PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lombard
vs
Schwager

178 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
27
173 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager scores with a one two! Lombard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Ricardo Lombard has been cut.
Schwager fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombard throws a leg kick but Schwager checks it.
Lombard tries to clinch but Schwager moves out of range.
Schwager scores with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Schwager as he connects with a hook.
Lombard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lombard doesn't manage to clinch there - Schwager circles away.
Schwager lunges at Lombard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lombard's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwager swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwager lands with a shot to the body.
Lombard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
Lombard keeps control of Schwager as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwager blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schwager is trying to push Lombard away but Lombard has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Schwager blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwager's elbow.
Schwager blocks an uppercut.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombard has a couple of punches blocked by Schwager.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
Lombard struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwager controls his hands.
Lombard misses with some punches.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard lands with a left to the head.
Lombard lands a left hand.
Schwager tries to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling the position.
Schwager prevents a body shot from Lombard.
Schwager avoids the elbow strike from Lombard, against the ropes.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
Lombard swings wildly with an uppercut but Schwager uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombard working aggressively here.
Lombard misses with an elbow over the top.
Lombard can't find room to land a body shot as Schwager controls the action.
Schwager is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lombard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schwager's efforts to push away.
Lombard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schwager's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries to throw a body punch but Schwager avoids it by throwing Lombard back against the ropes.
Lombard misses with an elbow strike.
Lombard lands an uppercut.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Lombard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schwager.
Lombard prevents Schwager from breaking the clinch.
Lombard misses with some punches.
Lombard misses with the head strike.
Schwager avoids a wild elbow strike from Lombard.
Schwager wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lombard has him pressed against the ropes.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard lands with a right to the head.
Schwager blocking some punches.
Lombard misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwager's elbow.
Schwager prevents a body shot from Lombard.
Schwager tries to break free but Lombard pushes him back against the ropes.
Lombard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schwager blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lombard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lombard throws a punch but it's blocked by Schwager.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lombard.
Schwager has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schwager wants to break free but Lombard has control.
Schwager dodges an elbow strike from Lombard.
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 Ricardo Lombard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Schwager will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schwager moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lombard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schwager darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Schwager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schwager.
Schwager misses with a straight left.
Schwager throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lombard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ricardo Lombard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schwager scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lombard in his tracks.
Lombard lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwager throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schwager throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schwager misses with a double jab.
Schwager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombard throws a hook but Schwager blocks it.
Schwager throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Schwager slips a jab and a cross from Lombard.

Lombard darts in and clinches Schwager up against the ropes.
Lombard throws an elbow but it misses.
Lombard trying to land knees to the body.
Lombard misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schwager blocking some punches.
Lombard misses with a punch on the inside.
Lombard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lombard throws an elbow but misses.
Lombard throws an elbow but it misses.
Schwager can't break the clinch.
Schwager wants to break free but Lombard has control.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
Ricardo Lombard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Lombard.
Lombard looking to throw knees to the head but Schwager is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schwager.
Lombard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lombard tries to throw a body punch but Schwager avoids it by throwing Lombard back against the ropes.
Lombard working aggressively here.
Lombard with a knee to the head.
Lombard pushes off an throws an elbow but Schwager leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lombard tries to throw a body punch but Schwager avoids it by throwing Lombard back against the ropes.
Lombard misses with a knee to the head.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
Lombard swings wildly with an uppercut but Schwager uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Schwager is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombard has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager can't break the clinch.
Lombard tries to throw a body punch but Schwager avoids it by throwing Lombard back against the ropes.
Schwager managing to block the knees to the body from Lombard.
A right hook to the body lands for Lombard.
Lombard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schwager blocks it with crossed arms.
Schwager can't break the clinch.
Schwager avoids the elbow strike from Lombard, against the ropes.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Schwager breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwager lands the left hand.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Schwager misses with a body punch
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Lombard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Lombard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A left lands for Schwager.
Schwager jabs Lombard right on the nose. Lombard blinks but takes it well.
Lombard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lombard wants to clinch up but Schwager keeps it at a distance.
Schwager scores with a three punch combo!
Schwager misses with a double jab.
Norbert Schwager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwager lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good standup being displayed there by Schwager as he connects with a hook.
Schwager changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombard thows a body shot but no joy.
Lombard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lombard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Schwager throws a shot from downtown. Lombard moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard shoots for a takedown but Schwager saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
Schwager scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Schwager lands a nice hook to Lombard's body. Lombard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Schwager misses.
A shot to the liver by Schwager. Beautiful body shot.
Lombard tries to clinch there but Schwager circles away.
Schwager cracks Lombard with an open hand slap.
Schwager thuds a left hand into Lombard's body.
Lombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schwager moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schwager misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schwager moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schwager falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lombard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schwager comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Danga de danga de dang - Schwager scores with a four punch combination!
Nice jab there from Schwager.
Nice body punch from Schwager.
A punch combination from Lombard misses.
Schwager throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard.
Lombard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lombard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schwager looks to land a left hand but Lombard moved out of range nicely.
Lombard misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwager misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schwager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schwager throws a hook to the side of Lombard's head but Lombard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lombard needs to keep his hands up - Schwager had a free shot at his head there.
Lombard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schwager.
Lombard tries to clinch but Schwager is having none of it.
Lombard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schwager.
Schwager fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schwager throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard scores with a nice strike.
Lombard misses with the combination.
Lombard throws a low kick but Schwager moves out of range easily.
Lombard throws a leg kick but Schwager sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schwager uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lombard has time to react.

Ricardo Lombard's cut is getting worse.
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.
Lombard throws out a leg kick but Schwager moves out of range and Lombard only half commits.
Schwager lands with a hook. Lombard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwager throws a hook to the side of Lombard's head but Lombard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lombard tries to clinch up
and Schwager counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Norbert Schwager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lombard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Norbert Schwager!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Norbert Schwager!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Norbert Schwager!

Norbert Schwager wins by unanimous decision!
Norbert Schwager spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.