PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tiger JonesJr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

JonesJr
vs
Lombard

183 cm
28
184 lbs
13 - 17 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JonesJr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

JonesJr tries to keep at a distance but Lombard has taken the fight into the clinch.
JonesJr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
JonesJr is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombard has double underhooks.
JonesJr is trying to break the clinch but Lombard has him pressed against the ropes.
Lombard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. JonesJr is defending well for now.
Lombard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lombard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Lombard.
Lombard lands with a short shot to the head.
JonesJr tries to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Lombard looking to throw knees to the head but JonesJr is blocking nicely.
Lombard has JonesJr pressed against the ropes, preventing JonesJr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
JonesJr prevents a body shot from Lombard.
Lombard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from JonesJr.
JonesJr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombard misses with some punches.
Lombard swings wildly with an uppercut but JonesJr uses good head movement to avoid it.
JonesJr is trying to push Lombard away but Lombard has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lombard has JonesJr pressed against the ropes, preventing JonesJr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lombard misses with the head strike.
Lombard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombard prevents JonesJr from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard lands a hook that snaps the head of JonesJr backwards.
Lombard has JonesJr pressed against the ropes, preventing JonesJr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
JonesJr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
JonesJr is trying to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling him.
JonesJr is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombard has double underhooks.
Lombard lands a nice uppercut.
Lombard is leaning against JonesJr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lombard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lombard misses with some punches.
JonesJr avoids a wild elbow strike from Lombard.
JonesJr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lombard lands a left hand that snaps the head of JonesJr backwards.
Lombard tries to work over JonesJr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
JonesJr is trying to force a seperation but Lombard has the dominant position.
Lombard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lombard landing knees to the head.

It looks like Tiger JonesJr has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
Lombard scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
JonesJr is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombard has double underhooks.
Lombard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. JonesJr is defending well for now.
Lombard trying to land knees to the body.
Lombard looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard lands with a right to the head.
JonesJr wants to get back to striking at distance but Lombard won't allow it.
Lombard working aggressively here.
JonesJr tries to break free but Lombard pushes him back against the ropes.
Lombard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but JonesJr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lombard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
JonesJr blocks an uppercut.
JonesJr is trying to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling him.
JonesJr is trying to force a seperation but Lombard has the dominant position.
Lombard lands a right hand that snaps the head of JonesJr backwards.
Lombard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of JonesJrs head.

JonesJr is rocked!
Lombard tries a knee to the head but JonesJr blocks it.
Oh JonesJr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
JonesJr blocks an uppercut.
Lombard misses with some punches.
JonesJr blocking some punches.
JonesJr takes an elbow to the forehead.
JonesJr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
JonesJr takes an elbow to the temple.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
Lombard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but JonesJr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lombard working aggressively here.
Lombard misses with a knee strike.
Lombard misses with some punches.
JonesJr blocking some punches.
Lombard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lombard working aggressively here.
Lombard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lombard throws a punch but it's blocked by JonesJr.
Lombard tries to land a knee to the head but JonesJr blocks with his arms.
Lombard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lombard looks winded!
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombard misses with an elbow over the top.
Lombard throws an elbow but it misses.
Lombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
JonesJr blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
JonesJr blocks an elbow strike.
Lombard working aggressively here.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lombard misses with a punch on the inside.
Lombard swings wildly with an uppercut but JonesJr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by JonesJr.
Lombard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but JonesJr blocks it with crossed arms.
JonesJr tries to circle away but Lombard has him pinned against the ropes.
Lombard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
JonesJr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
JonesJr tries to break free but Lombard pushes him back against the ropes.
JonesJr tries to circle away but Lombard has him pinned against the ropes.
Lombard throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
Lombard keeps control of JonesJr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lombard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lombard keeps control of JonesJr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
JonesJr is trying to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling him.
Lombard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lombard misses with a punch on the inside.
JonesJr wants to break free but Lombard has control.
JonesJr is trying to push Lombard away but Lombard has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Lombard has a couple of punches blocked by JonesJr.
Lombard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but JonesJr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
JonesJr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
JonesJr tries to break free but Lombard pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
JonesJr is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombard has double underhooks.
Lombard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but JonesJr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
JonesJr is trying to break the clinch but Lombard has him pressed against the ropes.
Lombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lombard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
JonesJr tries to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling the position.
Lombard has a couple of punches blocked by JonesJr.
Lombard pushes off an throws an elbow but JonesJr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
JonesJr wants to break free but Lombard has control.
JonesJr blocking some punches.
JonesJr is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombard has double underhooks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lombard has a couple of punches blocked by JonesJr.
Lombard keeps control of JonesJr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
JonesJr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombard working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
JonesJr is trying to break the clinch but Lombard has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on JonesJr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
JonesJr has had enough of the clinch but Lombard keeps him there for the moment.
Lombard misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
JonesJr blocks an uppercut.
Lombard has a couple of punches blocked by JonesJr.
Lombard has JonesJr pressed against the ropes, preventing JonesJr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lombard throws a punch but it's blocked by JonesJr.
A frustrated look appears on JonesJr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
JonesJr seems to have got his legs back now.
Lombard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lombard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but JonesJr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
JonesJr wants to break free but Lombard has control.

JonesJr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lombard swings widly with a right hand
and JonesJr counters with a one-two to the body.
Lombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from JonesJr.
JonesJr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
JonesJr scores with the left hand. Lombard knows he should have avoided that one.
JonesJr works Lombard's body with a nice hook.
JonesJr keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
JonesJr tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
JonesJr misses with a series of wild punches.
JonesJr lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Lombard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiger JonesJr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lombard avoids a punch combination nicely.
JonesJr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
JonesJr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
JonesJr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but JonesJr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
JonesJr takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
JonesJr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lombard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lombard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. JonesJr doesn't seem bothered though.
JonesJr cracks Lombard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
JonesJr looks to land a left hand but Lombard moved out of range nicely.
JonesJr tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
JonesJr scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard misses the jab.
JonesJr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from JonesJr. Those never looked like landing.
JonesJr throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
JonesJr just misses with a punch to the body.
JonesJr throws the left hand but Lombard avoids the punch easily.
JonesJr punishes Lombard's body with a nice straight punch.
Lombard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
JonesJr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Lombard.
JonesJr throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from JonesJr.
JonesJr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lombard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
JonesJr misses with a wild body shot.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up but JonesJr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
JonesJr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lombard.

Lombard clinches with his opponent.
JonesJr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lombard misses with a body punch.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
Lombard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lombard prevents JonesJr from breaking the clinch.
JonesJr can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
JonesJr tries to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling the position.
Lombard lands with a short shot to the head.
JonesJr tries to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Lombard.
Ricardo Lombard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
JonesJr blocks a body shot from Lombard.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with JonesJr's elbow.
Lombard scores with a shot to the side of JonesJr's head.
Lombard lands a hook to the side of the head.
JonesJr blocks an uppercut.
Lombard prevents JonesJr from breaking the clinch.
Lombard creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends JonesJr's eyes rolling into the back of his head! JonesJr drops to his knees and Lombard pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Lombard!
A very excited looking Ricardo Lombard rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.