PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaromir Sambor (ranked 1302 p4p, 201 weight class) and Leeland Lillard (ranked 1883 p4p, 272 weight class). Leeland Lillard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jaromir Sambor's chin.

Sambor
vs
Lillard

193 cm
31
214 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

192 cm
34
217 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaromir Sambor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Lillard!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lillard throws a body punch but Sambor moves out of range.
Lillard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sambor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Sambor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lillard avoids the head kick by Sambor.
Sambor throws out a loose jab but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lillard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sambor misses with a low kick as Lillard jumps back.
Lillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sambor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left and a right from Lillard both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Jaromir Sambor has been cut.

Lillard lands a big head kick that sends Sambor tumbling to the mat! Lillard takes a step backwards and waves Sambor back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sambor is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sambor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Sambor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lillard tries to bum rush Sambor with a series of wild strikes but Sambor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sambor seems to have got his legs back now.
Sambor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lillard moves away.
As Sambor backs off Lillard throws a huge counter combo but Sambor manages to avoid it all.
Sambor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sambor throws a head kick but Lillard moves out of range.
Lillard unleashes a big counter combination but Sambor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lillard avoids the head kick by Sambor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sambor scores with a hook to the body. Lillard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sambor misses with a few strikes there.
Lillard steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lillard looks to land a body kick but Sambor moved away.
Sambor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sambor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sambor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sambor swats away the attempt to clinch by Lillard.
Sambor looks to score with a jab to the body but Lillard is just out of range.
Sambor keeps the fight on the outside.
Leeland Lillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Lillard.
Lillard tries to clinch there but Sambor circles away.
Sambor clobbers Lillard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sambor.
Sambor misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard just misses with a punch to the body.

Lillard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sambor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sambor wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sambor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sambor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lillard.
Lillard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lillard.
Lillard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lillard scores with a three punch combo!
Sambor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lillard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lillard moves in looking to clinch but Sambor pushes him off.
Lillard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sambor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sambor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lillard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lillard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lillard forces Sambor back against the cage and clinches.
Sambor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sambor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sambor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Lillard scores with a nice short uppercut.

Sambor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sambor tries to score with a low kick but Lillard moves his leg out of the way.
Lillard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lillard tries a head kick but it misses.
Sambor tries to score with a low kick but Lillard moves his leg out of the way.
Sambor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lillard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lillard tries a quick counter leg kick but Sambor is wise to it.

Lillard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lillard blocks a body shot from Sambor.
Lillard will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sambor up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lillard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillard is trying to stall.

Sambor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lillard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lillard blocks a jab.
Lillard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Lillard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sambor throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
Sambor swings for the body but Lillard moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sambor. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Lillard misses.
Lillard avoids the head kick by Sambor.
Sambor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lillard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sambor's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jaromir Sambor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaromir Sambor's cut.
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.

Sambor misses with a body kick.
Sambor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lillard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sambor was well out of range. Poor timing from Lillard.
Sambor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lillard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sambor is looking to wear down Lillard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lillard doesn't manage to clinch there - Sambor circles away.
Sambor throws a right hand that Lillard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lillard also avoids with ease.
Lillard blocks a leg kick.
Lillard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sambor throws a hook but Lillard blocks it.
Lillard lands a glancing blow to the side of Sambor's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lillard closes the distance and clinches.

Sambor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sambor just misses with a punch to the body.
Lillard throws a head kick that misses

and Sambor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sambor.
Sambor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard throws a punch but it's blocked by Sambor.
Sambor misses with a punch to the body.
Sambor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lillard holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Sambor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sambor tries to keep at a distance but Lillard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lillard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sambor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lillard up against the cage.
Sambor struggles to land a body shot inside as Lillard controls his hands.
Sambor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lillard stalling against the cage.
Lillard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sambor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Sambor.
Sambor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lillard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sambor backwards.
Sambor throws an elbow but it misses.
Sambor stalling in the clinch.
Sambor controlling the action here for a moment.

Sambor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sambor throws out a loose jab but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sambor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lillard throws the left hand but Sambor avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sambor throws a hook but Lillard blocks it.
Lillard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sambor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sambor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lillard.
Sambor fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Sambor is predictable there
and Lillard counters with a three punch combo that has Sambor backing up. Sambor nods at Lillard to acknowledge the strikes.
Jaromir Sambor is winning the standup battle so far.
Lillard tries a head kick but it misses.
Lillard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leeland Lillard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sambor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Lillard there.

Jaromir Sambor's cut is getting worse.

Sambor clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sambor has had enough of the clinch but Lillard keeps him there for the moment.
Lillard misses with some punches.

Sambor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lillard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sambor. Lillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lillard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Oooooh!!! Lillard has knocked Sambor down with a huge combo! Lillard steps away and waves a wobbly Sambor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lillard moves in looking to clinch but Sambor pushes him off.
Sambor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lillard at a distance.
Lillard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lillard misses with a hook.
Sambor punishes Lillard's body with a nice straight punch.

Lillard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sambor takes a shot to the head.
Lillard looking to slow down the pace here.
Sambor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeland Lillard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaromir Sambor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lillard clinches.
Lillard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sambor tries to circle away but Lillard has him pinned against the cage.
Sambor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lillard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sambor can't find room to land a body shot as Lillard controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lillard lands a left hand.
Lillard misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sambor trying to stall but Lillard improves his position.
Lillard misses with some punches.
Lillard stalling the fight.
Sambor misses with some punches.
Sambor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sambor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lillard has him pressed against the cage.

Sambor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lillard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lillard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lillard wants to clinch but Sambor slips to the side
and Sambor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lillard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sambor.
Sambor looks to score with a jab to the body but Lillard is just out of range.
Lillard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Sambor darts in and clinches Lillard up against the cage.
Lillard has Sambor pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lillard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sambor taking a breather.
Lillard is stalling here.
Sambor just leaning against Lillard, taking a breather.
Sambor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sambor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sambor struggles to land a body shot inside as Lillard controls his hands.
Lillard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sambor stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lillard effectively controlling the action here.
Lillard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lillard lands a right hand.

Sambor manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lillard slows down the pace here.

Sambor breaks from the clinch.
Sambor throws a hook but Lillard avoids it easily.
Sambor lands with a slapping head kick.
Lillard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sambor thinks about countering with a head kick.

Lillard lands a big head kick that sends Sambor tumbling to the mat! Lillard takes a step backwards and waves Sambor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Lillard.

Sambor moves into range and clinches up with Lillard.
Lillard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Jaromir Sambor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lillard throws a big uppercut that drops Sambor! More strikes from Lillard and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sambor lies dazed against the cage as Lillard celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leeland Lillard!
A relieved looking Leeland Lillard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.