PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jame Call (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Call comes into the arena with Rainin Men blaring out of the sound system. Ricardo Lombard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Call
vs
Lombard

191 cm
30
183 lbs
9 - 10 - 1

178 cm
27
180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

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 9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jame Call!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lombard pushes Call up against the cage in a clinch.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Call is trying to force a seperation but Lombard has the dominant position.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Call's elbow.
Lombard misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lombard.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
Lombard working aggressively here.
Lombard tries to work over Call's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Call drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lombard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lombard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lombard digs a right hand underneath Call's ribcage. Call let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lombard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lombard looking to throw knees to the head but Call is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Call drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lombard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Call has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Call misses with a takedown
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Jame Call has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jame Call. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Call.
Good standup being displayed there by Lombard as he connects with a hook.
Lombard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Call.
Jame Call seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Call misses with an uppercut.
Lombard drops his hands momentarily and Call takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Lombard has Call up against the cage in a clinch.
Call tries to land knees in the clinch but Lombard avoids the damage to the body.
Lombard misses with an elbow over the top.
Call avoiding damage as Lombard throws knees to the body.
Lombard misses with a knee to the head.
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!
Lombard misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard struggles to land a body shot inside as Call controls his hands.
Lombard throws a punch but it's blocked by Call.
Call is trying to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling him.
Lombard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Call avoids it.
Lombard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Call's elbow.
Lombard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Call wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Call blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lombard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Call tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Call wants to stall.
Lombard misses with the head strike.
Call misses with some punches.
Lombard misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombard throws an elbow but it misses.
Lombard swings wildly with an uppercut but Call uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Call's efforts to push away.
Call avoids a wild elbow strike from Lombard.
Lombard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
Call avoiding damage as Lombard throws knees to the body.
Lombard throws an elbow but it misses.
Lombard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Call backwards.
Lombard lands a nice elbow.
Lombard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombard lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries to work over Call's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lombard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Call backwards.
Lombard tries a knee to the head but Call blocks it.
Lombard misses with some punches.
Lombard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Call blocks it with crossed arms.

Call breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Call defending well as Lombard loads up on a big left hand.
Call throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Call.
Lombard avoids the head kick by Call.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Call dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lombard moves into the clinch.
Lombard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Jame Call's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Call scores with a jab.

It looks like Ricardo Lombard has been cut.
Ricardo Lombard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Call with that takedown attempt.
Call throws the kick towards the body but Lombard avoids it.
Call ducks under a wild hook from Lombard.
Call tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombard was well out of range. Poor timing from Call.
Call misses with a body kick.
Call shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lombard sprawls well. Lombard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Call gets slowly back to his feet.
Call throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.

Lombard closes the distance and clinches.
Lombard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Call has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lombard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lombard looking to throw knees to the head but Call is blocking nicely.
Call tries to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lombard fails to land.
Call tries to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling the position.
Lombard lands a left hand.
Lombard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lombard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lombard prevents Call from breaking the clinch.
Lombard misses with some punches.
Call blocks a body shot from Lombard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.
Lombard working aggressively here.
Lombard trying to land knees to the body.
Call blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Call tries to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling the position.
Lombard working aggressively here.
Lombard misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Call avoids a wild elbow strike from Lombard.
Lombard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lombard.
Call wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Call blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lombard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Call.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard lands a right hand.

Call is rocked!
Lombard pushes Call back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Call is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lombard misses with a punch to the body.
Call seems to have got his legs back now.
Lombard looking to throw knees to the head but Call is blocking nicely.
Lombard struggles to land a body shot inside as Call controls his hands.
Call is trying to drag Lombard to the mat but Lombard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jame Call. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lombard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lombard misses with a knee strike.
Lombard has a couple of punches blocked by Call.
Call's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lombard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lombard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
Ricardo Lombard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lombard misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard digs a right hand underneath Call's ribcage. Call let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lombard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
Lombard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lombard tries to land a knee to the head but Call blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lombard.
Lombard tries a knee to the head but Call blocks it.
Lombard throws an elbow that misses.
Lombard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lombard throws an elbow but misses.
Lombard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lombard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Call backwards.
Lombard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lombard throws a head punch that misses.
Lombard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Call backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Call misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lombard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Call blocks an elbow strike from Lombard.
Call prevents a body shot from Lombard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Lombard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lombard! Call is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Lombard!
Ricardo Lombard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.