PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eemeli Lampi (ranked 2188 p4p, 4708 weight class) and Abasi Amaike (ranked 288 p4p, 537 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lampi
vs
Amaike

186 cm
21
216
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
217
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemeli Lampi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abasi Amaike!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lampi throws the left hand but Amaike avoids the punch easily.
Lampi staying out of range there.
Lampi throws a big counter combination but Amaike scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lampi scores with a shot to the body.
Lampi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Abasi Amaike has been cut.
Amaike looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Amaike ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lampi moves away.
Amaike walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amaike missing with a left hand there. Lampi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lampi scores with a hook to the body. Amaike takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lampi throws a lazy uppercut
and Amaike counters with a straight right hand.
Amaike throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amaike scores with a nice right hand.
Lampi misses with a right hand
and Amaike counters with a nice uppercut.
Eemeli Lampi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amaike on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Amaike throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi misses with an uppercut.
Lampi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lampi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amaike was well out of range. Poor timing from Lampi.
Lampi loads up on a big right hand but Amaike slips the punch.
Amaike stuns Lampi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Amaike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lampi.
Amaike looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lampi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Amaike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Amaike blocks a jab.
It seemed like Amaike was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lampi throws a shot from downtown. Amaike moves away and avoids it.
Lampi loads up on a big right hand but Amaike slips the punch.
Amaike swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lampi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amaike was well out of range. Poor timing from Lampi.
Amaike misses with a right hand
and Lampi counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lampi throws the left hand but Amaike avoids the punch easily.
Lampi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lampi misses with a left hand
and Amaike counters with a left to the body.
Amaike blocks a jab.
Amaike doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lampi tests Amaike's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lampi scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lampi. Amaike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lampi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amaike throws out the jab.
It looked like Lampi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amaike misses with a straight right.
Lampi connects with a solid leg kick.
Lampi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Abasi Amaike's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lampi swings widly with a right hand
and Amaike counters with a nice uppercut.
Lampi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Amaike ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Lampi.
A little jabbing left from Amaike on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lampi misses with an uppercut. Amaike saw that one coming.
Lampi throws a sloppy body shot
and Amaike counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Amaike throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lampi counters with a left to the body.
Amaike fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Amaike misses with an uppercut.
Amaike misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the body from Amaike misses
and Lampi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amaike takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lampi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amaike drops his hands momentarily and Lampi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amaike misses with a body shot.
Lampi throws out a loose jab but Amaike uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lampi tries to clinch there but Amaike circles away.
A big right from Lampi misses.
It seemed like Amaike was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lampi misses with a hook
and Amaike counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lampi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Amaike at a distance.
Amaike ducks under a wild hook from Lampi.
Lampi looks to land a right hand but Amaike moved out of range.
Lampi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amaike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lampi throws a hook but Amaike avoids it easily.
Lampi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amaike doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eemeli Lampi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abasi Amaike'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.

Lampi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amaike's head.
Amaike lands an overhand right.
Lampi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amaike.
Lampi blocks the body kick.
Amaike misses with a left hand
and Lampi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lampi connects with a single shot there.
Lampi looks to land a right hand but Amaike moved out of range.
Eemeli Lampi is winning the standup battle so far.
Amaike missing with a left hand there. Lampi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amaike throws a right hand that misses
and Lampi counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amaike steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lampi.
Lampi tries to close the distance and clinch but Amaike swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amaike throws out a counter right but Lampi avoids it with no problem.
Some bone on bone action there as Lampi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Amaike takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lampi throws a looping overhand right but Amaike ducks down to avoid it.

Lampi drops Amaike with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Amaike looks back up at him and smiles so Lampi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Amaike is rocked!
Amaike is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Lampi doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Amaike crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Amaike's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eemeli Lampi!
An out of breath Eemeli Lampi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.