PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lombard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mortal Kombat. Kirby has chosen Forgot about dre. as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lombard
vs
Kirby

176 cm
24
195 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

185 cm
33
199 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard misses with a hook.
Kirby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lombard has time to react.
Lombard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lombard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kirby throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombard moves away.
Kirby walks into a jab.
Lombard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kirby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot by Kirby.
Lombard throws a shot to the body.
Lombard moves out of range as Kirby strikes.
Hector Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby blocks a jab.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombard moves away.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Lombard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Kirby throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
Kirby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lombard.
Lombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirby.
Kirby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kirby misses the shot to the body.
Kirby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Kirby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Kirby scores with a nice strike.
Kirby throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard misses with a body shot.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Lombard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lombard swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombard was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirby.
Kirby missing with a left hand there. Lombard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombard stuns Kirby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kirby throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Kirby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lombard doesn't seem bothered though.
Kirby throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
Kirby avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard lands with a good body shot.
Lombard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombard moves away.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Kirby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kirby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Lombard.
Kirby scores with a jab. Lombard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kirby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lombard walks into a jab.
Kirby throws a shot from downtown. Lombard moves away and avoids it.
Kirby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a body shot.
Kirby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lombard.
Lombard connects with a body shot.
Lombard moves forwards but Kirby connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lombard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kirby throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Kirby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lombard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lombard defending well as Kirby loads up on a big left hand.
Kirby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lombard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirby scores with a sloppy right hand. Lombard should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Lombard misses its intended target.
A jab from Kirby finds it's way through Lombard's defenses.
Kirby throws the left hand but Lombard avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirby throws a hook to the side of Lombard's head but Lombard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lombard lands a nice hook to Kirby's body. Kirby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard misses with the combination.
Lombard avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Lombard swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Lombard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kirby counters with a right hand to the body.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Lombard.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lombard checks a leg kick.
Kirby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombard manages to avoid it.
Lombard throws a hook to the side of Kirby's head but Kirby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lombard misses with a body shot.
Kirby lands a slapping body shot.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lombard.
Lombard lands a two punch combo.
Kirby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lombard lands with an uppercut that bounces Kirby off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kirby dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kirby moves out of range as Lombard strikes.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Kirby throws a jab when Lombard was well out of range.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Kirby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kirby throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirby throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
A jab lands there for Lombard.
Kirby lands a slapping body shot.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirby looks to land a left hand but Lombard moved out of range nicely.
Lombard looks to land a combination but Kirby avoids it well.
Lombard is looking to wear down Kirby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kirby looks to land a left hand but Lombard moved out of range nicely.
Kirby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lombard throws the left hand but Kirby avoids the punch easily.
Kirby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirby throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lombard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kirby lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Kirby throws the left hand but Lombard avoids the punch easily.
Kirby lands a jab to Lombard's midsection.
Lombard avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Lombard misses the jab.
Kirby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Lombard thows a body shot but no joy.
Kirby takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kirby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kirby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby misses with a body shot.
Kirby lands a jab.
Lombard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirby at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby connects with a body shot.
Lombard scores with a body shot.
Lombard lands a jab to Kirby's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirby was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
Kirby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kirby.
Kirby throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Kirby does no damage.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Kirby stuns Lombard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lombard lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Kirby lands a jab.
Lombard thows a left - swing and a miss!
John Kirby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kirby lands a lovely overhand right.
Kirby connects with a body shot that sends Lombard's belly button to the back.
Kirby on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lombard lands a nice shot that snaps Kirby's head back.
Kirby misses with a hook. Lombard ducked under it nicely.
Lombard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirby digs a good body shot into Lombard's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Kirby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirby. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby ducks under a wild hook from Lombard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lombard digs a good body shot into Kirby's ribs.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
Lombard throws a big shot that misses.
Lombard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Kirby misses.
Kirby thuds his right hand into Lombard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lombard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kirby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kirby throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard moves away from the strike by Kirby.
Lombard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kirby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Lombard.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Kirby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A slow jab from Kirby misses its intended target.
Donk. Lombard catches Kirby right on the button with a cross.
Kirby blocks a jab.
Kirby defending well as Lombard loads up on a big left hand.
Lombard lands a jab.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombard moves away.
Kirby fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombard misses with a two punch combination.
Lombard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kirby counters with a nice uppercut.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Lombard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lombard misses with an uppercut.
Kirby throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Kirby.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kirby lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lombard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lombard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby swings for the body but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirby.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Kirby lands a glancing blow to the side of Lombard's head.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Kirby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Kirby lands with a hook. Lombard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lombard avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Lombard looks to land a right hand but Kirby moved out of range.
Lombard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kirby doesn't seem bothered though.
Lombard's corner calls for a 1-2. Lombard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kirby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lombard.
Lombard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Lombard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirby.
Hector Lombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kirby tests Lombard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
Lombard misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Lombard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lombard throws a looping overhand right but Kirby ducks down to avoid it.
Kirby lands a jab to Lombard's midsection.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Kirby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kirby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lombard.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby moves out of range of the strikes.
Kirby digs a good body shot into Lombard's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Lombard.
Kirby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lombard is able to avoid easily.
Lombard misses with a shot to the body
and Lombard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kirby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirby stalks Lombard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lombard's face. Lombard staggers backwards, shaken.
Lombard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Lombard is rocked!
Kirby lands a body shot.
A big right from Kirby misses.
Kirby thuds his right hand into Lombard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh Lombard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lombard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard seems to have got his legs back now.
Lombard moves forwards but Kirby connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
A big right from Lombard misses.
Lombard ducks under a wild hook from Kirby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby thuds a left hand into Lombard's body.
Lombard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby connects with the punch.
Kirby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombard was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirby.
Kirby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombard manages to avoid it.
Lombard misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kirby counter with a right hand.
John Kirby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters circling - Lombard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
Lombard misses with a body punch
and Kirby counters with a straight right hand.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Kirby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lombard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kirby eats them both and turns towards Lombard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kirby scores with a shot to the body.
Kirby lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby scores with a body shot.
Kirby dips to his left and cracks Lombard with an uppercut!
Lombard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice jab there from Kirby.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Kirby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kirby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kirby!
John Kirby took some time post fight to say the following; 'I know I'm not as young as I used to be... Hell, who isn't right? But I love my fans and I knew I would win this fight!'.