PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombardo comes to the cage accompanied by From Despair To Where. Fredriksson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DMX - Megatron Gon' Give It To Ya kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lombardo
vs
Fredriksson

185 cm
28
220 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

183 cm
28
217 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Malicestar

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mega Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardo swinging wildly here.
Lombardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Mega Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombardo throws a wild body kick that Fredriksson sees coming a mile off.
Lombardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredriksson circles away quickly and effectively.
Lombardo looks to land a combination but Fredriksson avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Lombardo as Fredriksson shoots in.
Lombardo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Lombardo.
Fredriksson wants to clinch.
Fredriksson tries to clinch up.
Fredriksson scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Anthony Lombardo has been cut.
Lombardo looks for a takedown but Fredriksson sprawls well.

Lombardo gets caught flat footed, as Fredriksson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fredriksson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson wants to control from the top but Lombardo keeps moving.
Fredriksson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fredriksson working away.
Fredriksson landing strikes.
Lombardo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fredriksson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fredriksson is trying to get an arm triangle but Lombardo is defending well.
Lombardo is trying to get back to half guard.

Fredriksson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lombardo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lombardo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fredriksson is trying to control but can't.

Lombardo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fredriksson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lombardo is working away from the top position though.
Lombardo controlling the pace.
Lombardo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lombardo landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson tries to hold on but Lombardo pushes him away.
Lombardo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fredriksson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lombardo avoids the attempt from Fredriksson to control.
Lombardo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fredriksson is looking to escape.
Fredriksson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lombardo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fredriksson?
Fredriksson is looking to get to half guard.
Fredriksson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lombardo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson is wriggling around trying to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombardo dominating with strikes here.
Lombardo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fredriksson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lombardo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lombardo working the ground and pound effectively.
Lombardo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fredriksson tries to lock up and control but Lombardo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lombardo breaks from Fredriksson's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Fredriksson is rocked!
Lombardo looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Fredriksson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Lombardo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Anthony Lombardo waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.