PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrea Pirlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andrea Pirlo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lombard
vs
Pirlo

176 cm
25
195 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

175 cm
26
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrea Pirlo!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Pirlo there.
Andrea Pirlo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Lombard.
Pirlo misses with a left hand
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Pirlo misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombard counters with a left to the body.
Pirlo lands with an uppercut that bounces Lombard off the cage and back into range.
Pirlo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pirlo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pirlo looks to throw the jab but Lombard is out of range.
Pirlo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombard counters with a right hand to the body.
Lombard walks into a jab.
Pirlo misses with a left hand
and Lombard counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pirlo swings widly with a right hand
and Lombard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lombard is looking to wear down Pirlo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pirlo misses with a left hand
and Lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirlo lands a really nice looking cross but Lombard seems unphased.
Pirlo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pirlo misses with a left hand
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pirlo misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pirlo misses with an uppercut
and Lombard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pirlo misses with a hook
and Lombard counters with a left to the body.
Pirlo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombard digs a good hook to Pirlo's body.
Pirlo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pirlo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lombard to counter with a crisp jab.
Pirlo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pirlo lands with a cross.
Pirlo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lombard lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pirlo misses with a left hand
and Lombard counters with a nice uppercut.
Lombard lands with a right hand.
Pirlo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pirlo thinking.
Lombard takes a swing at Pirlo's ribcage but misses.
Pirlo misses with an uppercut
and Lombard counters with a two punch combo.
Pirlo misses with a looping right.
Lombard lands a nice shot to the body.
Pirlo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Lombard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pirlo throws an off balance right hand
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pirlo misses with an uppercut
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pirlo thinking.
Pirlo misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pirlo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lombard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard cracks Pirlo with an open hand slap.
Pirlo misses with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lombard digs a good hook to Pirlo's body.
Lombard cracks Pirlo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pirlo misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lombard scores with a sloppy right hand. Pirlo should have avoided that one.
Pirlo misses with a left hand
and Lombard counters with a series of strikes. Pirlo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pirlo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lombard throws a series of punches but Pirlo avoids them all with ease.
Lombard misses with a body shot.
Pirlo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pirlo misses with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pirlo misses with a left hand
and Lombard counters with a two punch combo.
Lombard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pirlo misses with a left hand
and Pirlo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lombard lands a nice shot that snaps Pirlo's head back.
Pirlo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombard counters with a right hand to the body.
Pirlo misses with an uppercut
enabling Lombard to counter with a crisp jab.
Lombard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lombard.
Pirlo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pirlo throws an off balance right hand
and Lombard counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirlo misses with an uppercut
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pirlo thinking.
Pirlo throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lombard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pirlo swings widly with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Lombard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pirlo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pirlo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pirlo misses with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lombard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pirlo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pirlo throws a looping overhand right but Lombard ducks down to avoid it.
Pirlo swings widly with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a right hand to the body.
Lombard scores with a hook.
Pirlo swings widly with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a right hand to the body.
Pirlo misses with a left hand
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pirlo thinking.
Pirlo swings widly with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pirlo swings widly with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a three punch combo that has Pirlo backing up. Pirlo nods at Lombard to acknowledge the strikes.
Pirlo throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a straight right hand.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Pirlo is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirlo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pirlo swings widly with a right hand
and Pirlo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pirlo throws a lazy uppercut
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombard throws a body punch but Pirlo moves out of range.
Pirlo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pirlo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lombard stuns Pirlo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lombard connects with a body shot that sends Pirlo's belly button to the back.
Pirlo throws an off balance right hand
and Lombard counters with a left to the body.
Pirlo misses with a hook
and Lombard counters with a right hand to the body.
Pirlo is breathing heavily.
Pirlo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pirlo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lombard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirlo misses with an uppercut
and Lombard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pirlo swings widly with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a left and a right that stings Pirlo.
Pirlo throws a lazy uppercut
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pirlo thinking.
Pirlo misses with a left hand
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pirlo misses with a left hand
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Pirlo does it's job there.
Good standup being displayed there by Lombard as he connects with a hook.
Pirlo throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pirlo thinking.
Lombard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pirlo swings widly with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pirlo thinking.
Pirlo throws an off balance right hand
and Lombard counters with a two punch combo.
Pirlo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pirlo thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Lombard.
Pirlo swings widly with a right hand
and Lombard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pirlo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lombard lands a slapping body shot.
Lombard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lombard connects with a body shot.
Pirlo misses with a right hand
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pirlo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
A left lands for Lombard.
Pirlo throws a lazy uppercut
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pirlo throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a three punch combo that has Pirlo backing up. Pirlo nods at Lombard to acknowledge the strikes.
Lombard lands a right hook to the body.
Pirlo throws an off balance right hand
and Lombard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirlo misses with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a straight right hand.
Pirlo swings widly with a right hand
and Lombard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pirlo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombard counters with a stiff right hand.
Pirlo throws a poor cross that misses
and Pirlo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Pirlo misses with a left hand
and Lombard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pirlo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Lombard to counter with a crisp jab.
Pirlo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pirlo misses with an uppercut
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pirlo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pirlo swings widly with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a straight right hand.
Pirlo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Lombard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pirlo throws an off balance right hand
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Pirlo throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a nice uppercut.
Pirlo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Pirlo throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a nice uppercut.
Pirlo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pirlo thinking.
Pirlo misses with an uppercut
and Lombard counters with a three punch combo that has Pirlo backing up. Pirlo nods at Lombard to acknowledge the strikes.
Pirlo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombard counters with a left to the body.
Pirlo throws an off balance right hand
and Lombard counters with a right hand to the body.
Pirlo throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Lombard.
Lombard lands a jab to Pirlo's midsection.
Lombard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pirlo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pirlo in his tracks.
Pirlo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pirlo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lombard lands with a good body shot.
Pirlo misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombard counters with a right hand to the body.
Pirlo throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pirlo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pirlo throws an off balance right hand
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pirlo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lombard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pirlo throws an off balance right hand
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirlo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombard counters with a nice body shot.
Pirlo misses with a left hand
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pirlo misses with a hook
and Lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Pirlo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pirlo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombard counters with a straight right hand.
Pirlo misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lombard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lombard cracks a nice hook into Pirlo's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Lombard. Beautiful body shot.
Lombard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pirlo at a distance.
Pirlo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pirlo thinking.
Lombard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirlo throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Lombard cracks Pirlo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pirlo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lombard counter with a right hand.
Pirlo throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a two punch combo.

Pirlo is rocked!
Pirlo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lombard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pirlo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lombard finish him?
Pirlo throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pirlo seems to have recovered his senses.
Lombard throws a good cross that connects.
Lombard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pirlo throws a lazy uppercut
and Lombard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pirlo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pirlo throws an off balance right hand
and Lombard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pirlo thinking.
Pirlo throws an off balance right hand
and Lombard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pirlo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Pirlo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombard counters with a huge left! Pirlo is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lombard isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Pirlo from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lombard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Lombard!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Lombard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.