope misses with a lunging right hand
and Hossein counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamope wants to clinch.
Lamope misses with an uppercut
and Hossein counters with a nice body shot.
Itor Lamope seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hossein.
Hossein throws a jab when Lamope was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lamope lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hossein doesn't seem phased though.
Hossein looks to land a combination. Lamope sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Itor Lamope has been cut.
Lamope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hossein was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamope.
Lamope throws a hook but Hossein avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Hossein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lamope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamope lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hossein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamope.
Lamope cracks Hossein with a good jab.
Lamope slips under a jab from Hossein.
Lamope throws a jab but it's blocked by Hossein.
Lamope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lamope throws a solid leg kick but Hossein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lamope.
Lamope misses with a kick to the body
enabling Hossein to counter with a crisp jab.
Lamope avoids the body shot from Hossein.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Lamope throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lamope lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lamope lands a two punch combo.
Lamope tries to clinch up but Hossein circles away and keeps his distance.
Hossein ducks right into an uppercut from Lamope.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamope throws a leg kick but Hossein checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hossein lands with a right hand.
A big right from Hossein misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sadiq Hossein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Itor Lamope's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lamope misses with a looping right.
Lamope delivers a nice body kick.
Lamope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lamope lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hossein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hossein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hossein lands a head kick. Lamope smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hossein walks into a jab.
Hossein defending well as Lamope loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Lamope there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hossein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamope.
Hossein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lamope finds it's way round the side to connect with Hossein's head.
Hossein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lamope counter with a right hand.
Lamope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lamope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hossein manages to avoid it.
Hossein blocks a head kick by Lamope.
Lamope throws out a loose jab but Hossein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hossein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Lamope lands.
A slow jab from Hossein misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope looks to score with a jab to the body but Hossein is just out of range.
Hossein cracks Lamope with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lamope shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hossein defends it nicely.
Lamope cracks a nice hook into Hossein's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Hossein blocks the low kick.
Lamope throws a leg kick
and Hossein counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamope scores with a leg kick.
Hossein throws a body punch but Lamope moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hossein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lamope misses with a body kick.
Hossein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lamope defending well as Hossein loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Hossein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lamope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hossein throws a hook to the side of Lamope's head but Lamope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Lamope.
Hossein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lamope at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hossein throws a combination that misses
and Lamope counters with a body kick that stops Hossein in his tracks momentarily.
Lamope scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamope chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lamope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamope fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hossein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamope bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope throws a sloppy head kick and Hossein moves out of range easily.
Hossein defending well as Lamope loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Itor Lamope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lamope has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itor Lamope!
Itor Lamope thanked the fans post fight for their support.