PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lombardo Limba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Weapon of Choice. Limba has chosen The Prodigy - Voodoo People as his entrance music. Lucifer Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jones
vs
Limba

192 cm
24
178 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

178 cm
28
180 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucifer Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lombardo Limba!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limba is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A low kick from Jones misses
and Limba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Limba is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Limba throws a head kick that misses.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Limba tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Limba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones thows a leg kick but Limba checks it
and Limba counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Limba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Limba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Limba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Limba is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Limba doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Limba blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Limba.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Limba moved out of range nicely.
Lombardo Limba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Limba has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Limba - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Limba keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Limba trying to land knees to the body.
Limba stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Limba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Limba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Limba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Limba throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Limba slips a jab from Jones.
Limba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Limba throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Limba stumbling back into the cage.
Limba misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Limba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Limba doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
The crowd cheers as Limba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Limba. That one must have hurt.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Limba.
Limba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones throws the left hand but Limba avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Limba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Limba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Limba tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Limba throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Limba only half commits.
Jones avoids the head kick by Limba.
A head kick misses from Limba.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Limba throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lucifer Jones will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Limba cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Limba.
Limba tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones slips under a jab from Limba.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Limba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Limba.
Jones avoids the head kick by Limba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a right hand. Limba shakes it off.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Limba counters with a solid body kick.
A good leg kick by Limba.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Limba wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Limba ducks down to avoid it.
Limba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Limba dodges the punch combination from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Limba moves away.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Limba's leg but Limba calmly moves out of range.
Limba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Limba wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Limba counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Limba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Limba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones throws a leg kick but Limba checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Limba.

Limba closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Limba.
Limba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Lucifer Jones has been cut.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Limba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Limba.
Limba misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Limba counters with a nice kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Limba. That's going to slow Jones down.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Limba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Limba.
Jones avoids the head kick by Limba.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Limba doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Crunch! Limba slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Limba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lombardo Limba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucifer Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Limba scores with a push kick.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Limba.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Limba.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Limba moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
No joy there for Limba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Limba tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Limba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lombardo Limba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Limba wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Limba slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Limba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Limba lands a jab.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Limba moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones throws the left hand but Limba avoids the punch easily.
Limba doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Limba saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Limba walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Limba counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones cracks Limba with a good jab.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Limba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Limba misses with a straight right.
Jones throws a hook but Limba blocks it.
Jones throws the left hand but Limba avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Limba moves away.
Limba lands with a nice body kick.
Limba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Limba.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Limba.
Limba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limba checks the leg kick.
Jones defending well as Limba loads up on a big left hand.
Limba tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Limba counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Limba counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Limba.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Limba.
Jones will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Limba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones thows a leg kick but Limba checks it
and Limba counters with a flying knee. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lombardo Limba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Limba 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Lombardo Limba!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Lombardo Limba!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Lombardo Limba!

Lombardo Limba wins by unanimous decision!