PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the ring accompanied by Awesome. Lombard has chosen 2 Chainz feat. Wiz Khalifa - We Own It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. BJ Penn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hector Lombard's chin.

Penn
vs
Lombard

185 cm
30
190 lbs
13 - 15 - 1

176 cm
28
195 lbs
13 - 12 - 1

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

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 13 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Lombard backing up. Lombard nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Lombard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Lombard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Penn.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn lands with a straight right. Lombard didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn tries to clinch up.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Lombard counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
Lombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn jabs at Lombard's body.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
Penn lands with a straight right. Lombard didn't see that one coming.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a jab to the head.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn cracks Lombard with a good jab.
Penn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Lombard counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn throws a combination. Lombard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn dodges the punch combination from Lombard.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Penn throws a combination that misses
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Penn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lombard in his tracks.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lombard counters with a straight right hand.
Penn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn misses with a body shot
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn throws a right hand that Lombard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombard also avoids with ease.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Penn misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombard moves away.
Penn lands a two punch combo.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Lombard counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Lombard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Lombard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lombard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lombard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lombard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lombard.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lombard on the side of the head.
Penn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn avoids the body shot from Lombard.
BJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws a combination. Lombard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Penn misses with a combination
and Lombard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lombard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Lombard counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Lombard circles away.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard slips under a jab.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn lunges at Lombard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lombard's hand.
Lombard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn cracks Lombard with a good jab.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn works the jab nicely.
Penn scores with a hook.
Lombard throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lombard slips under a jab from Penn.
Penn catches Lombard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is looking to clinch but Lombard is avoiding it.
Lombard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lombard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lombard throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Lombard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Lombard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Hector Lombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lombard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
Lombard misses the body punch
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Lombard ducks down to avoid it.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn slips under a jab from Lombard.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lombard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombard was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lombard.
Penn misses with a combination
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn misses with a combination
and Lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lombard scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Lombard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
During a confident post fight interview, BJ Penn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.