PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Serafim Lupei (ranked 322 p4p, 42 weight class) and Teke Bamalog (ranked 592 p4p, 70 weight class). Bamalog has chosen Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lupei
vs
Bamalog

184 cm
27
167 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

178 cm
30
159 lbs
15 - 6 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teke Bamalog!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamalog does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bamalog wants to land a leg kick but Lupei is out of range.
Lupei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bamalog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Lupei has closed the distance and engaged Bamalog in a clinch.
Bamalog lands a hook that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
Lupei is trying to maintain a safe position but Bamalog gets an underhook and turns Lupei into the cage.
Bamalog throws a head punch that misses.
Bamalog misses with the head strike.
Lupei misses with a punch to the body.
Bamalog working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Lupei.
Lupei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lupei is trying to maintain a safe position but Bamalog gets an underhook and turns Lupei into the cage.
Lupei tries to work over Bamalog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Bamalog as the two fighters clinch.
Lupei throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamalog.
Lupei is trying to stall.
Bamalog blocks an uppercut.
Bamalog blocks a body shot from Lupei.
Bamalog lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Bamalog avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
Bamalog swings wildly with an uppercut but Lupei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamalog has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lupei seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bamalog can turn it around.
Lupei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bamalog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bamalog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bamalog can't find room to land a body shot as Lupei controls the action.
Bamalog misses with the head strike.
Lupei takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lupei.
Lupei misses with a punch to the body.
Lupei blocking some punches.
Bamalog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lupei takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamalog.
Bamalog gets through Lupei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bamalog lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog blocks a body shot from Lupei.
Bamalog blocking some punches.
Bamalog lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Bamalog.
Lupei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bamalog lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bamalog creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lupei fails to land.
Bamalog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bamalog blocking some punches.
Bamalog misses with a punch on the inside.
Bamalog working aggressively here.
Lupei is trying to break the clinch but Bamalog has him pressed against the cage.
Lupei lands with a left to the head.
Lupei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bamalog tries to throw a body punch but Lupei avoids it by throwing Bamalog back against the cage.
Bamalog scores with a shot to the side of Lupei's head.
A head punch on the inside from Lupei fails to land.
Lupei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei prevents a body shot from Bamalog.
Lupei throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamalog.
Lupei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamalog controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lupei misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bamalog lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bamalog fails to land.
Bamalog working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lupei effectively controlling the action here.
Bamalog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lupei is trying to stall.
Lupei can't find room to land a body shot as Bamalog controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamalog.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupei.
Lupei tries to work over Bamalog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bamalog throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupei.
Bamalog misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bamalog lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lupei backwards.
Lupei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bamalog misses with some punches.
Bamalog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bamalog tries a body shot but Lupei blocks it.
Bamalog throws a head punch that misses.
Lupei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bamalog misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bamalog lands with a right to the head.
Lupei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lupei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bamalog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Bamalog.

Lupei breaks from the clinch.
Bamalog tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lupei is able to avoid easily.
Lupei is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lupei takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lupei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bamalog paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lupei throws a jab when Bamalog was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teke Bamalog dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bamalog feints and then cracks Lupei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lupei down.
Bamalog cracks a nice hook into Lupei's ribs.
Lupei motions for Bamalog to come forward. Lupei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Lupei drives through and clinches with Bamalog against the cage.
Bamalog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lupei's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Lupei fails to land.
Lupei stalling against the cage.
Bamalog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bamalog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bamalog misses with a punch on the inside.
Bamalog working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bamalog misses with a body punch.
Bamalog prevents a body shot from Lupei.
Bamalog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bamalog misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bamalog.
Bamalog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lupei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lupei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lupei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamalog's elbow.
Teke Bamalog seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei tries to work over Bamalog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lupei lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lupei.
Lupei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bamalog misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Lupei.
A right handed body shot lands from Lupei.

Lupei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bamalog looks to land a left hand but Lupei moved out of range nicely.
Lupei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bamalog connects with a looping right hand.
Bamalog dips to his left and cracks Lupei with an uppercut!
Lupei misses with a hook. Bamalog ducked under it nicely.
Bamalog swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lupei checks a low kick from Bamalog.
A swing and a miss from Bamalog.

Lupei gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bamalog.
Lupei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bamalog swings wildly with an uppercut but Lupei uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bamalog is leaning against Lupei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bamalog works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bamalog lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bamalog is working Lupei over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bamalog throws a head punch that misses.
Bamalog lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bamalog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bamalog struggles to land a body shot inside as Lupei controls his hands.
Bamalog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lupei's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Bamalog.
A left hand lands to the body for Bamalog.
A shot in the inside from Bamalog.
Bamalog gets through Lupei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lupei prevents a body shot from Bamalog.
Bamalog throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupei.
Bamalog working aggressively here.
Bamalog throws a punch but it's blocked by Lupei.
Lupei blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog tries to throw a body punch but Lupei avoids it by throwing Bamalog back against the cage.
A short left from Lupei.
Bamalog misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Bamalog.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
Bamalog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bamalog fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
Bamalog swings wildly with an uppercut but Lupei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamalog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bamalog backwards.
Bamalog lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bamalog lands a nice uppercut.
Bamalog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
Bamalog blocking some punches.
Lupei taking a breather.
Lupei tries to work over Bamalog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lupei lands with a left to the head.
Lupei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei tries to stall but Bamalog uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bamalog blocks an uppercut.
Lupei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bamalog lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lupei.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamalog.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bamalog.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bamalog working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bamalog prevents a body shot from Lupei.
Bamalog scores with a shot to the side of Lupei's head.
Lupei blocks a body shot from Bamalog.
Lupei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bamalog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bamalog lands a right hand.
Bamalog has a couple of punches blocked by Lupei.
Bamalog scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lupei blocks an uppercut.
Lupei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bamalog is keeping busy.
Lupei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teke Bamalog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bamalog throws a leg kick but Lupei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lupei takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lupei blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Bamalog.
A big left from Lupei misses.
A low kick from Bamalog is predictable there
and Lupei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bamalog thinking.
Bamalog lands a leg kick that knocks Lupei off balance momentarily.
Bamalog keeps the fight on the outside.
Lupei swings for the body but Bamalog moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bamalog.
Bamalog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lupei.
Lupei tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupei is looking to clinch.
Bamalog misses with a hook. Lupei ducked under it nicely.
Bamalog lands a jab.
Lupei ducks under a wild hook from Bamalog.
Lupei throws a low kick but Bamalog avoids it.
Bamalog flicks out a counter leg kick but Lupei steps away.
Bamalog thows a leg kick but Lupei checks it
and Lupei counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamalog throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lupei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bamalog cracks the inside of Lupei's front leg.
Bamalog connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bamalog cracks Lupei with a good jab.
Bamalog moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bamalog slips a jab from Lupei.
Bamalog connects with a single shot there.
Bamalog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bamalog there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lupei misses with a wild body shot.
Bamalog misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bamalog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupei throws out the jab.
Bamalog throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Bamalog tenderised Lupei's leg. Lupei is trying to keep his angry face on.
Teke Bamalog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamalog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bamalog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lupei connects with a single shot there.
Lupei checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lupei's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bamalog connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lupei scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Bamalog misses the target.
Bamalog is looking to chop away at Lupei's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Bamalog. That snapped Lupei's head back.
Lupei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bamalog.
Bamalog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bamalog takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lupei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lupei throws a leg kick but Bamalog checks it.
Bamalog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lupei.
Bamalog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lupei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lupei looks to land a left hand but Bamalog moved out of range nicely.
Lupei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lupei throws a shot to the body.
Bamalog throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bamalog.
Lupei feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bamalog lands with a good body shot.
Lupei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bamalog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lupei.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bamalog.
Lupei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lupei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lupei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bamalog misses with a left hand
and Lupei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bamalog throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lupei lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lupei throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Lupei.
Bamalog avoids the body shot from Lupei.
Bamalog thuds his right hand into Lupei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bamalog fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lupei is out of range.
Lupei checks a leg kick.
Serafim Lupei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupei takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lupei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teke Bamalog seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lupei missing with a left hand there. Bamalog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lupei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bamalog swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lupei works Bamalog's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Lupei. Beautiful body shot.
Lupei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bamalog can pounce on him.
Lupei 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.
Bamalog throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lupei.
Lupei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bamalog.
Lupei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bamalog on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamalog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lupei.
Lupei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bamalog.
Bamalog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lupei throws a leg kick but Bamalog sees it coming and moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teke Bamalog comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bamalog 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teke Bamalog!
A victorious Teke Bamalog thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.