PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barney Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoino Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barney Ross could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antoino Lombardo's chin.

Ross
vs
Lombardo

180 cm
27
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Damnfield clothing

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barney Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antoino Lombardo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lombardo misses with a two punch combination.
Lombardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
Lombardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ross on the side of the head.
Lombardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ross counters with a stiff right hand.
Lombardo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ross circles away.
Lombardo lands with an uppercut that bounces Ross off the cage and back into range.
Lombardo misses with a combination
and Ross counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lombardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Lombardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Lombardo.
Lombardo throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross connects with a jab.
Lombardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombardo. Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombardo misses with a double jab
and Ross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ross throws an overhand right that lands on Lombardo's shoulder, as Lombardo tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot lands for Lombardo.
Lombardo jabs Ross to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lombardo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombardo to score with a decent uppercut.
Lombardo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ross. Ross circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lombardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lombardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ross.
Ross ducks under a wild hook from Lombardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo misses with a hook. Ross ducked under it nicely.
Lombardo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombardo misses with a left hand
and Ross counters with a stiff right hand.
Ross ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombardo moves away.
Lombardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ross.
A lazy left from Lombardo finds it's target.
Lombardo scores with a three punch combo!

Ross is rocked!
Lombardo throws a lazy right hand but Ross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Ross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lombardo misses with a hook. Ross ducked under it nicely.
Ross seems to have got his legs back now.
Lombardo misses with a body shot.
Lombardo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with a wild combination.
Ross takes one on the button.
Lombardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ross.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lombardo throws out the jab.
Lombardo fails to land the takedown.
Ross throws a hook but Lombardo blocks it.
Lombardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lombardo missing with a left hand there. Ross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ross looks to land a left hand but Lombardo moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.
Ross avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Ross misses the target.
Ross missing with a left hand there. Lombardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lombardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Barney Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross moves away from the strike by Lombardo.
Lombardo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ross defends it nicely.
Barney Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antoino Lombardo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoino Lombardo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lombardo connects with a looping right hand.
Lombardo throws the left hand but Ross avoids the punch easily.
Lombardo misses the shot to the body.
Antoino Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombardo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Antoino Lombardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lombardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lombardo lands a nice hook to Ross's body. Ross takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lombardo misses with a few strikes there.
Lombardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ross.
Nice defenses there by Lombardo.
Ross leaves Lombardo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo lands a nice shot that snaps Ross's head back.
Lombardo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombardo.
Ross gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lombardo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ross counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the body from Lombardo misses
and Ross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombardo.
Ross is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lombardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ross throws an overhand right that lands on Lombardo's shoulder, as Lombardo tries to avoid the shot.
Lombardo lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombardo looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Lombardo misses with a wild combination.
Lombardo is breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Lombardo both land. Nice combination.
Lombardo throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Lombardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lombardo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo misses with a double jab.
Lombardo throws a right hand that misses
and Ross counters with a three punch combo that has Lombardo backing up. Lombardo nods at Ross to acknowledge the strikes.
Lombardo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ross throws a big shot that misses.
Lombardo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ross has time to react.
Antoino Lombardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lombardo swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with the combination.
Lombardo scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with a body shot
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lombardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ross looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ross lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ross darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lombardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombardo swinging wildly here.
Ross slips a jab from Lombardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoino Lombardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lombardo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lombardo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lombardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Lombardo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombardo. Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ross takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lombardo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ross avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lombardo throws an overhand right that lands on Ross's shoulder, as Ross tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo takes a swing at Ross's ribcage but misses.
Lombardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Lombardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lombardo misses with a takedown attempt
and Ross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lombardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ross.
Lombardo misses with a takedown attempt
and Ross counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lombardo moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ross misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Ross. That snapped Lombardo's head back.
Nice body punch from Lombardo.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombardo is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws a body punch but Ross moves out of range.
Lombardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Ross slips under a jab from Lombardo.
Ross throws a series of punches but Lombardo avoids them all with ease.
Ross's corner calls for a 1-2. Ross obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice body punch from Ross.
Lombardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Ross defending well as Lombardo loads up on a big left hand.
Lombardo throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lombardo throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lombardo swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Antoino Lombardo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lombardo looks to throw the jab but Ross is out of range.
Lombardo misses with a wild body shot.
Lombardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross lands a jab-cross combination.
Lombardo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ross takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lombardo fails to land the takedown.
Barney Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antoino Lombardo.
Lombardo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lombardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lombardo misses.
Ross looks to land a right hand but Lombardo moved out of range.
Ross lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ross drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lombardo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lombardo.
Sloppy strikes from Lombardo. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Ross misses.
Lombardo avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Lombardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barney Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombardo digs a good body shot into Ross's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antoino Lombardo.
Well Lombardo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoino Lombardo!