PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Paul Caveman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lamela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Lamela will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Caveman
vs
Lamela

190 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Brawler
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Determined

AnonymouS
Bullet Proof System

Urban Fighter

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Caveman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lamela!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lamela, right into the meat.
Caveman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lamela looks to land a combination. Caveman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Caveman clinches with his opponent.
Lamela blocks the elbow strike.
Caveman misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Caveman.
Lamela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caveman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caveman lands with a light punch inside.
Caveman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Caveman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caveman.
Lamela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caveman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamela.
Lamela blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamela is stalling here.
Caveman working aggressively here.
Lamela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Caveman is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamela.
Lamela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caveman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caveman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamela is defending well for now.
Lamela looking to stall.
Caveman misses with a body punch.
Caveman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caveman.
Lamela tries a body shot but Caveman blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Caveman.
Caveman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caveman gets through Lamela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caveman working aggressively here.
Caveman misses with a punch on the inside.
Caveman lands a left hand.
Caveman throws a head punch that misses.
Lamela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lamela connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Paul Caveman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caveman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamela prevents a body shot from Caveman.
Lamela looking to stall.
Caveman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lamela backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caveman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caveman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamela lands a nice shot to the body.
Caveman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Caveman tries to throw a body punch but Lamela avoids it by throwing Caveman back against the cage.
Caveman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Caveman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caveman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caveman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lamela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lamela lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lamela.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caveman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caveman lands a nice uppercut.
Caveman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caveman prevents a body shot from Lamela.
Caveman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamela's elbow.
Caveman tries to throw a body punch but Lamela avoids it by throwing Caveman back against the cage.
Lamela avoids the elbow strike from Caveman, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamela.
Caveman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lamela blocks an elbow strike from Caveman.
Lamela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caveman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lamelas head.
Lamela dodges an elbow strike from Caveman.

Lamela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caveman throws a body shot but no joy.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Caveman takes the fight into the clinch.
Lamela looking to stall.
Caveman lands a right hand.
Caveman has a couple of punches blocked by Lamela.
Caveman pushes off an throws an elbow but Lamela leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caveman.
Caveman has a couple of punches blocked by Lamela.
Caveman misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Caveman as the two fighters clinch.
Caveman struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamela controls his hands.
Caveman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lamela lands a body punch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Caveman misses with some punches.
Lamela blocking some punches.
Caveman blocks a body shot from Lamela.
Caveman lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamela.
Lamela misses with a punch to the body.
Lamela blocks a body shot from Caveman.
Lamela lands a hook that snaps the head of Caveman backwards.
Caveman tries a body shot but Lamela blocks it.
Lamela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lamela trying to stall but Caveman improves his position.
Lamela blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caveman can't find room to land a body shot as Lamela controls the action.
Caveman lands a right hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lamela looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Caveman fails to land.
Caveman has a couple of punches blocked by Lamela.
Lamela tries a body shot but Caveman blocks it.
Caveman misses with a punch on the inside.
Lamela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamela has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caveman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lamela can turn it around.
Caveman has a couple of punches blocked by Lamela.
Caveman misses with a punch to the body.
Lamela blocking some punches.
Lamela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caveman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamela blocks an elbow strike from Caveman.
Lamela blocks an uppercut.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lamela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Caveman is keeping busy.
Caveman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caveman lands a shoulder strike.
Lamela wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lamela dodges an elbow strike from Caveman.
Caveman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caveman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lamela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamela lands with a right to the head.
Lamela lands with a left to the head.
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!
Caveman misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Caveman lands a hook that snaps the head of Lamela backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caveman as Lamela tries to tie him up.
Caveman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lamela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Caveman works on Lamela's body with a couple of short punches.
Caveman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamela uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
Caveman throws a head punch that misses.
Caveman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caveman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamela's elbow.
Caveman lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Caveman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Caveman's cut.
That's time! Caveman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Caveman drives through and clinches with Lamela against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caveman as Lamela tries to tie him up.
Lamela blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamela.
A short right from Lamela on the inside.
Caveman tries to throw a body punch but Lamela avoids it by throwing Caveman back against the cage.
Lamela cracks Caveman with a nice body shot.
Caveman throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Caveman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamela lands a hook that snaps the head of Caveman backwards.
Caveman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caveman lands a shoulder strike.
Caveman misses with a body punch.
Caveman has a couple of punches blocked by Lamela.
Caveman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lamela can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caveman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caveman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lamela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamela.
Lamela blocks an elbow strike from Caveman.
Caveman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamela.
Caveman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caveman tries to throw a body punch but Lamela avoids it by throwing Caveman back against the cage.
Caveman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lamelas head.
Lamela is trying to stall.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the head but Lamela blocks with his arms.
Paul Caveman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lamela is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Caveman misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Caveman fails to land.
Caveman tries a body shot but Lamela blocks it.
Caveman tries a body shot but Lamela blocks it.
Caveman tries a body shot but Lamela blocks it.
Caveman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caveman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caveman misses with a punch to the body.
Caveman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamela's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Caveman as the two fighters clinch.
Caveman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Caveman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamela is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caveman misses with a punch on the inside.
Caveman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lamela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamela blocks the elbow strike.
Lamela is trying to stall.
Lamela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Caveman is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lamela is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Caveman has denied him.
Caveman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamela.
Caveman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caveman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamela.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamela can't find room to land a body shot as Caveman controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lamela.
Caveman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lamela tries to stall but Caveman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caveman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caveman.
Lamela avoids a wild elbow strike from Caveman.
Caveman has a couple of punches blocked by Lamela.
Caveman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caveman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamela.
Lamela can't find room to land a body shot as Caveman controls the action.
Lamela trying to stall but Caveman improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Caveman fails to land.
Caveman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Caveman tries to throw a body punch but Lamela avoids it by throwing Caveman back against the cage.
Caveman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lamela dodges an elbow strike from Caveman.
A head punch on the inside from Caveman fails to land.
Caveman tries to work over Lamela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caveman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lamela stalling in the clinch but Caveman improves position.
Lamela taking a breather.
Caveman lands with a light punch inside.
Caveman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lamela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamela throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lamela swats away the attempt to clinch by Caveman.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lamela scores with a sloppy right hand. Caveman should have avoided that one.
Lamela fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caveman is out of range.
Caveman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caveman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamela.
It looked like Caveman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lamela turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caveman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lamela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caveman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eric Lamela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamela digs a good body shot into Caveman's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caveman tries to clinch
and Lamela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caveman is looking to clinch.
Caveman thows a leg kick but Lamela checks it
and Lamela counters with a low kick, right behind Caveman 's knee.
Lamela lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caveman doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lamela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caveman on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Caveman is rocked!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Caveman instigates a clinch.
Oh Caveman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Lamela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caveman tries to clinch up but Lamela circles away and keeps his distance.
Caveman seems to have got his legs back now.
Lamela misses with the combination.
Lamela is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caveman rather than just go for the knockout.
Caveman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lamela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamela tests Caveman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caveman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Caveman clinches with his opponent.
Lamela has had enough of the clinch but Caveman keeps him there for the moment.
Caveman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caveman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lamela backwards.
Lamela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Caveman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lamela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caveman as Lamela tries to tie him up.
Caveman has a couple of punches blocked by Lamela.
Caveman misses with a punch to the body.
Caveman can't find room to land a body shot as Lamela controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caveman pushes Lamela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Caveman.
Lamela dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Caveman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lamela taking a breather.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lamela blocks an elbow strike.
Caveman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Caveman.
Caveman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caveman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caveman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Caveman - that landed with a thud.
Caveman throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caveman.
A head punch on the inside from Caveman fails to land.
Caveman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamela is defending well for now.
Lamela wants to break free but Caveman has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Caveman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Caveman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Caveman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lamela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lamela checks a low kick from Caveman.
Caveman ducks right into an uppercut from Lamela.
Eric Lamela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamela digs a good body shot into Caveman's ribs.
Lamela misses with an uppercut. Caveman saw that one coming.
Caveman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Lamela catches Caveman right on the button with a cross.
Lamela looks to land a combination but Caveman avoids it well.
Lamela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamela misses with a right hand
and Caveman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamela lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caveman on the side of the head.
Lamela misses with an uppercut. Caveman saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Caveman misses.
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!
Lamela connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Caveman's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Caveman - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Eric Lamela!