PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and agapito batongbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Achilles Lombard had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Lombard
vs
batongbakal

175 cm
19
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Achilles Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, agapito batongbakal!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
batongbakal throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Lombard.
Lombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Lombard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lombard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lombard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from batongbakal.
Lombard lands a nice looking body shot.
batongbakal misses with a body kick.

Lombard rushes batongbakal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
batongbakal is trying to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling him.
batongbakal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lombard just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombard.

batongbakal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
batongbakal darts in trying to clinch
and Lombard counters with a left and a right that stings batongbakal.
Lombard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. batongbakal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
batongbakal throws a head kick but Lombard moves out of range.
batongbakal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lombard.
batongbakal looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard connects with a looping right hand.
batongbakal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lombard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lombard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by batongbakal.
batongbakal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lombard stalks batongbakal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into batongbakal's face. batongbakal staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

batongbakal tries to keep at a distance but Lombard has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lombard breaks the clinch.
batongbakal throws the kick towards the body but Lombard avoids it.
batongbakal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Lombard drives through and clinches with batongbakal against the cage.
Lombard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite batongbakal's efforts to push away.

Lombard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lombard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like agapito batongbakal has been cut.
Lombard fails to land with a series of punches.
Lombard throws a nice looking combination but batongbakal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
batongbakal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombard.
Lombard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Lombard clinches up with batongbakal and pushes him back against the cage.
batongbakal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Lombard manages to break the clinch.
Lombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but batongbakal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Lombard.

Lombard rushes batongbakal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Lombard manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Lombard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lombard lands a two punch combo.
Lombard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lombard swinging wildly here.
Lombard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lombard clinches with his opponent.

Lombard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lombard pushes batongbakal up against the cage in a clinch.
Lombard slows down the pace here.

Lombard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lombard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lombard throws a series of punches but batongbakal avoids them all with ease.
Lombard throws a series of strikes that have batongbakal backpedaling.
Lombard moves out of range of the body kick from batongbakal.
Lombard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lombard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lombard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lombard works over batongbakal's head and body with a nice combination.
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 throws a good cross that connects.
Lombard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard throws a series of strikes that have batongbakal backpedaling.
Lombard cracks batongbakal with an open hand slap.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lombard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lombard.
Lombard throws a series of strikes that have batongbakal backpedaling.
Lombard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt batongbakal.
Lombard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to batongbakal's calf.
Lombard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Danga de danga de dang - Lombard scores with a four punch combination!
Lombard blocks a head kick by batongbakal.
Lombard throws a right and a left that batongbakal avoids nicely.
batongbakal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
batongbakal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lombard moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lombard.
batongbakal wants to get back to striking at distance but Lombard won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achilles Lombard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on agapito batongbakal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lombard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
batongbakal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
batongbakal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Lombard has batongbakal up against the cage in a clinch.
batongbakal has a couple of punches blocked by Lombard.

Lombard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lombard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lombard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. batongbakal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
batongbakal throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lombard misses with a few strikes there.
Lombard misses with the combination.
Lombard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as batongbakal backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
batongbakal tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lombard counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lombard manages to break the clinch.
batongbakal tries to clinch
and Lombard counters with a series of strikes. batongbakal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lombard blocks the body kick.
Lombard lands a high kick!
Lombard feints and then cracks batongbakal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow batongbakal down.
Lombard stalks batongbakal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into batongbakal's face. batongbakal staggers backwards, shaken.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lombard.
batongbakal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lombard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces batongbakal back to the cage. Lombard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lombard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
batongbakal closes the distance but Lombard moves to the side
and Lombard counters with a nice uppercut.
batongbakal falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lombard counters by clinching up.

Lombard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Lombard scores with a four punch combination!
batongbakal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lombard counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
batongbakal is trying to break free.

Lombard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Achilles Lombard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lombard tries to work over batongbakal's front leg with a kick but batongbakal checks it.
A left and a right from Lombard both land. Nice combination.
Lombard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that batongbakal can do to turn this around?
A combination from Lombard does no damage.
batongbakal dodges the punch combination from Lombard.
Lombard misses with a wild combination.
Lombard looks to land a combination but batongbakal avoids it well.
batongbakal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lombard counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from batongbakal misses
and Lombard counters with a straight right hand.
batongbakal tries to grapple but his opponent circles

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Lombard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Lombard breaks the clinch.
Lombard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lombard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombard scores with a one two! batongbakal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lombard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
batongbakal throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Lombard throws a nice looking combination but batongbakal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lombard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces batongbakal back to the cage. Lombard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lombard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. batongbakal eats them both and turns towards Lombard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lombard misses with a series of wild punches.
batongbakal misses with a few strikes there.
batongbakal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
agapito batongbakal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombard works over batongbakal's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lombard clinches up against the cage.
batongbakal struggles to land a body shot inside as Lombard controls his hands.

Lombard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lombard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
batongbakal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lombard counters with a low kick, right behind batongbakal 's knee.
Lombard throws a head kick but batongbakal moves out of range.
batongbakal darts in trying to clinch
and Lombard counters with a three punch combo that has batongbakal backing up. batongbakal nods at Lombard to acknowledge the strikes.
Lombard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
batongbakal checks a low kick from Lombard.
An inside leg kick from Lombard misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
batongbakal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombard.

Lombard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with batongbakal, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achilles Lombard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on agapito batongbakal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Lombard. Those never looked like landing.
Lombard slips a straight right by batongbakal.

batongbakal clinches up against the cage.
batongbakal swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombard uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lombard breaks the clinch.
Achilles Lombard is winning the standup battle so far.
batongbakal is looking to clinch.
Lombard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lombard connects with a right hand. batongbakal shakes it off.
Sloppy strikes from batongbakal. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Lombard scores with a four punch combination!
Lombard fails to land with a series of punches.
batongbakal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Lombard.

Lombard clinches up with batongbakal and pushes him back against the cage.

Lombard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lombard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by batongbakal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lombard rushes batongbakal and presses him up against the cage.

Lombard breaks the clinch.
Lombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from batongbakal.
batongbakal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Lombard gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Lombard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lombard throws a half hearted mid kick.
batongbakal dodges the punch combination from Lombard.
Lombard avoids the head kick by batongbakal.
Lombard misses with a few strikes there.
Lombard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Lombard rushes batongbakal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lombard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
batongbakal throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Lombard scores with a three punch combo!
Lombard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by batongbakal.

Lombard moves into the clinch successfully.

Lombard breaks the clinch.
Lombard looks to land a combination but batongbakal avoids it well.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lombard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
batongbakal misses with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a one-two to the body.
Lombard keeps the fight on the outside.
Lombard lands with a nice combination. batongbakal backs away looking to recover.
Lombard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
batongbakal closes the distance but Lombard moves to the side
and Lombard counters with a left and a right that stings batongbakal.

Lombard tries to keep at a distance but batongbakal has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard blocks an uppercut.

Lombard breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Lombard.
Nice uppercut lands for batongbakal. That snapped Lombard's head back.
Lombard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
batongbakal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lombard misses with a few strikes there.
Lombard throws a combination. batongbakal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
batongbakal moves to clinch but Lombard breaks away
and Lombard counters with a series of strikes. batongbakal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lombard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
batongbakal is looking to clinch but Lombard is avoiding it.
Lombard scores with a one two! batongbakal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lombard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lombard throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lombard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
agapito batongbakal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lombard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lombard lands a right hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Lombard.
batongbakal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Lombard misses.

Lombard pushes batongbakal up against the cage in a clinch.
batongbakal controlling the action here for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on batongbakal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombard.
batongbakal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Lombard manages to break the clinch.
Achilles Lombard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lombard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Lombard gets in close and instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Achilles Lombard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lombard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Achilles Lombard!