PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martti Nakutin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polvi Lumpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Nakutin
vs
Lumpio

195 cm
32
214 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

185 cm
29
195 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Knockout power

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martti Nakutin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Polvi Lumpio!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakutin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Nakutin gets tackled into the ropes by Lumpio. Lumpio maintains the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lumpio.
Lumpio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Lumpio lands a knee to the body.
Lumpio working Nakutin over with knees to the body.
Nakutin is trying to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakutin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lumpio landing knees to the body.
Nakutin stalling against the ropes.
Lumpio is looking to control Nakutin's arms but Nakutin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lumpio has his back to the ropes.
Lumpio lands an elbow inside that Nakutin shrugs off.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Nakutin blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nakutin swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakutin looking to throw knees to the head but Lumpio is blocking nicely.
Nakutin has had enough of the clinch but Lumpio keeps him there for the moment.
Lumpio landing knees to the head.
Nakutin tries to stall but Lumpio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lumpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakutin is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nakutin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lumpio.
Nakutin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lumpio wants to stall.
Nakutin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lumpio trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Lumpio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lumpio lands an elbow inside.
Nakutin missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio misses with a knee strike.

Nakutin manages to break the clinch.
Lumpio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakutin.
Polvi Lumpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lumpio lands with a shot to the body.
Lumpio wants to clinch.
Nakutin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lumpio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio wants to land a leg kick but Nakutin is out of range.
Nakutin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lumpio is looking to clinch.
Lumpio is looking to clinch but Nakutin is avoiding it.

Lumpio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lumpio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nakutin pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Nakutin.
Lumpio connects with a knee to the head.
Nakutin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lumpio lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin is trying to force a seperation but Lumpio has the dominant position.
Nakutin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakutin avoids it.
Lumpio scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lumpio looking to stall.
Nakutin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lumpio prevents a body shot from Nakutin.
A bit of stalling here from Nakutin.
Nakutin tries to work over Lumpio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Nakutin breaks the clinch.
Jab from Nakutin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakutin checks a leg kick.

Lumpio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lumpio fakes the leg kick and cracks Nakutin in the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lumpio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lumpio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakutin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lumpio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lumpio connects with a right hand. Nakutin shakes it off.
Nakutin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lumpio tries to clinch but Nakutin moves out of range.
Lumpio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nakutin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Lumpio closes the distance and clinches.
Nakutin looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nakutin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lumpio obliges.
Lumpio landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lumpio lands a nice knee to the body.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Nakutin blocks it.
Lumpio lands a nice elbow.
Lumpio trying to land knees to the body.
Polvi Lumpio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio scores with a knee to the head.
Lumpio tries a knee to the head but Nakutin blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakutin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nakutin taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lumpio obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lumpio lands an elbow that stopped Nakutin in his tracks for a moment.
Nakutin missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakutin.
Lumpio wants to stall.
Nakutin misses with some punches.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Nakutin is looking to control Lumpio's arms but Lumpio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nakutin has his back to the ropes.
Lumpio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lumpio just leaning against Nakutin, taking a breather.
Lumpio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakutin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lumpio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lumpio crunches a lovely knee into Nakutin's ribcage.
Lumpio with a knee to the head.
Lumpio blocks a body shot from Nakutin.
Nakutin tries to land knees in the clinch but Lumpio avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lumpio.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lumpio as Nakutin tries to tie him up.
Lumpio lands a nice uppercut.
Nakutin tries to land a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks with his arms.
Nakutin being controlled against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nakutin tries to land knees in the clinch but Lumpio avoids the damage to the body.
Lumpio lands a nice knee to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lumpio. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lumpio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lumpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakutin avoids the damage to the body.
Nakutin working hard to break the clinch.
Lumpio working Nakutin over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lumpio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lumpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakutin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nakutin tries a knee to the head but Lumpio blocks it.
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Nakutin blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polvi Lumpio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nakutin tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakutin misses the jab.
Nakutin checks a low kick from Lumpio.
Nakutin tries to score with a low kick but Lumpio moves his leg out of the way.
Nakutin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lumpio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Nakutin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakutin misses the body punch
and Lumpio counters with a leg kick.
Polvi Lumpio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lumpio.
Lumpio moves in looking to clinch but Nakutin pushes him off.

Nakutin gets tackled into the ropes by Lumpio. Lumpio maintains the clinch.
Lumpio trying to control the position but instead, Nakutin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lumpio into the ropes.
Lumpio is leaning against Nakutin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumpio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lumpio obliges.
Nakutin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nakutin blocks an elbow strike from Lumpio.

Nakutin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lumpio connects with an inside leg kick.
Lumpio scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lumpio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lumpio doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakutin circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lumpio tries to clinch up but Nakutin circles away and keeps his distance.
Lumpio tries to clinch there but Nakutin circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lumpio drives through and clinches with Nakutin against the ropes.
Lumpio missing with knees to the body.
Lumpio blocks a body shot from Nakutin.
Nakutin slows down the pace here.
Lumpio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakutin trying to land knees to the body.
Lumpio looking to throw knees to the head but Nakutin is blocking nicely.
Nakutin tries to land knees in the clinch but Lumpio avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lumpio can't find room to land a body shot as Nakutin controls the action.
Nakutin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lumpio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nakutin is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nakutin throws a head punch that misses.
Nakutin is looking to control Lumpio's arms but Lumpio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nakutin has his back to the ropes.
Lumpio has Nakutin pressed against the ropes, preventing Nakutin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lumpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nakutin looking to slow down the pace here.
Nakutin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakutin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lumpio's elbow.
Lumpio avoiding damage as Nakutin throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lumpio.
Nakutin looking to slow down the pace here.
Lumpio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lumpio avoiding damage as Nakutin throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lumpio blocks it with crossed arms.
Nakutin tries to land knees in the clinch but Lumpio avoids the damage to the body.
Martti Nakutin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lumpio tries to land a knee to the head but Nakutin blocks with his arms.
Nakutin trying to land knees to the body.
Lumpio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nakutin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lumpio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakutin's face.
Lumpio lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakutin dodges an elbow strike from Lumpio.
Nakutin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lumpio is defending well for now.
Lumpio taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Lumpio.
A hook to the body from Lumpio.
Polvi Lumpio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lumpio crunches a lovely knee into Nakutin's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Polvi Lumpio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lumpio 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Polvi Lumpio!