PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lombard's choice of entrance music: Mortal Kombat. Hector Lombard has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sparks
vs
Lombard

185 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

176 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darren Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard lands with a nice body punch.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
Sparks shoots in but no luck this time.
Lombard digs a good body shot into Sparks's ribs.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sparks.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sparks is looking to take a break and control but Lombard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lombard wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Sparks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lombard is looking to reverse the position.
Lombard is trying to get back to his feet.

Sparks working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lombard can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sparks tries for a kimura but Lombard is defending well.
Lombard is looking to regain half guard here but Sparks keeps moving and retains side control.
Lombard managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sparks.

Sparks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lombard has escaped the position, nice work there.

Sparks tries for a kimura but Lombard is defending well.
Lombard is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Sparks has hold of Lombard's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lombard tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sparks cranks the arm and Lombard screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lombard, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Darren Sparks!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Darren Sparks waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)'s logo in front of the cameras.