PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Caruso Lombardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caruso Lombardi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars. Ricardo Caruso Lombardi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Caruso Lombardi
vs
Brown

168 cm
21
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
161 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 Amsterdam, Ricardo Caruso Lombardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Brown!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Caruso Lombardi.
Caruso Lombardi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caruso Lombardi circles away.
Aaron Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Caruso Lombardi shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Caruso Lombardi.
Ricardo Caruso Lombardi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Brown.
Caruso Lombardi lands a two punch combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caruso Lombardi.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Caruso Lombardi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Caruso Lombardi misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caruso Lombardi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caruso Lombardi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Caruso Lombardi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caruso Lombardi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Caruso Lombardi shows good takedown defense.

Caruso Lombardi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to stand and escape but Caruso Lombardi is having none of it.
Brown being controlled here, momentarily.
Caruso Lombardi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caruso Lombardi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brown wants to stand up but Caruso Lombardi is controlling him.
Caruso Lombardi wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Caruso Lombardi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caruso Lombardi is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caruso Lombardi wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Caruso Lombardi tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Caruso Lombardi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Caruso Lombardi is looking for a counter combo.

Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Caruso Lombardi!
You can see the frustration on Caruso Lombardi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Caruso Lombardi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brown.
Brown lands an elbow.
Caruso Lombardi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Caruso Lombardi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Caruso Lombardi is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown working away.
Caruso Lombardi tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Brown lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caruso Lombardi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brown working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brown working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Brown has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Caruso Lombardi tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Caruso Lombardi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Caruso Lombardi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caruso Lombardi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Caruso Lombardi wants it to stay on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caruso Lombardi, right into the meat.

Caruso Lombardi pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Caruso Lombardi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caruso Lombardi is defending well for now.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caruso Lombardi avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caruso Lombardi is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Caruso Lombardi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown avoids a wild elbow strike from Caruso Lombardi.
Brown prevents Caruso Lombardi from breaking the clinch.
Caruso Lombardi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Caruso Lombardi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Caruso Lombardi avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caruso Lombardi tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caruso Lombardi is defending well for now.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Caruso Lombardi 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.

Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Caruso Lombardi tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Caruso Lombardi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caruso Lombardi. Caruso Lombardi obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caruso Lombardi is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Caruso Lombardi circles away and we're back to standing.

Caruso Lombardi gets a clinch.
Caruso Lombardi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caruso Lombardi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caruso Lombardi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caruso Lombardi is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caruso Lombardi.
Caruso Lombardi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caruso Lombardi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Caruso Lombardi won't want to take too many of those.
Caruso Lombardi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caruso Lombardi managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caruso Lombardi is defending well for now.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caruso Lombardi.
Come on Caruso Lombardi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Caruso Lombardi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caruso Lombardi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Caruso Lombardi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, jab by Caruso Lombardi - just one landing.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Caruso Lombardi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ricardo Caruso Lombardi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Brown.
Caruso Lombardi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ricardo Caruso Lombardi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caruso Lombardi throws a head kick that misses.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Caruso Lombardi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Caruso Lombardi misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Caruso Lombardi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick from Caruso Lombardi misses.

Caruso Lombardi darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caruso Lombardi.
Caruso Lombardi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caruso Lombardi avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Caruso Lombardi avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caruso Lombardi's efforts to push away.
Caruso Lombardi managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caruso Lombardi is defending well for now.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caruso Lombardi is defending well for now.
Caruso Lombardi managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Caruso Lombardi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Caruso Lombardi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caruso Lombardi breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Caruso Lombardi as Brown shoots in.
Ricardo Caruso Lombardi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caruso Lombardi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caruso Lombardi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Caruso Lombardi tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Caruso Lombardi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown shoots and misses
and Caruso Lombardi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Danga de danga de dang - Caruso Lombardi scores with a four punch combination!

Brown is rocked!
Caruso Lombardi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Caruso Lombardi finish him?
Caruso Lombardi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown tries to counter with a clinch but Caruso Lombardi shakes him off and moves away.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Caruso Lombardi as he jumps to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caruso Lombardi swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Caruso Lombardi.
Caruso Lombardi misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caruso Lombardi.

Caruso Lombardi has managed to clinch.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.

Caruso Lombardi manages to break the clinch.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Caruso Lombardi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Caruso Lombardi tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Caruso Lombardi to the ground. Caruso Lombardi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Caruso Lombardi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Caruso Lombardi.
Caruso Lombardi sets himself, and Brown steps forward looking for the clinch! Caruso Lombardi avoids it this time.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caruso Lombardi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown dives in and grabs Caruso Lombardi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Caruso Lombardi pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Caruso Lombardi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Caruso Lombardi throws a combination. Brown tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Caruso Lombardi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caruso Lombardi. That's going to slow Brown down.
Brown fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Caruso Lombardi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brown fails with the takedown.
Brown dives in and grabs Caruso Lombardi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Caruso Lombardi pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Ricardo Caruso Lombardi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Brown.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Caruso Lombardi sprawls well.
Brown changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Caruso Lombardi tries to avoid it but Brown manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Caruso Lombardi to the ground. Caruso Lombardi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Caruso Lombardi feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Caruso Lombardi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
A right-left combo lands from Caruso Lombardi.
Caruso Lombardi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caruso Lombardi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caruso Lombardi lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caruso Lombardi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brown takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Caruso Lombardi tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Caruso Lombardi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Caruso Lombardi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Caruso Lombardi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brown lands a decent elbow from side control.
Caruso Lombardi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brown landing a few strikes.
Brown grinds an elbow into Caruso Lombardi's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caruso Lombardi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown working the ground and pound from side control.
Ricardo Caruso Lombardi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working away.
I wouldn't like to be where Caruso Lombardi is right now.
Caruso Lombardi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Caruso Lombardi can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Brown.
Brown postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Caruso Lombardi gets back to half guard.
Brown prevents Caruso Lombardi from improving his position.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Caruso Lombardi desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Caruso Lombardi gets back to full guard.
Caruso Lombardi wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Caruso Lombardi's head.
Caruso Lombardi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Caruso Lombardi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caruso Lombardi trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a nice head shot there.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Caruso Lombardi has wrist control.
Caruso Lombardi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Caruso Lombardi has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caruso Lombardi is pulling down on Brown's head to control his posture.

Brown decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Caruso Lombardi, up you get!
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Caruso Lombardi gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Caruso Lombardi defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Caruso Lombardi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caruso Lombardi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Caruso Lombardi!
In his post fight interview, Ricardo Caruso Lombardi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.