PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Itor Lamope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howland Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamope comes to the cage accompanied by White Knuckles. Itor Lamope has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lamope
vs
Reed

165 cm
22
147 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

150 cm
27
145 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Itor Lamope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Howland Reed!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamope throws a leg kick which misses Reed's front leg but catches the back leg as Reed tries to avoid it.
Reed checks a leg kick nicely.
Lamope gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lamope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamope throws a series of punches but Reed avoids them all with ease.
Itor Lamope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed connects with the punch.
Lamope connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lamope avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamope swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamope.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed jabs at Lamope's body.
Reed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lamope jabs at Reed's body.
Howland Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed tries to clinch there but Lamope circles away.
Lamope will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lamope throws a hook but Reed blocks it.
Lamope lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lamope misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope throws a solid leg kick but Reed takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lamope.
Reed 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.
Lamope throws the left hand but Reed avoids the punch easily.
Reed misses with a hook
and Lamope counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamope throws a hook but Reed avoids it easily.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lamope.
Reed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reed misses with a low kick as Lamope jumps back.
Jab by Lamope.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed walks into a straight right hand from Lamope.
Reed misses with an uppercut. Lamope saw that one coming.
Lamope throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.

Lamope instigates a clinch.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Lamope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lamope.
Reed misses with a lunging right hand
and Lamope counters with a leg kick.

Lamope gets tackled into the cage by Reed. Reed maintains the clinch.
Lamope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamope.
Reed throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamope.
Lamope holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Lamope gets control of Reed's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lamope will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lamope keeping full guard, as Reed tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamope avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Itor Lamope dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lamope looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Reed. That snapped Lamope's head back.
Reed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reed lunges at Lamope with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lamope's hand.
A head kick misses from Lamope.
Lamope throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Reed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reed.
No joy there for Lamope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Reed clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamope.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope can't break the clinch.
Reed working aggressively here.
Reed misses with a punch on the inside.
Reed throws a head punch that misses.
Reed misses with some punches.
Reed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lamope has a couple of punches blocked by Reed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed has a couple of punches blocked by Lamope.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reed.
Reed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reed swings wildly with an uppercut but Lamope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lamope tries a body shot but Reed blocks it.
Lamope is trying to break the clinch but Reed is controlling him.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Lamope blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a punch to the body.

Lamope decides to pull guard.
Reed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reed postures up in Lamope's guard and throws a big left but Lamope blocks it.
Lamope seems keen to control Reed's posture.

Reed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lamope has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reed has managed to get both his arms back between Lamope's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lamope throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Reed escapes and throws Lamope's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lamope is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reed's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Reed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lamope defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Howland Reed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamope.
Lamope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Lamope finds it's way through Reed's defenses.
Lamope throws a head kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Reed blocks the leg kick.
Reed avoids a kick to the body.
Lamope staying out of range there.
Itor Lamope is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reed tests Lamope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reed is looking to clinch but Lamope is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamope takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lamope misses with a body shot.
Reed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lamope throws a sloppy head kick and Reed moves out of range easily.
Reed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lamope throws out the jab.
Lamope misses the shot to the body.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamope.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamope walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lamope throws a leg kick

and Reed counters by clinching up.
Lamope struggles to land a body shot inside as Reed controls his hands.
Lamope blocks an uppercut.
Reed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reed working aggressively here.
Reed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reed blocks an uppercut.
Lamope scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reed misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamope takes a shot to the head.
Lamope just leaning against Reed, taking a breather.

Lamope has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reed uses from the top position.
Reed trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Lamope is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reed is aware though and is defending well.

Lamope looking for subs off his back but Reed has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lamope gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamope looking to control.
Lamope preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lamope will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lamope is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reed is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Itor Lamope showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lamope has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itor Lamope!