PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dzamal Dzamalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gektor Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gektor Lombard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Dzamalov
vs
Lombard

170 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dzamal Dzamalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gektor Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard lands with a cross.
Dzamalov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lombard connects with a right hand. Dzamalov shakes it off.
Lombard misses with a series of wild punches.
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lombard misses with a left hand
and Dzamalov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dzamalov throws a leg kick
enabling Lombard to counter with a crisp jab.
Lombard misses with a two punch combination.

A jab-cross combination lands for Lombard and sends Dzamalov crashing to the mat! Lombard follows him down to the mat - Dzamalov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lombard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dzamalov keeps working.
Lombard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dzamalov keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gektor Lombard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lombard misses with a double jab
and Dzamalov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lombard misses with a right hand
and Dzamalov counters with an inside leg kick.
Lombard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dzamalov counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lombard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dzamalov counters with an inside leg kick.
Dzamal Dzamalov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Dzamalov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lombard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lombard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dzamalov as he avoids it easily.
Lombard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dzamalov counters with an inside leg kick.
Lombard misses with a double jab
and Dzamalov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lombard's knee momentarily.
Lombard shoots in looking for a takedown but Dzamalov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lombard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lombard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lombard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard fails with a takedown attempt.
Dzamal Dzamalov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gektor Lombard.
Lombard looks gassed!
Dzamalov misses with a leg kick
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombard fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lombard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dzamalov wants to land a leg kick but Lombard is out of range.
Lombard throws a lazy uppercut
and Dzamalov counters with a good low kick that Lombard was not able to check.

Lombard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dzamalov's half guard.
Dzamalov wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzamalov is looking to improve his position.

Lombard escapes and gets back to his feet.
No luck for Lombard with that takedown attempt.
Lombard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dzamalov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dzamalov wants it to stay on the feet.
Lombard misses with an uppercut
and Dzamalov counters with a nice leg kick.
Dzamalov slaps away a takedown attempt from Lombard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gektor Lombard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dzamalov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lombard.
Lombard throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lombard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab from Lombard.
Lombard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dzamalov counters with a good low kick that Lombard was not able to check.
Dzamalov throws a leg kick

and Lombard counters with a shoot takedown. Dzamalov fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lombard wants to control from the top but Dzamalov keeps moving.
Lombard stopping the sweep attempt from Dzamalov.
Lombard is breathing heavily.
Dzamalov keeping moving, preventing Lombard from controlling successfully.
Dzamalov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lombard gets to his feet - Dzamalov follows without any prompting.
Gektor Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dzamalov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dzamalov wants it to stay on the feet.
Lombard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lombard misses with a combination
and Dzamalov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dzamalov slips a jab and a cross from Lombard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lombard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dzamalov as he jumps to the side.
Dzamal Dzamalov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gektor Lombard.
Dzamalov throws a low kick but Lombard moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Dzamalov misses

and Lombard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dzamalov's guard now.
Lombard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dzamalov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lombard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lombard looking to pass the guard.

Lombard stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard fails to land the takedown.
Lombard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dzamalov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lombard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dzamalov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lombard misses with a left hand
and Dzamalov counters with a leg kick.
Dzamalov misses with a leg kick

so Lombard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Lombard is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dzamalov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dzamalov has escaped and now he's on top!
Lombard working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzamalov wants to stand but Lombard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lombard trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gektor Lombard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lombard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dzamalov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lombard in side control, throwing shots but Dzamalov defends.

Lombard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dzamalov defending against the ground and pound.
Lombard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dzamalov gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Lombard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dzamalov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lombard throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dzamalov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lombard.
Lombard tries to control but Dzamalov wriggling away.

Lombard working for a guillotine from mount but Dzamalov is in no mood to give up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Lombard moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dzamalov has worked his arm free - good work by Dzamalov!
An elbow from Lombard crashes against the mat.
Lombard trying to control the action but Dzamalov is working from the bottom.
Lombard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard cracks Dzamalov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lombard decides to stand back up. Lombard steps back and let's Dzamalov get back to his feet.
Lombard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lombard is defended easily by Dzamalov.
Lombard lands a glancing blow to the side of Dzamalov's head.
Lombard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dzamalov defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzamalov thows a leg kick but Lombard checks it
enabling Lombard to counter with a crisp jab.
Lombard throws a right hand that misses
and Dzamalov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Dzamalov is predictable there

and Lombard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dzamalov is looking to escape.

Lombard stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Gektor Lombard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombard throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dzamal Dzamalov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lombard throws a right hand that misses
and Dzamalov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lombard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dzamalov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lombard misses with a combination
and Dzamalov counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gektor Lombard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lombard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

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