PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schim Fairbain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombardo comes to the cage accompanied by From Despair To Where. Fairbain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remember my name. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lombardo
vs
Fairbain

185 cm
28
220 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

225 cm
24
220 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Schim Fairbain!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fairbain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lombardo with a nice cross.

It looks like Schim Fairbain has been cut.
Fairbain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombardo checks the leg kick.
Lombardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fairbain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fairbain moves out of range of the strikes.
Fairbain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairbain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Anthony Lombardo has been cut.
Fairbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Fairbain clinches with his opponent.
Fairbain can't find room to land a body shot as Lombardo controls the action.
Fairbain has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbain throws a head punch that misses.
Lombardo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fairbain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbain.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lombardo.
Fairbain tries to throw a body punch but Lombardo avoids it by throwing Fairbain back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands a good knee to the midsection. Fairbain won't want to take too many of those.
Lombardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Lombardo.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbain fails to land.
Fairbain tries to throw a body punch but Lombardo avoids it by throwing Fairbain back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardo fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombardo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fairbain smiles and moves away.
Lombardo dives in and grabs Fairbain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fairbain pushes down on Lombardo's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lombardo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Well, if Lombardo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fairbain gets full guard.
Fairbain trying to keep a closed guard but Lombardo is proving a slippery customer.
Lombardo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fairbain keeping moving, preventing Lombardo from controlling successfully.
Fairbain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lombardo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lombardo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fairbain controls Lombardo momentarily but Lombardo frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain is pulling down on Lombardo's head to control his posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Schim Fairbain was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lombardo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lombardo there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Fairbain does it's job there.
Nice straight punches there by Fairbain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fairbain.
Fairbain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lombardo.
Lombardo connects with a right hand. Fairbain shakes it off.
Fairbain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombardo.
Lombardo throws a right hand that Fairbain ducks under and follows up with a left that Fairbain also avoids with ease.
Lombardo tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairbain avoids the head kick by Lombardo.
Lombardo takes a swing at Fairbain's ribcage but misses.
Fairbain throws a lazy right hand but Lombardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fairbain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fairbain misses with a head kick.
Lombardo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Lombardo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombardo throws a shot from downtown. Fairbain moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombardo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fairbain swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fairbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Lombardo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Lombardo misses with a looping left.
Lombardo misses with a head kick.
Fairbain throws a lazy right hand but Lombardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lombardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lombardo lands a lovely overhand right.
Lombardo looks to throw a body kick
and Fairbain counters with a big head kick but Lombardo shrugs it off.
Lombardo lands with a right hand.
Lombardo throws an overhand right that lands on Fairbain's shoulder, as Fairbain tries to avoid the shot.
Fairbain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lombardo looks to land a right hand but Fairbain moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbain moves away from the strike by Lombardo.
Lombardo moves out of range as Fairbain throws a body kick.
Lombardo throws a nice looking combination but Fairbain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schim Fairbain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lombardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fairbain.

Lombardo takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fairbain.
Fairbain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardo misses with an elbow over the top.
Lombardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lombardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairbain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Fairbain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lombardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lombardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fairbain.
Fairbain moves out of range as Lombardo strikes.
Fairbain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lombardo throws out the jab.
Lombardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombardo tries to clinch but Fairbain moves away
and Fairbain counters with a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Fairbain.
Fairbain wants to land a leg kick but Lombardo is out of range.
Lombardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fairbain circles away quickly and effectively.
Lombardo throws out a loose jab but Fairbain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lombardo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lombardo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain is looking to get to half guard.
Lombardo avoids the attempt from Fairbain to control.
Lombardo throws some wild stikes that Fairbain manages to avoid easily.
Fairbain holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lombardo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lombardo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fairbain is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo unloading with bombs!
Fairbain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairbain is bucking up trying to escape but Lombardo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fairbain is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Fairbain that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lombardo lands a heavy elbow.

Fairbain is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombardo postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Fairbain badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Lombardo around the waist but Lombardo pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Lombardo is the winner by TKO! Lombardo jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Lombardo!
Anthony Lombardo very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.