PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elton Turner (ranked 24775 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Lamp (ranked 6406 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Lamp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Turner
vs
Lamp

156 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

192 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elton Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kevin Lamp!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner shoots and misses

and Lamp moves into the clinch.
Lamp misses with a body punch.

Lamp has hold of one of Turner's legs. Turner is fighting the takedown attempt but Lamp gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Turner pushes Lamp off and scrambles back to his feet.

Lamp looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lamp seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lamp winds up and cracks Turner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lamp drops an elbow to the side of Turner's head.
Turner is trying to stand up here but Lamp is controlling him well.
Lamp content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lamp is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Turner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turner is looking for a sweep. Lamp is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lamp's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lamp's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner struggling to keep hold of the position.
Lamp is trying to stand back up.
Turner has the hooks in. Lamp is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lamp wants to control his opponent's hands but Turner gets his hands free.
Turner trying to control.
Turner missing with strikes from the back.
Turner punches the canvas rather than the man.
Turner has good solid back control here.
Turner could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Lamp preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Turner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamp is trying to stand back up.
Turner is trying to control but Lamp is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Lamp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lamp in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamp is trying to escape the mount.
Lamp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lamp tries to hold on but Turner pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamp is squirming around, avoiding Turner's attempts to control the action.
Turner with shots to the head and body - Lamp looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner landing shots from mount.
Turner looking to control but Lamp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lamp is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lamp is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lamp misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Turner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lamp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Elton Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Lamp.

It looks like Elton Turner has been cut.

Lamp drives through with a takedown into Turner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lamp is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lamp trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Turner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lamp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Elton Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lamp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Turner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lamp is aware though and is defending well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lamp lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Turner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lamp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lamp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turner's head.
Lamp sitting in guard here, content to control.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Lamp from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lamp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Turner wants to get back to his feet but Lamp is dominant here and he's now got Turner's back!
Turner is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lamp.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Lamp. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Turner preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lamp.
Turner is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lamp is riding his opponent, not letting Turner buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamp gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Turner showing good submission defense here.
Lamp tries to get the hooks in deep but Turner pushed the leg off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner trying to get back to his feet but Lamp is in full control for now.

Turner preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lamp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Lamp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elton Turner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Turner darts in looking for a takedown but Lamp gets double underhooks and turns Turner into the cage.

Lamp darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lamp prevents Turner from standing back up.
Lamp is looking to take a break and control but Turner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lamp controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Turner has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Lamp. Oh but Turner has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Lamp goes limp - he's gone! Turner jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Elton Turner!