PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twister Lockdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico comes to the cage accompanied by The Fight Song. Twister Lockdown acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rico
vs
Lockdown

170 cm
22
146 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Twister Lockdown!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rico fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lockdown sprawls well initially but Rico persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rico tries to pass to full mount but Lockdown defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lockdown tries to roll over but Rico keeps him under control.
Lockdown taking some punishment here, with Rico in his half guard.
Lockdown moves into full guard.

Lockdown has his foot on Rico's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rico works his way back into a safe position though.

Rico stands up and waves to Lockdown to follow him.
Lockdown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rico.

Rico fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lockdown sprawls well initially but Rico persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico winds up and cracks Lockdown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rico wants to control but Lockdown is keeping him busy.
Lockdown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rico scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rico tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lockdown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rico drops an elbow to the side of Lockdown's head.
Rico prevents Lockdown from improving his position.
Rico trying to control the pace.
Rico tries to pass to full mount but Lockdown defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Lockdown actively working from the bottom here.
Lockdown looks gassed!
Rico working over Lockdown with some ground and pound. Lockdown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lockdown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rico is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rico is looking to take a break and control but Lockdown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rico working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rico trying to control the pace.
Lockdown gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rico stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lockdown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rico tries to clinch up but Lockdown circles away and keeps his distance.

Rico pushes Lockdown up against the cage in a clinch.

Rico gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rico working over Lockdown with some ground and pound. Lockdown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rico is tying to control. Lockdown wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rico lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rico working over Lockdown with some ground and pound. Lockdown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lockdown is not content to let Rico control the position.
Lockdown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rico is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rico is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rico scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rico wants to pass to mount but Lockdown is defending the position.
Rico wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lockdown keeps working.

Rico decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rico dominated that 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.

Rico misses with a head kick.
Rico catches Lockdown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rico getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lockdown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lockdown slips under a jab.
Johnny Rico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rico throws a series of punches but Lockdown moves out of range.
Lockdown slips a jab and a cross from Rico.
A combination from Rico does no damage.
Lockdown misses with a double jab
and Rico counters with a stiff right hand.
Lockdown is breathing heavily.

Rico has managed to clinch.

Rico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rico scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rico lands an elbow.
Rico working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lockdown tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Lockdown swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lockdown taking shots to the head.
Rico controlling the pace for now.
Johnny Rico overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lockdown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lockdown taking shots to the head.
Rico is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lockdown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rico sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rico lands a big shot there that rocks Lockdown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rico looking to finish Lockdown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lockdown!
Rico lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lockdown hang on?
Lockdown is trying to escape the mount.
Lockdown taking shots to the head.
Rico fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rico controlling his opponent.
Rico has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico scoring with strikes but Lockdown is staying in there.
Lockdown bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lockdown preventing the sweep.
Rico trying to keep a closed guard but Lockdown is proving a slippery customer.
Rico bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lockdown's guard.
Rico is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rico stands and steps away. Lockdown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lockdown is looking to chop away at Rico's legs.
Lockdown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rico as he avoids it easily.
Rico misses with a double jab.
Rico shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lockdown pinned against the cage. Lockdown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice sprawl there from Rico as Lockdown shoots in.
Rico misses with a series of wild punches.
Rico throws a head kick but Lockdown moves out of range.
Rico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lockdown drops his hands momentarily and Rico takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rico drives through and clinches with Lockdown against the cage.
Lockdown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rico wants to break free but Lockdown has control.
Rico keeps control of Lockdown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rico wants to get back to striking at distance but Lockdown won't allow it.
Rico is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Rico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lockdown slips a straight right by Rico.
Rico connects with a body shot.
Lockdown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lockdown stalks Rico and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rico's face. Rico staggers backwards, shaken.
Lockdown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Rico.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockdown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rico throws a right and a left that Lockdown avoids nicely.
Rico slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rico.
Rico tries to clinch up but Lockdown circles away and keeps his distance.
Rico lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rico.
Rico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lockdown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lockdown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Rico to counter with a crisp jab.
Rico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lockdown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown wants to stand up but Rico has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Lockdown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Rico has one foot on Lockdown's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rico shoots in but no luck this time.
Lockdown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Lockdown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockdown prevents Rico from getting back to his feet.
Lockdown stopping the sweep attempt from Rico.
Rico trying to keep a closed guard but Lockdown is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lockdown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rico wants to sweep here but Lockdown controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lockdown misses with the combination.
Rico displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Lockdown moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rico breaks from the clinch.

Rico darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rico content to control rather than advance.
Rico working over Lockdown with some ground and pound. Lockdown looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rico looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rico is looking to take a break and control but Lockdown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Twister Lockdown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lockdown looking for a kimura from the bottom but Rico passes into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Twister Lockdown.
Well Rico 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Rico!