PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peekay Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's entrance music is Noise Won't Stop. A fine choice. 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.

Williams
vs
Lombard

225 cm
27
195 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

191 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peekay Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Lombard misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lombard tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lombard slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Lombard counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard shoots in but no luck this time.
Peekay Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Lombard.
Lombard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lombard shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lombard walks into a left hand.
Lombard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Lombard with that takedown attempt.
Peekay Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lombard misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Lombard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams clobbers Lombard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lombard misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Lombard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Lombard on that attempt.
Lombard takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Lombard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Lombard.
Williams throws a combination that misses
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Lombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lombard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Lombard throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams throws a series of punches but Lombard avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Lombard. Lombard gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Peekay Williams will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lombard has managed to clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Lombard has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Lombard backing up. Lombard nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Peekay Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Lombard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Lombard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lombard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams tries to bum rush Lombard with a series of wild strikes but Lombard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Lombard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Williams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lombard.
Hector Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lombard shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Lombard.
Peekay Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Lombard.
Lombard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Lombard jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Lombard slips the punch.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lombard dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lombard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lombard off to one side.
Williams throws a right hand that Lombard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombard also avoids with ease.
Lombard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Lombard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peekay Williams dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lombard rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Lombard's head.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Lombard.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Lombard's takedown attempt.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lombard backwards.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lombard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lombard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lombard.
Williams misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Lombard is out of range.
Lombard wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombard tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
Lombard closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Lombard.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peekay Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Lombard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Lombard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Lombard looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Lombard.
Williams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lombard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lombard shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombard moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Lombard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Lombard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Lombard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Lombard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lombard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lombard lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hector Lombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peekay Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peekay Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peekay Williams!