PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick O Shae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Lombardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick O Shae could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vincent Lombardi's chin.

O Shae
vs
Lombardi

170 cm
28
190 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

183 cm
26
190 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick O Shae !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lombardi!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardi misses with a leg kick
and O Shae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Shae throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lombardi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Shae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombardi looks to clinch
and O Shae counters with a solid body kick.
Lombardi looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

O Shae clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .

O Shae manages to break the clinch.
O Shae moves out of range as Lombardi throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Lombardi.
O Shae tries to score with a low kick but Lombardi moves his leg out of the way.
O Shae throws a low kick but Lombardi avoids it.
O Shae throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Shae feints and then cracks Lombardi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lombardi down.
Lombardi blocks a low kick nicely.
O Shae ducks under a wild hook from Lombardi.
Lombardi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
O Shae lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Shae throws a sloppy head kick and Lombardi moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from O Shae .
O Shae throws a leg kick which misses Lombardi's front leg but catches the back leg as Lombardi tries to avoid it.
O Shae 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lombardi under the eye.
Lombardi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Shae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

O Shae takes the fight into the clinch.

O Shae breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Shae throws a leg kick but Lombardi moved away.

O Shae drives through and clinches with Lombardi against the cage.
Lombardi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Shae creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lombardi's defenses.
O Shae lands an elbow that stopped Lombardi in his tracks for a moment.
Lombardi avoids the elbow strike from O Shae , against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Shae .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Shae 's elbow.
O Shae slows down the pace here.
O Shae blocking some punches.
Lombardi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Shae uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Shae lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lombardi has a couple of punches blocked by O Shae .
Lombardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardi is struggling to control the position.
O Shae blocks an uppercut.
Lombardi tries a body shot but O Shae blocks it.
Lombardi throws a punch but it's blocked by O Shae .
O Shae stalling against the cage.
Lombardi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lombardi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Shae takes a shot to the head.
Lombardi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardi misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardi misses with the head strike.
O Shae just leaning against Lombardi, taking a breather.
Lombardi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lombardi throws a punch but it's blocked by O Shae .
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from O Shae .
O Shae seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Shae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lombardi's brow.
O Shae blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Shae throws an elbow but misses.
O Shae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lombardi misses with the head strike.
Lombardi has a couple of punches blocked by O Shae .
Lombardi tries to break free but O Shae pushes him back against the cage.
O Shae lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from O Shae .
Lombardi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardi has a couple of punches blocked by O Shae .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lombardi tries a body shot but O Shae blocks it.
O Shae being controlled against the cage.
Lombardi working aggressively here.
Lombardi is leaning against O Shae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lombardi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Shae is keeping busy.
Lombardi avoids the elbow strike from O Shae , against the cage.

Lombardi manages to break the clinch.
O Shae blocks a head kick by Lombardi.
O Shae throws a head kick that misses.
O Shae just misses with a punch to the body.
O Shae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardi manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombardi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick by O Shae misses
and Lombardi counters with a head kick.
Lombardi wants to clinch.
O Shae misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick O Shae dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A low kick from O Shae is predictable there
and Lombardi counters with an outside leg kick.
Lombardi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Shae misses with a leg kick
and Lombardi counters with a head kick.
Lombardi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Shae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Shae will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rick O Shae is winning the standup battle so far.
O Shae thows a leg kick but Lombardi checks it
and Lombardi counters with a solid body kick.
Lombardi tries to clinch up but O Shae circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from O Shae is predictable there
and Lombardi counters with a body kick.
Rick O Shae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Shae takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Shae takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombardi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Shae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by O Shae as he checks the leg kick.
O Shae has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lombardi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lombardi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lombardi does it's job there.
Lombardi is looking to chop away at O Shae 's legs.
Lombardi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Shae 's calf.
Lombardi lands a leg kick that knocks O Shae off balance momentarily.
Lombardi tries to land a leg kick but O Shae saw it coming and moves away.
O Shae avoids the head kick by Lombardi.
O Shae takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lombardi throws a sloppy head kick and O Shae moves out of range easily.
Lombardi throws a head kick but O Shae moves out of range.
Lombardi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

O Shae clinches.
Lombardi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Shae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Shae misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lombardi misses with the head strike.
O Shae lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombardi.
Lombardi is trying to stall.
Lombardi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardi misses with a body punch.
Lombardi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lombardi letting O Shae take a breather here.
Lombardi misses with some punches.
Lombardi can't break the clinch.
Lombardi lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, O Shae throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Lombardi.
Lombardi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombardi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Shae blocks an uppercut.
Lombardi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi misses with the head strike.
Lombardi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardi misses with some punches.
Lombardi is trying to break the clinch but O Shae is controlling him.
O Shae stalling the fight.
Lombardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Shae looking to stall.
O Shae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Shae .
O Shae has had enough of the clinch but Lombardi keeps him there for the moment.
Lombardi lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Shae backwards.
Lombardi swings wildly with an uppercut but O Shae uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardi trying to stall but O Shae improves his position.
O Shae lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombardi.
O Shae creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lombardi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lombardi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombardi avoids the elbow strike from O Shae , against the cage.
Lombardi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Shae looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for O Shae to work.
Lombardi is looking to control O Shae 's arms but O Shae gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lombardi has his back to the cage.
O Shae lands an elbow just above Lombardi 's eye.

Lombardi breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from O Shae is predictable there
and Lombardi counters with a good low kick that O Shae was not able to check.
O Shae checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lombardi avoids the head kick by O Shae .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

O Shae clinches up against the cage.
Lombardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardi lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardi fails to land.
Lombardi working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Lombardi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

O Shae moves out of range of the body kick.
O Shae lands with a cross.
Lombardi tries to land a body kick
and O Shae counters with a head kick. That will keep Lombardi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lombardi throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling O Shae to counter with a crisp jab.
Lombardi throws a leg kick
and O Shae counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Shae swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
O Shae looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from O Shae .

Lombardi is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Shae , right into the meat.
Lombardi is still on wobbly legs! Can O Shae finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Shae is stalking Lombardi. Lombardi circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from O Shae , and it's lights out! Lombardi really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick O Shae !