PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bratts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lombardo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to From Despair To Where. Jack Bratts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anthony Lombardo's chin.

Lombardo
vs
Bratts

185 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

192 cm
30
204 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

1337 ANZAC

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bratts!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bratts tries to clinch up
and Lombardo counters with a straight right hand.
Lombardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bratts looks for the body kick but Lombardo saw that one coming.
Lombardo misses with a few strikes there.

Bratts pushes Lombardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lombardo prevents Bratts from breaking the clinch.
Bratts gets underhooks to prevent Lombardo's takedown attempt.

Lombardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lombardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bratts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Lombardo.

It looks like Jack Bratts has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Bratts. Those never looked like landing.
Bratts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lombardo checks it well.
Lombardo misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lombardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lombardo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lombardo tried to score with a low kick but Bratts checks it.
Bratts throws a right and a left that Lombardo avoids nicely.
Lombardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Bratts counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lombardo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lombardo looks to land a body kick but Bratts moved away.
Bratts lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lombardo takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Lombardo or perhaps it was just good defense by Bratts which made him look bad.
Lombardo is breathing heavily.
Lombardo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bratts tries to clinch there but Lombardo circles away.
Bratts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bratts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lombardo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bratts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Lombardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bratts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bratts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bratts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombardo takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Anthony Lombardo has been cut.
Lombardo throws a body punch but Bratts moves out of range.
Lombardo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bratts sprawls well. Bratts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lombardo gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bratts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bratts.
Lombardo misses with a takedown attempt - Bratts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lombardo throws a big shot that misses.
Bratts just misses with a punch to the body.
Bratts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lombardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bratts clinches.
Bratts taking a breather.
Bratts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bratts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lombardo.
Bratts misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Bratts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bratts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bratts lands a right hook to the body.

Bratts takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bratts lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bratts breaks the clinch.
Bratts cracks Lombardo with a good jab.
A head kick from Bratts lands but Lombardo takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bratts dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lombardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lombardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bratts.
Bratts moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Lombardo is rocked!

Anthony Lombardo's cut is getting worse.
Lombardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Oh Lombardo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick by Lombardo misses

and Bratts counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lombardo! Bratts lets Lombardo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lombardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bratts digs a good body shot into Lombardo's ribs.
Bratts wobbles Lombardo with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Bratts dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Lombardo to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Bratts!