PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zambidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2 Chainz feat. Wiz Khalifa - We Own It . Mike Zambidis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lombard
vs
Zambidis

176 cm
27
195 lbs
12 - 12 - 1

178 cm
29
195 lbs
7 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Zambidis!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambidis misses with a wild combination.
Zambidis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zambidis throws a head kick but Lombard moves out of range.
Zambidis lands a nice looking body shot.
Lombard misses with a hook. Zambidis ducked under it nicely.
Zambidis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lombard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zambidis counters with a two punch combo.
Lombard avoids a kick to the body.
Zambidis throws a sloppy head kick and Lombard moves out of range easily.
Lombard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zambidis moves away.
Zambidis jabs at Lombard's body.
Zambidis misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambidis throws a sloppy head kick
and Lombard counters with a nice body shot.
Lombard checks a leg kick.
Zambidis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Zambidis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zambidis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lombard back to the ropes. Zambidis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zambidis misses with a low kick.
Lombard throws a right and a left that Zambidis avoids nicely.
Zambidis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zambidis throws a low kick but Lombard avoids it.
Zambidis throws a front kick aimed at Lombard's knee but Lombard avoids it well.
Zambidis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lombard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zambidis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zambidis tries a head kick but it misses.
Zambidis throws a lazy head kick
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zambidis throws a solid leg kick but Lombard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zambidis.
Zambidis motions for Lombard to come forward. Zambidis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
Lombard closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Mike Zambidis has been cut.
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 blocks a head kick by Zambidis.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zambidis throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zambidis.
Zambidis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombard checks a leg kick.
Zambidis wants to slow Lombard down by chopping away at his legs.
Zambidis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard.
Lombard lands a glancing blow to the side of Zambidis's head.
Zambidis tries a head kick but it misses.
Zambidis is looking to land body kicks.
Lombard swings for the body but Zambidis moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis misses with a few strikes there.
Zambidis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zambidis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zambidis misses with a head kick.
Zambidis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard connects with a crisp jab.
Lombard connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard cracks a nice hook into Zambidis's ribs.
Zambidis looks winded!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombard moves away from the strike by Zambidis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Zambidis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Zambidis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lombard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zambidis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lombard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zambidis doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Zambidis finds it's target.
Zambidis jabs at Lombard's body.
Zambidis looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Zambidis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zambidis dips to his left and cracks Lombard with an uppercut!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zambidis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lombard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lombard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
Mike Zambidis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambidis scores with a spinning back kick!
Zambidis throws the kick towards the body but Lombard avoids it.
Zambidis throws a head kick but Lombard moves out of range.
Zambidis is breathing heavily.
Zambidis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lombard is looking to wear down Zambidis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lombard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Zambidis misses
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zambidis thinking.
Lombard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zambidis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lombard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lombard blocks a head kick by Zambidis.
No joy there for Lombard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard cracks a nice hook into Zambidis's ribs.
Zambidis tries a low kick but Lombard avoids it.
Zambidis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zambidis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zambidis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zambidis takes one on the button.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zambidis.
Zambidis throws a sloppy head kick
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis throws a solid leg kick but Lombard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zambidis.
Zambidis tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Zambidis.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
Zambidis tries to land a front kick but Lombard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lombard blocks a head kick by Zambidis.
Lombard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lombard takes a swing at Zambidis's ribcage but misses.
Lombard avoids the body shot from Zambidis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard swings for the body but Zambidis moves out of range.
Zambidis tries to score with a low kick but Lombard moves his leg out of the way.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zambidis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zambidis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zambidis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zambidis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombard to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Lombard - just one landing.
Zambidis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Lombard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Zambidis'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. This is the final round!

Zambidis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
A right-left combo lands from Lombard.
A head kick misses from Zambidis.
Lombard lands a body shot.
Lombard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Zambidis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zambidis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lombard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zambidis tries to land a leg kick but Lombard saw it coming and moves away.
Zambidis throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zambidis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zambidis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mike Zambidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zambidis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lombard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zambidis misses with a leg kick.
Lombard throws a right hand that Zambidis ducks under and follows up with a left that Zambidis also avoids with ease.
Lombard digs a good hook to Zambidis's body.
Zambidis throws a sloppy head kick and Lombard moves out of range easily.
Zambidis slips a jab from Lombard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis throws a head kick but Lombard moves out of range.
Zambidis misses with a low kick.
Zambidis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombard.
Zambidis throws a sloppy head kick and Lombard moves out of range easily.
Zambidis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zambidis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lombard.
Sloppy strikes from Zambidis. Those never looked like landing.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zambidis takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zambidis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zambidis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zambidis throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zambidis misses with a body shot.
Zambidis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mike Zambidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zambidis slips a straight right by Lombard.
Zambidis throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zambidis tries to work over Lombard's front leg with a kick but Lombard checks it.
Zambidis fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambidis misses with a few strikes there.
Lombard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zambidis misses with a body kick.
Zambidis avoids the body shot from Lombard.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zambidis.
Zambidis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zambidis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zambidis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lombard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lombard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lombard misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Lombard!
A victorious Hector Lombard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.