PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santino Lombardo (ranked 727 p4p, 434 weight class) and Ruslan Danilov (ranked 104 p4p, 64 weight class). Lombardo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Illusions. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lombardo
vs
Danilov

184 cm
31
170
28 - 12 - 0

185 cm
33
180
23 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Danilov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danilov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Danilov. That snapped Lombardo's head back.
Lombardo lands a head shot.
Lombardo lands a nice looking body shot.
Lombardo throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Danilov misses.
Lombardo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Danilov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lombardo stuffs the takedown attempt from Danilov. Danilov gets slowly back to his feet.
Danilov keeps Lombardo at a distance using the push kick.
Danilov tries a low kick but Lombardo avoids it.
Danilov works Lombardo's body with a nice hook.
Danilov misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danilov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lombardo's sensitive parts.
Lombardo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Danilov cracks Lombardo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Danilov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo moves out of range of the body kick from Danilov.
Lombardo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lombardo wants to slow Danilov down by chopping away at his legs.
Danilov scores with a decent looking hook.
Danilov slips a jab from Lombardo.
Lombardo pushes Danilov away with a front kick.
Danilov wants to land a leg kick but Lombardo is out of range.
Danilov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lombardo on the side of the head.
Danilov moves out of range of the leg kick from Lombardo.
Danilov throws a body punch but Lombardo moves out of range.
Lombardo tries to counter by clinching up but Danilov breaks away and moves out of range.
Danilov throws a low kick, looking for Lombardo's leg but Lombardo calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Lombardo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danilov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Danilov is predictable there
and Lombardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danilov lands a jab to Lombardo's midsection.
Lombardo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Danilov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lombardo.
Danilov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilov throws a shot from downtown. Lombardo moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Danilov. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Lombardo there.
Jab from Lombardo.

Danilov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lombardo is trying to maintain the position but Danilov is very close to passing his half guard.
Danilov trying to control the action but Lombardo is working from the bottom.
Danilov is stalling here. Lombardo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Danilov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lombardo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The referee asks Lombardo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lombardo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Danilov is trying to get back to half guard.
Danilov is trying to control Lombardo's posture but Lombardo avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilov tries to bench press Lombardo off him but Lombardo keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Lombardo stalls from top position.
Lombardo looking to control but instead Danilov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Danilov tries to roll over but Lombardo keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danilov is controlling Lombardo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Danilov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lombardo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Danilov holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lombardo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Danilov is trying to keep Lombardo in close.

Danilov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lombardo defends it easily.
Lombardo advances position into side control!
Lombardo wants to control but Danilov is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Santino Lombardo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lombardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lombardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Danilov is just out of range.
Danilov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danilov shoots in for a takedown but Lombardo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Lombardo.
Danilov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombardo.
Danilov throws a leg kick but Lombardo checks it.
Lombardo defending well as Danilov loads up on a big left hand.
Danilov misses with an uppercut. Lombardo saw that one coming.
Lombardo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danilov.
Santino Lombardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Danilov drops his hands momentarily and Lombardo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lombardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Danilov blocks the leg kick.
Danilov with the counter takedown but Lombardo avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo throws a wild body kick that Danilov sees coming a mile off.
Danilov thows a leg kick but Lombardo checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Danilov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Danilov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lombardo missing with a left hand there. Danilov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Danilov is predictable there
and Lombardo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Lombardo tenderised Danilov's leg. Danilov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danilov fails to land with a series of punches.
Danilov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good work by Lombardo as he checks the leg kick.
Lombardo's corner calls for a 1-2. Lombardo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lombardo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Danilov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lombardo checks it well.
Danilov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danilov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lombardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danilov.
Lombardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lombardo digs a good body shot into Danilov's ribs.
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!
A big right from Danilov misses.
Lombardo misses with a body kick.
Danilov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Danilov.
Lombardo misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Lombardo.
A slow jab from Danilov misses its intended target.
Danilov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lombardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danilov misses with a head kick.
Danilov swings for the body but Lombardo moves out of range.
Danilov scores with a hook.
Danilov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santino Lombardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Lombardo. No joy for Danilov on that attempt.
Santino Lombardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Danilov.
Danilov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lombardo.
A jab from Danilov misses.
Lombardo throws a jab when Danilov was well out of range.
Lombardo looks to throw the jab but Danilov is out of range.
Danilov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo digs a good hook to Danilov's body.
Danilov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Danilov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Danilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lombardo misses the target.
Danilov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lombardo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Danilov somewhat.
It looked like Lombardo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Danilov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Danilov misses with a hook
and Lombardo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Danilov really felt that one!
An inside leg kick from Danilov misses.
Danilov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Danilov or perhaps it was just good defense by Lombardo, which made it look bad.
Lombardo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Danilov checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danilov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lombardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danilov motions for Lombardo to come forward. Danilov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Danilov is looking to land body kicks.
Lombardo throws a body kick that misses.
Lombardo connects with a jab.

Lombardo has closed the distance and engaged Danilov in a clinch.
Danilov tries to stall but Lombardo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardo digs a right hand underneath Danilov's ribcage. Danilov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lombardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danilov can do to turn this around?
Good body shot from Lombardo.
Danilov is breathing heavily.
Lombardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danilovs head.
Lombardo tries a body shot but Danilov blocks it.
Danilov is looking to control Lombardo's arms but Lombardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Danilov has his back to the cage.
Danilov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Danilov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Santino Lombardo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lombardo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lombardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombardo lands a slapping body shot.
Danilov goes for a double leg but Lombardo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lombardo continues to drive forward.
Danilov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lombardo lands a slapping body shot.
Danilov misses with a straight right.
Lombardo throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lombardo.
Lombardo slips under a jab.
Lombardo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Danilov tries for a takedown but Lombardo circles away easily
and Lombardo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Danilov drops his hands momentarily and Lombardo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lombardo checks a leg kick.
A big right from Danilov misses.
Lombardo throwing a counter right hand but Danilov manages to avoid it.
Lombardo with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilov tries a low kick but Lombardo avoids it.
Lombardo throwing a counter right hand but Danilov manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Lombardo.
Danilov looks to land a body kick but Lombardo moved away.
Lombardo throws a hook to the side of Danilov's head but Danilov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danilov dives in and grabs Lombardo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lombardo pushes down on Danilov's head and hops out.
Santino Lombardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslan Danilov.
Danilov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Danilov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danilov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lombardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Danilov as he checks the leg kick.
Danilov ducks right into an uppercut from Lombardo.
Danilov tries a low kick but Lombardo avoids it.
Lombardo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Danilov throws an off balance right hand
and Lombardo counters with a right hand to the body.
Danilov is looking to slow Lombardo down with leg kicks.
Lombardo lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo lands with a right to the head.
Lombardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Danilov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Danilov lands with a left to the head.
Lombardo digs a right hand underneath Danilov's ribcage. Danilov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lombardo tries to throw a body punch but Danilov avoids it by throwing Lombardo back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lombardo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Danilov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lombardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Lombardo - that landed with a thud.
Lombardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruslan Danilov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lombardo.
Lombardo is working Danilov over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lombardo.

Danilov is rocked!
Lombardo can't find room to land a body shot as Danilov controls the action.
Danilov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lombardo finish him?
Danilov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lombardo.
Danilov seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo works on Danilov's body with a couple of short punches.
Danilov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lombardo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Danilov can turn it around.
Lombardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danilov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lombardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lombardo tries to throw a body punch but Danilov avoids it by throwing Lombardo back against the cage.
Lombardo lands a nice uppercut.
Lombardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Lombardo as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lombardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lombardo missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lombardo as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lombardo.

Lombardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lombardo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Danilov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lombardo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lombardo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lombardo.
Danilov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Danilov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lombardo.
A low kick from Danilov misses
and Lombardo counters with a huge left! Danilov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lombardo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Danilov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lombardo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.