PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sid Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Savage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the scatman. Locke has chosen Star Wars - Imperial March as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Savage
vs
Locke

188 cm
31
198 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

185 cm
35
198 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sid Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Savage drives through with a takedown into Locke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Locke is looking for a triangle but Savage pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savage is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Locke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Savage throws an elbow that misses. Locke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Savage's guard. Nice move by Locke!
Savage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Locke drops back, looking for a kneebar! Savage looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Savage looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Savage!
Savage creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage is putting a hurting on Locke here, landing some big shots from side control.
Locke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Locke looking for submissions off his back.
Savage scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Locke actively working from the bottom here.
Locke gets full guard.
Savage controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Savage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Locke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Savage lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Savage is one step ahead there.

Savage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Locke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Savage has managed to get both his arms back between Locke's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Locke has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Savage doesn't defend quickly enough and Locke has managed to lock this one up! Can Savage escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Locke on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Locke!