PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Topher Curtis (ranked 1478 p4p, 192 weight class) and Santino Lombardo (ranked 467 p4p, 70 weight class). Lombardo has chosen Illusions as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Curtis
vs
Lombardo

183 cm
25
182 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

184 cm
23
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Topher Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Lombardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Curtis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Curtis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curtis lands a right hand.
Curtis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lombardo tries a body shot but Curtis blocks it.

Curtis breaks from the clinch.
Curtis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Curtis is looking to clinch but Lombardo is avoiding it.
Curtis looks to land a body kick but Lombardo moved away.
The crowd cheers as Lombardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Curtis doesn't seem phased though.
Lombardo moves away from the strike by Curtis.
Lombardo missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lombardo throws a body shot but no joy.
Lombardo misses with a leg kick.
Lombardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis misses with a double jab.

Lombardo drives through and clinches with Curtis against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curtis has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
A body shot lands from Curtis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis leaning against his opponent.
Lombardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Curtis can't find room to land a body shot as Lombardo controls the action.
Lombardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
Lombardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curtis tries a body shot but Lombardo blocks it.
Lombardo prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Lombardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Curtis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lombardo lands a shoulder strike.
Curtis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Curtis misses with a punch to the body.
Curtis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Lombardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Curtis controls his hands.
Lombardo prevents a body shot from Curtis.
Curtis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lombardo's elbow.
Curtis looking to slow down the pace here.
Curtis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Curtis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis presses Lombardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Curtis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lombardo is keeping busy.
Curtis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardo scores with a hook to the body.
Curtis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombardos head.
Curtis lands with a right to the head.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curtis.
Curtis is trying to break free.
Lombardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curtis is trying to break the clinch but Lombardo has him pressed against the cage.

Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Curtis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lombardo throws a body kick that misses.
Curtis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lombardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis misses with a right hand
and Lombardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Lombardo. Beautiful body shot.
Curtis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Topher Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Curtis.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Lombardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombardo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Curtis. That's going to slow Lombardo down.
Lombardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curtis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Curtis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lombardo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombardo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lombardo. That's going to slow Curtis down.
Lombardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
A swing and a miss from Curtis.
Lombardo slips a jab from Curtis.
Curtis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lombardo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lombardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lombardo scores with a leg kick.
Lombardo throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Curtis throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis tries to clinch up but Lombardo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombardo.
Curtis misses with an uppercut.
Lombardo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Curtis misses its intended target.
Curtis throws out a loose jab but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curtis thows a leg kick but Lombardo checks it
and Lombardo counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Curtis.
Lombardo is looking to land body kicks.
Curtis blocks a jab.
Lombardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lombardo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Curtis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lombardo scrambles back to his feet.
Curtis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lombardo throws the left hand but Curtis avoids the punch easily.
Lombardo thuds his right hand into Curtis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardo looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely.
Curtis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Curtis swings widly with a right hand
and Lombardo counters with a nice body kick.
Curtis connects with the punch.
Lombardo staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Curtis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Santino Lombardo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Curtis misses with a looping right.
Curtis loads up on a big right hand but Lombardo slips the punch.
Lombardo tries a quick counter leg kick but Curtis is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Lombardo.
Lombardo scores with the left hand. Curtis knows he should have avoided that one.
Santino Lombardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lombardo ducks under a wild hook from Curtis.
Lombardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Curtis misses with the body kick
and Lombardo counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lombardo.
Curtis throws a low kick but Lombardo moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Lombardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lombardo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Curtis.
Lombardo scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lombardo.
Curtis throws out a leg kick but Lombardo moves out of range and Curtis only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lombardo's head.
Lombardo cracks Curtis with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombardo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Curtis misses with a kick to the body.
Curtis jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Curtis misses.
Curtis misses with a hook
and Lombardo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Curtis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Curtis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lombardo cracks Curtis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Curtis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombardo is just out of range.
Curtis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Curtis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombardo counters with a nice body shot.
Lombardo misses with a head kick.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Curtis throws a shot from downtown. Lombardo moves away and avoids it.
Lombardo lands a jab to the nose.
Lombardo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Curtis scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
Lombardo walks into a straight right hand from Curtis.
Curtis throws a lazy head kick
and Lombardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lombardo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lombardo lands a leg kick that knocks Curtis off balance momentarily.
Lombardo is looking to chop away at Curtis's legs.
Curtis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lombardo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Curtis tests Lombardo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lombardo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Curtis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombardo to score with a decent uppercut.
Curtis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lombardo pushes Curtis away with a front kick.

Lombardo rushes Curtis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lombardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Curtis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lombardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lombardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Curtis tries to work over Lombardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombardo scores with a nice hook to the head.

Curtis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curtis looks to land a body kick but Lombardo moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lombardo! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis misses with a straight left.
Lombardo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lombardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lombardo lands a really nice looking cross but Curtis seems unphased.
Lombardo lands a really nice looking cross but Curtis seems unphased.
Curtis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lombardo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Curtis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Curtis misses with a left hand
and Lombardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lombardo, as that shot connected.

Curtis is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Lombardo knocks Curtis out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Santino Lombardo!
A very excited looking Santino Lombardo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Topher Curtis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Everybody loses sometimes which means he got lucky today. Next time we meet will result in a broken jaw.'.