PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helio dos Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamope has chosen I'm Souljah as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

dos Passos
vs
Lamope

174 cm
30
155 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

165 cm
33
148 lbs
19 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio dos Passos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Itor Lamope!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamope moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lamope cracks a nice hook into dos Passos's ribs.
dos Passos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamope.
dos Passos shoots and misses
and Lamope finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
dos Passos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
dos Passos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot by Lamope.
dos Passos shoots and misses
and Lamope counters with a good low kick that dos Passos was not able to check.
Lamope connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lamope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
dos Passos with a lazy takedown attempt
and dos Passos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio dos Passos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dos Passos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lamope counters with a straight right hand.
dos Passos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lamope counters with a leg kick.
dos Passos tries for a takedown but Lamope circles away easily
and Lamope counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lamope takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lamope cracks dos Passos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

dos Passos is rocked!
dos Passos shoots and misses
and Lamope counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Oh dos Passos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
dos Passos is breathing heavily.
Lamope walks forward and throws a big overhand right! dos Passos drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lamope swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from dos Passos's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Itor Lamope!
An out of breath Itor Lamope thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.