PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gektor Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Old Way's as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lombard
vs
Torres

200 cm
22
148 lbs
12 - 1 - 1

175 cm
28
135 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gektor Lombard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Lombard. No joy for Torres on that attempt.
A big right from Lombard misses.
Lombard lands a nice looking body shot.
Torres shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lombard but Lombard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lombard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively.
Lombard lunges at Torres with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torres's hand.
Lombard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lombard lands a head shot.
Lombard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lombard tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard digs a good body shot into Torres's ribs.
Lombard scores with a head kick. Torres tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Torres shoots in and bounces Lombard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lombard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Lombard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lombard wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Lombard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to keep Lombard in close.
Torres wants to sweep here but Lombard controlling him for the moment.

Gektor Lombard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Torres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres walks into a left hand.
Lombard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torres.
Gektor Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Torres.
Lombard misses with a straight left.
Lombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lombard lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries for a takedown but Lombard circles away easily
and Lombard counters with a leg kick.
Torres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torres shoots and misses
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lombard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres dives in and grabs Lombard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lombard pushes down on Torres's head and hops out.
Lombard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tried to score with a low kick but Torres checks it.
Lombard misses with a double jab

so Torres counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombard keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.

Lombard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lombard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Lombard's legs - danger averted.
Lombard has momentary wrist control but Torres slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lombard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Torres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lombard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lombard wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gektor Lombard dominated that 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.

Lombard tries a head kick but it misses.
Lombard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lombard.
Lombard throws an off balance right hand
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Lombard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lombard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lombard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lombard throws a big shot that misses.
Gektor Lombard is winning the standup battle so far.
Lombard throws out a leg kick but Torres moves out of range and Lombard only half commits.
Torres tries for a takedown but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lombard. Torres shrugs it off though.
Lombard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lombard.
Gektor Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lombard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torres at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Torres.
A jab from Lombard misses.
Lombard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Torres.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice takedown defense from Lombard. No joy for Torres on that attempt.
Gektor Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Torres.
A shot to the body from Lombard misses

and Torres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lombard won't be happy with that.
Lombard is not content to let Torres control the position.
Lombard gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres working Lombard over with strikes.
Lombard trying to control here.
Lombard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Torres.
Lombard is trying to get back to full guard.
Torres tries to pass to full mount but Lombard defends it.
Lombard gets full guard.
Lombard wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
Torres connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Lombard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lombard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torres!
Torres has given up his back.

Lombard is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Torres is defending well though. Lombard let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lombard's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to stand back up.

Torres is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lombard trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres wants to escape the position.
Lombard trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Torres fails with a takedown attempt.
Lombard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
Lombard slaps away a takedown attempt from Torres, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Torres scores with a takedown into Lombard's guard.
Torres throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Lombard is retaining full guard.
Torres postures up in Lombard's guard and throws a big left but Lombard blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lombard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
Torres works over Lombard with some ground and pound from guard.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lombard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torres postures up in Lombard's guard and throws a big left but Lombard blocks it.
Lombard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.

Lombard has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Torres is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lombard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres is thwarting Lombard's attempts to control the position.
Torres missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Torres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lombard tries to get to full guard but Torres has control of the leg.
Lombard taking some punishment here, with Torres in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lombard is trying to get back to full guard.
Lombard is looking to control Torres's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lombard avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to control the action in half guard but Lombard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lombard keeping hold of Torres's head, controlling as best he can.
Lombard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torres is thwarting Lombard's attempts to control the position.

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

Torres gets the takedown into side control.
Lombard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lombard wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lombard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lombard wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
Lombard is working hard here to advance position.
Torres postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Torres postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard working a defensive guard here.
Lombard wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Torres really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lombard slips a jab from Torres.
Lombard misses with a looping left.
Lombard throws a hook but Torres blocks it.
Lombard loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Lombard lands a jab.
Torres has a takedown stuffed.
Lombard misses with an uppercut.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres shoots in but no luck this time.
Torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Lombard to counter with a crisp jab.
Gektor Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Torres.
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lombard connects with a jab.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lombard as he avoids it easily.
Lombard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Torres is rocked!
Torres with a poor takedown
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a two punch combination.
Torres blocks a leg kick.
Lombard lands a slapping body shot.
Lombard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lombard throws a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Torres.
Nice takedown defense from Lombard. No joy for Torres on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Lombard.
The crowd cheers as Lombard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Torres doesn't seem phased though.
Lombard wants to land a leg kick but Torres is out of range.
Gektor Lombard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lombard, as that shot connected.
Torres steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lombard. That one must have hurt.
Lombard tests Torres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lombard circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lombard's waist but Lombard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Torres off to one side.
Lombard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Lombard finish him?
Torres misses with a takedown attempt - Lombard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lombard throws out a powerful jab.
Lombard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torres doesn't seem bothered though.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Torres feints and as Lombard raises his hands in defense, Torres changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gektor Lombard had his way with Miguel Torres in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lombard misses with a low kick.

Torres shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lombard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Lombard blocks nicely.

Lombard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Torres defends it easily.
Lombard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torres works over Lombard with some ground and pound from guard.
Lombard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Torres puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miguel Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres with the ground and pound but Lombard uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard working a defensive guard here.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Lombard has wrist control.
Lombard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Torres must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Torres distracts Lombard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Torres is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lombard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torres preventing the sweep.
Torres landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Torres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Torres is in close to Lombard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Torres is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Lombard blocks nicely.
Lombard keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Torres connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Lombard is retaining full guard.
Lombard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lombard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lombard wants to sweep but no luck.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Lombard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lombard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Miguel Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lombard has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Torres defend it? Lombard steps over the head and cranks it - Torres is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lombard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gektor Lombard!
Gektor Lombard is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Gektor Lombard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.