PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renan Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lombard
vs
Bark

175 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renan Lombard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Douglas Bark!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard tries to score with a low kick but Bark moves his leg out of the way.
No luck for Lombard with that takedown attempt.
A head kick by Lombard misses
and Bark counters with a solid body kick.
Lombard fails with the takedown.
A nice combination there by Lombard .

It looks like Douglas Bark has been cut.
Renan Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bark scores with a kick to the body.
Bark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lombard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bark defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Lombard . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombard avoids the head kick by Bark.
Lombard connects with a looping right hand.
Lombard shoots in for a takedown but Bark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bark scores with a kick to the body.
Douglas Bark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lombard instigates a clinch.
Lombard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bark smiles and moves away.
Lombard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lombard moves out of range of the body kick from Bark.
Bark chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Lombard moves into range and clinches up with Bark.
Lombard wants to stall.
Lombard pushes Bark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard stalls.

Lombard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Lombard working for a triangle but Bark defends it easily.
Lombard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bark's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lombard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lombard stands and throws Bark's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lombard is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bark will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The strikes coming from Lombard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard controlling the position from side mount.
Lombard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bark for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lombard stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renan Lombard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Douglas Bark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bark scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lombard shoots in for a double leg but Bark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Bark as Lombard shoots in.
Lombard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lombard shoots for a double leg takedown but Bark sprawls well. He's pushed Lombard 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Lombard . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lombard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bark, pushing him back against the cage.

Bark manages to break the clinch.

Lombard moves into the clinch successfully.
Lombard wants a takedown but no success here.

Bark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bark stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bark scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lombard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bark tries to close the distance and clinch but Lombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bark throws a wild body kick that Lombard sees coming a mile off.
Lombard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lombard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bark defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lombard tries for a takedown but Bark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bark scores with a spinning back kick!
Bark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bark wants it to stay on the feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bark. Lombard shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown by Lombard or perhaps it was just good defense by Bark which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bark throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lombard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Douglas Bark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bark connects with a leg kick. Lombard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lombard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bark lands with a shot to the body.
Bark misses with a head kick.
Lombard tries a low kick but Bark avoids it.
Lombard blocks a head kick by Bark.
Lombard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lombard swats away the attempt to clinch by Bark.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lombard has Bark up against the cage in a clinch.

Bark manages to break the clinch.
Lombard works Bark's body with a nice hook.
Bark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bark looks for the body kick but Lombard saw that one coming.
Bark closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lombard counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Douglas Bark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Douglas Bark's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bark looks for the body kick but Lombard saw that one coming.
Bark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Lombard moves into the clinch.

Bark manages to break the clinch.
Bark scores with a nice body kick.
Bark leaves Lombard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bark tries to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling the position.
Bark wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lombard jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lombard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lombard keeping moving, preventing Bark from controlling successfully.

Lombard uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bark. That one must have hurt.

Lombard moves into the clinch successfully.
Bark has had enough of the clinch but Lombard keeps him there for the moment.
Lombard has Bark pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bark manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lombard has him pressed against the cage.
Bark tries to stall but Lombard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lombard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bark is pressed up against the cage. Lombard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bark down to the mat. Bark avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Lombard . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bark was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bark slaps away a takedown attempt from Lombard , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lombard swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lombard gets a clinch.
Lombard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bark pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bark is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Bark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bark throws a sloppy head kick and Lombard moves out of range easily.
Bark scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lombard closes the distance and clinches.
Bark is trying to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling him.
Lombard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bark is trying to push Lombard away but Lombard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lombard tries to pull guard but Bark holds him up against the cage and eventually Lombard drops back down to his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lombard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bark breaks the clinch.

Lombard forces Bark back against the cage and clinches.
Bark taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Douglas Bark.
I think Bark has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Douglas Bark!