PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombardo's entrance music is From Despair To Where. A fine choice. Quick has chosen Indestructible, by Disturbed as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nick Quick was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lombardo
vs
Quick

185 cm
26
220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

186 cm
29
210 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
[GTI] Divine Clothing (95% LAUNDRY)

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Quick!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Quick scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Anthony Lombardo has been cut.
A combination from Lombardo does no damage.
Quick moves away from the strike by Lombardo.
Lombardo throws a leg kick
and Quick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lombardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quick moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Lombardo there.
Lombardo jabs at Quick's body.
Lombardo misses with the combination.
Lombardo looks to clinch
and Quick counters with a stiff right hand.
Lombardo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quick pinned against the cage. Quick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anthony Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lombardo gets tackled into the cage by Quick. Quick maintains the clinch.
A short right from Quick on the inside.
Lombardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Quick backwards.

Lombardo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Quick clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Quick just trying to survive but Lombardo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lombardo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Lombardo looking for the choke from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo scores with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombardo cracks Quick with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Quick from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Lombardo wants to control but Quick is keeping busy.
Quick is trying to stand back up.
Lombardo tries to get the hooks in deep but Quick pushed the leg off.
Lombardo has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Quick.

Lombardo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Good control from Lombardo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo is looking to control Quick but Quick is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lombardo lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lombardo.
Lombardo is controlling the position but Quick somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

Lombardo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quick has managed to free his arm - good work.
Quick flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quick is in a horrible position here. Lombardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Lombardo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Quick is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombardo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombardo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Lombardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Lombardo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lombardo throws a shot from downtown. Quick moves away and avoids it.
Quick slaps away a takedown attempt from Lombardo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lombardo connects with a nice cross there... Quick is looking wobbly and Lombardo recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Quick to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Lombardo jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Lombardo!
Anthony Lombardo very nearly forgot to thank Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.