PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jho comes to the cage accompanied by Into the Abyss. Lombard has chosen DJ Quik - Tell A Bitch (feat.Suga Free & Jake Steed)) as his entrance music. Devil Jho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jho
vs
Lombard

180 cm
20
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
192 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

PRIME DESIGNS
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devil Jho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard misses with a hook.
Lombard throws a hook to the side of Jho's head but Jho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jho lands a jab to the nose.
Jho ducks under a wild hook from Lombard.
Devil Jho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombard cracks Jho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lombard's calf.
Lombard throws a sloppy head kick and Jho moves out of range easily.
Lombard throws a sloppy head kick and Jho moves out of range easily.
Jho lands with a shot to the body.
Lombard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lombard tries to bum rush Jho with a series of wild strikes but Jho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jho misses with a body kick.
Lombard lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Jho.
Lombard tries to move into range but Jho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lombard tries to work over Jho's front leg with a kick but Jho checks it.
Lombard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lombard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lombard swings for the body but Jho moves out of range.
Jho cracks Lombard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lombard swats away the attempt to clinch by Jho.
Lombard swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho tries to clinch up but Lombard circles away and keeps his distance.
Lombard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombard tests Jho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jho with a jab.
A big left from Lombard misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard throws a sloppy body shot
and Jho counters with a nice body kick.
Jho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jho connects with a body shot.
Lombard motions for Jho to come forward. Lombard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Jho moves into the clinch successfully.
Jho misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lombard managing to block the knees to the body from Jho.
Lombard is trying to break the clinch but Jho is controlling him.
Lombard blocks a body shot from Jho.
Lombard tries to circle away but Jho has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jho.
Lombard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jho stalling the fight.
Jho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lombard's efforts to push away.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jho obliges.
Lombard avoids the elbow strike from Jho, against the cage.
Lombard has had enough of the clinch but Jho keeps him there for the moment.
Jho leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jho misses with a punch to the body.
Jho has Lombard pressed against the cage.
Jho lands a damaging elbow.
Jho has Lombard pressed against the cage, preventing Lombard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Lombard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard is trying to break the clinch but Jho is controlling him.
Jho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Jho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devil Jho dominated that round.
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 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Devil Jho is winning the standup battle so far.
Lombard throws a series of punches but Jho moves out of range.
Lombard slips under a jab.
Jho throws a low kick but Lombard moves out of range easily.
Jho tries to close the distance and clinch but Lombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lombard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jho scores with a nice body kick.
Jho scores with a kick to the body.
Jho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lombard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Jho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lombard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jho. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lombard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lombard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jho.
Jho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jho cracks Lombard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jho connects with a nice looking jab.
Lombard throws a low kick but Jho moves out of range easily.
Jho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lombard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho misses the shot to the body.
Lombard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jho doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard misses with an uppercut
and Jho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jho looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombard is just out of range.
Lombard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jho.
Lombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombard moves forwards but Jho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lombard looks to land a left hand but Jho moved out of range nicely.
Jho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jho.
Lombard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jho misses the shot to the body.
Jho 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.
Lombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jho wants to clinch.
Jho throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lombard lands a right hook to the body.
Lombard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lombard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jho lands a jab to Lombard's midsection.
Jho throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombard.

Lombard gets tackled into the cage by Jho. Jho maintains the clinch.
Jho misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is looking to break free of the clinch but Jho has double underhooks.
Jho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jho tries to throw a body punch but Lombard avoids it by throwing Jho back against the cage.
Lombard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jho stalling against the cage.
Jho lands an elbow just above Lombard 's eye.

It looks like Hector Lombard has been cut.
Jho throws a head punch that misses.
Jho looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard takes a shot to the head.
Jho misses with a punch to the body.

Lombard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devil Jho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hector Lombard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lombard. Lombard obviously looking to wear him down.
Jho wants to slow Lombard down by chopping away at his legs.
Lombard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lombard throws a series of punches but Jho avoids them all with ease.
Jho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jho dodges the punch combination from Lombard.
Jho throws a leg kick but Lombard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lombard avoids the head kick by Jho.
Jho misses the shot to the body.
Lombard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jho.
Lombard misses with a left hand
and Jho counters with a stiff right hand.
Lombard misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lombard.

Jho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lombard backwards.
Jho lands a nice uppercut.
Jho has Lombard pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jho.
Lombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jho pushes off an throws an elbow but Lombard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lombard wants to break free but Jho has control.

Lombard breaks from the clinch.
Hector Lombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho works Lombard's body with a nice hook.
Jho throws a big shot that misses.
Lombard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jho doesn't manage to clinch there - Lombard circles away.
Jho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lombard checks it well.
Jho scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombard takes a swing at Jho's ribcage but misses.
Lombard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lombard.
Lombard moves into range and connects with a jab.

Jho drives through and clinches with Lombard against the cage.
Jho has Lombard pressed against the cage, preventing Lombard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jho wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho slows down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jho as Lombard tries to tie him up.
Jho misses with some punches.
Jho tries to work over Lombard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jho tries a body shot but Lombard blocks it.
Jho misses with a punch on the inside.

Lombard manages to break the clinch.
Jho misses with a straight right.
Devil Jho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lombard doesn't seem bothered though.
Lombard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lombard looks to land a left hand but Jho moved out of range nicely.
Jho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lombard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jho tests Lombard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jho throws a sloppy head kick and Lombard moves out of range easily.
Jho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Devil Jho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jho 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devil Jho!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Devil Jho made sure he mentioned Canadian Fighter Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.