PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mully Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bashor
vs
Lombard

173 cm
20
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lincoln Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mully Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard lands with a straight right. Bashor didn't see that one coming.
Bashor shoots and misses
and Lombard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bashor tries for a takedown but Lombard circles away easily
and Lombard counters with a right hand to the body.
Bashor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lombard's waist but Lombard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bashor off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Bashor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombard scores with a jab to the head.
Lombard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lombard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashor manages to avoid it.
Mully Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashor manages to avoid it.
Mully Lombard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor moves out of range as Lombard strikes.
Lombard stalks Bashor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bashor's face. Bashor staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Lincoln Bashor has been cut.
Bashor has his takedown stuffed
and Lombard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lombard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bashor shoots in but Lombard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lombard cracks Bashor with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lombard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bashor wants a takedown but no success here.

Lombard breaks the clinch.
Bashor swats away the attempt to clinch by Lombard.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Bashor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lombard sprawls well initially but Bashor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bashor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lombard wants to control but Bashor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bashor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bashor prevents Lombard from standing back up.
Bashor lands strikes from half guard.
Bashor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lombard's head.
Lombard won't allow Bashor to pass to mount.
Bashor trying to control from half guard but Lombard is working away.
Lombard desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bashor is just content to waste time from the top position. Lombard takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bashor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bashor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bashor postures up.
Bashor controlling from the top position.
Bashor stands and throws Lombard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bashor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mully Lombard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Bashor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bashor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lombard circles away.
Lombard lands the left hand.
Lombard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lombard duly obliges.
Lombard scores with a nice head shot.
Mully Lombard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lombard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bashor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Lombard does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lombard lands a slapping body shot.
Lombard punishes Bashor's body with a nice straight punch.
Bashor thows a body shot but no joy.
Bashor misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bashor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor misses with a head shot. Lombard uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bashor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bashor stands and throws Lombard's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bashor scores with punches from side control.
Lombard is trying to buck Bashor off.
Lombard is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bashor.
Lombard is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bashor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bashor trying to control the position but Lombard is working away.
Lombard can't do much from the bottom here.

Bashor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lombard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bashor lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries to escape but Bashor is in control.
Bashor cracks Lombard with a big right hand but Lombard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bashor cracks Lombard with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bashor misses with the ground and pound.
Lombard is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bashor is controlling him well.
Bashor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Bashor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bashor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lombard parries the strikes from Bashor easily there. Bashor is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lombard to escape.
Lincoln Bashor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bashor slows the pace down.
Lombard manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lincoln Bashor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Bashor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Bashor or perhaps it was just good defense by Lombard which made him look bad.
Bashor fails with a takedown attempt.
Bashor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Lombard misses

and Bashor counters with a shoot takedown. Lombard fights it but they end up in guard.
Bashor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lombard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bashor throwing strikes from guard but Lombard blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard looking to control.
Bashor connects with a couple of short punches.
Lombard trying to control the position here.
Bashor distracts Lombard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bashor wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
Bashor throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashor wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
Bashor prevents Lombard from getting back to his feet.
Bashor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lombard has momentary wrist control but Bashor slips an elbow through the middle.
Bashor prevents Lombard from getting back to his feet.
Bashor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lombard pulls Bashor in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lombard lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bashor looks for a takedown but Lombard sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Bashor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bashor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bashor scores with a nice head shot.
Donk. Lombard catches Bashor right on the button with a cross.
Bashor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bashor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lombard as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bashor misses with a takedown
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Bashor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bashor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Bashor!
A very excited looking Lincoln Bashor 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.