PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricard Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuenca comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2pac - Troublesome '96 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lockyer
vs
Cuenca

189 cm
28
194 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
196 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Backyard Fighting

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Backyard Fighting

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricard Cuenca!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuenca walks into a jab.
Lockyer throws a right hand that Cuenca ducks under and follows up with a left that Cuenca also avoids with ease.
Lockyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cuenca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lockyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cuenca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lockyer.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuenca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cuenca throws a head kick but Lockyer moves out of range.
Cuenca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cuenca.
Cuenca misses with a combination
and Lockyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lockyer misses with a double jab.
A big right from Lockyer misses.
Lockyer throws a shot from downtown. Cuenca moves away and avoids it.
Cuenca feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lockyer's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cuenca, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca connects with a solid leg kick.
Lockyer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Lockyer.
Lockyer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cuenca to score with a decent uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Lockyer.
Cuenca throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Cuenca does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cuenca.
A lazy left from Lockyer finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Sloppy strikes from Lockyer. Those never looked like landing.
Cuenca defending well as Lockyer loads up on a big left hand.
Lockyer fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Cuenca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lockyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Lockyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lockyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuenca is just out of range.

Cuenca closes the distance and pushes Lockyer back into the cage.
Cuenca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.
Lockyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuenca cracks Lockyer with a nice body shot.
Cuenca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.

Lockyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lockyer does no damage.
Lockyer throws a right hand that misses

and Cuenca holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lockyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuenca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lockyer backwards.

Cuenca breaks the clinch.
Lockyer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lockyer.
Lockyer misses with a few strikes there.
Lockyer throws a series of strikes that have Cuenca backpedaling.
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!
Lockyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lockyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lockyer throws a right hand that Cuenca ducks under and follows up with a left that Cuenca also avoids with ease.
Cuenca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lockyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lockyer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lockyer.
Lockyer moves out of range as Cuenca throws a body kick.
Lockyer tries to bum rush Cuenca with a series of wild strikes but Cuenca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lockyer looks to land a left hand but Cuenca moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Cuenca there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lockyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Lockyer loads up on a big right hand but Cuenca slips the punch.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Nice defenses there by Cuenca.
Lockyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Cuenca counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cuenca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lockyer is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Cuenca.
Lockyer just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Lockyer does no damage.
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 Darren Lockyer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lockyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lockyer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lockyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Cuenca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cuenca cracks the inside of Lockyer's front leg.
Darren Lockyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Cuenca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a lazy right hand but Cuenca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cuenca was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Lockyer looks to land a right hand but Cuenca moved out of range.
Cuenca lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuenca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Lockyer misses.
Lockyer misses the jab.
Cuenca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuenca throws a head kick but Lockyer moves out of range.
A jab from Lockyer finds it's way through Cuenca's defenses.
Lockyer looks to throw the jab but Cuenca is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuenca ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Donk. Cuenca catches Lockyer right on the button with a cross.
Cuenca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lockyer's head backwards.
Cuenca scores with a leg kick.
Cuenca throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lockyer.
Lockyer thuds a left hand into Cuenca's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuenca scores with a shot to the body.
Cuenca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lockyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Cuenca counters with a thumping low kick.
Lockyer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch combination from Lockyer misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cuenca delivers a nice body kick.
Jab, jab by Cuenca - just one landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Cuenca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca throws a head kick that misses.
Cuenca staying out of range there.
Cuenca takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cuenca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darren Lockyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cuenca throws a head kick but Lockyer moves out of range.
Lockyer scores with a jab. Cuenca acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cuenca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lockyer misses with a right hand
and Cuenca makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lockyer misses with an uppercut. Cuenca saw that one coming.
Cuenca lands a leg kick that knocks Lockyer off balance momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cuenca.
Lockyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lockyer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lockyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cuenca.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuenca scoring well with a low kick there.
Cuenca scores with a leg kick.
Cuenca turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cuenca looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cuenca scores with a leg kick.
Cuenca connects with a single shot there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cuenca.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cuenca. That's going to slow Lockyer down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Oooooh!!! Cuenca has knocked Lockyer down with a huge combo! Cuenca steps away and waves a wobbly Lockyer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Lockyer is rocked!
Cuenca lands a nice looking body kick.
Oh Lockyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cuenca dances in with a quick combination. Lockyer is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Cuenca snaps Lockyer's head back. Lockyer stumbles backwards against the cage. Cuenca steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Lockyer's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Lockyer just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ricard Cuenca! Ricard Cuenca retains his middleweight title!
Ricard Cuenca really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fury Nutrition Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.