PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antoino Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Pesci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lombardo
vs
Pesci

179 cm
30
145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

171 cm
20
147 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Fast

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antoino Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicky Pesci!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesci ducks under a wild hook from Lombardo.

Pesci gets a takedown into half guard.

Lombardo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pesci in particular looking to stall.
Pesci trying to mount his opponent but Lombardo defends it.
Pesci is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pesci landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesci is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pesci lands a nice short elbow.
Pesci with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Pesci seems to be working for a kimura but Lombardo defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesci not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pesci looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pesci is thwarting Lombardo's attempts to control the position.
Lombardo is looking to improve his position.
Pesci lands with a punch from half guard.
Lombardo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Pesci avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pesci throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesci is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pesci throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
My spies in Tengu's Torture Rack inform me that Pesci has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Lombardo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Lombardo is looking for a triangle but Pesci pushes his legs off easily.
Lombardo is trying to keep Pesci in close.
Pesci landing some decent shots from guard.
Pesci postures up and lands a big shot to Lombardo's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesci stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lombardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pesci must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lombardo working for a triangle but Pesci defends it easily.
Pesci not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesci throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesci working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lombardo's head.

Lombardo has an active guard here but Pesci has managed to pass into half guard.

Pesci is looking for a kimura here.
Pesci works his way into full mount!
Pesci lands a heavy elbow.
Lombardo is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Pesci.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pesci is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lombardo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lombardo shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pesci sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pesci landing punches.
Lombardo is looking to get to half guard.
Pesci lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pesci fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lombardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lombardo is in a horrible position here. Pesci smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lombardo tries to reverse the position but Pesci maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pesci pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lombardo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pesci can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lombardo is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Pesci dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pesci's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lombardo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pesci scrambles back to his feet.

Pesci has closed the distance and engaged Lombardo in a clinch.

Pesci lands a takedown into guard.
Lombardo is trying to keep Pesci in close.
Pesci controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lombardo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Lombardo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pesci gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pesci postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nicky Pesci has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pesci throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lombardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pesci looking to pass the guard.
Pesci advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesci perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pesci looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pesci is looking to take a break and control but Lombardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pesci with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Pesci is working for a kimura but Lombardo is defending it quite comfortably.
Pesci perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lombardo is looking to improve his position.
Pesci performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pesci is working for a submission of some sort.
Pesci seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lombardo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pesci not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Pesci is looking for a kimura but Lombardo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pesci to get the leverage.
Pesci sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pesci thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lombardo's head.
Pesci controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pesci seems to be working for a kimura but Lombardo defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo trying to control from the bottom.

Pesci is trying to work for a kimura but Lombardo is defending well.
Well, if Pesci is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pesci is thwarting Lombardo's attempts to control the position.
Pesci working the head and body with strikes.
Pesci missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pesci thows a huge punch but Lombardo dodges it nicely.
Pesci not doing much here.

Lombardo actively working from the bottom here.
Pesci has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lombardo has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Pesci escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Pesci!
Lombardo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pesci wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pesci working the body and head with strikes.
Pesci just content to control the position.
Pesci creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Pesci's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pesci lands an elbow.
Pesci working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pesci slows the pace down.

Pesci has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lombardo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pesci yanks on the arm and Lombardo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pesci.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicky Pesci!
Nicky Pesci very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.