PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between hector lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

lombard
vs
Ferreira

200 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
256 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, hector lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
lombard dodges the punch combination from Ferreira.

lombard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
lombard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ferreira won't allow lombard to pass to mount.
lombard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ferreira is trying to stand up here but lombard is controlling him well.
lombard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Ferreira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ferreira looks gassed!
lombard is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lombard stops Ferreira from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
lombard is looking to advance position but Ferreira won't allow it.
lombard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
lombard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of hector lombard.
Ferreira doesn't manage to clinch there - lombard circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by lombard. That's going to slow Ferreira down.

lombard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
lombard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ferreira on the ground.
lombard fails to take his opponent's back.
Ferreira is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
lombard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
lombard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is trying desperately to improve position.
Ferreira is trying to stand.
lombard wants to take Ferreira's back but he can't do it this time.
lombard controlling the pace for now.
Ferreira is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
lombard controlling the pace for now.
Ferreira wants to control but lombard is having none of it.
lombard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferreira is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, lombard has taken his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

lombard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than lombard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ferreira keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
lombard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ferreira is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ferreira is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira working to try and regain half guard.
lombard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
lombard pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
lombard controlling the pace for now.
Ferreira is trying to stand.
lombard controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. hector lombard just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

lombard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ferreira's guard.
lombard content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lombard stops Ferreira from standing up.

lombard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
lombard controls from within his opponent's guard.

lombard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
lombard is stalling in the full guard.

Ferreira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
lombard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
lombard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferreira is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hector lombard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

lombard scores with a takedown into Ferreira's guard.
lombard stops Ferreira from standing up.
lombard is stalling in the full guard.

Ferreira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. lombard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
lombard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of hector lombard.

lombard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ferreira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
lombard slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
lombard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ferreira is looking for a sweep. lombard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
lombard is controlling the pace.
Ferreira is looking to escape.
lombard trying to pass the guard but Ferreira defending well.
lombard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira actively working from the bottom here.
lombard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of hector lombard.

lombard gets the takedown into side control.
Ferreira wants to get back to his feet but lombard drags him back down.
lombard staying calm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to work his way out of this bad position but lombard is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Ferreira's face as lombard controls the position.
Ferreira is pushing lombard's head away, looking to escape. lombard manages to hold on to the position though.
Richard Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
hector lombard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
lombard taking a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
hector lombard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well lombard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... hector lombard!