PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashid Kurmally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lockhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Lockhart will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kurmally
vs
Lockhart

186 cm
25
243 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rashid Kurmally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Lockhart!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockhart wants to clinch.
Kurmally misses with a hook
and Lockhart counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kurmally defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lockhart.
The fighters circling - Kurmally throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kurmally throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lockhart counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurmally throws the left hand but Lockhart avoids the punch easily.

Kurmally drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lockhart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurmally showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kurmally has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rashid Kurmally wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kurmally throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurmally throws a poor cross that misses
and Lockhart counters with a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lockhart or perhaps it was just good defense by Kurmally, which made it look bad.
Kurmally throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lockhart's waist but Lockhart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kurmally off to one side.
Kurmally throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Lockhart to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurmally misses with a right hand
and Lockhart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lockhart tries for a takedown but Kurmally sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rashid Kurmally has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Lockhart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurmally rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lockhart counters with a good, hard body kick but Kurmally shrugs it off.
Lockhart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurmally tries to bum rush Lockhart with a series of wild strikes but Lockhart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rashid Kurmally seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurmally throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lockhart to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lockhart defending well as Kurmally loads up on a big left hand.
Lockhart has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kurmally is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kurmally is breathing heavily.
Lockhart tries to clinch but Kurmally moves away

and Kurmally counters by moving into the clinch.
Kurmally lands with a right to the head.

Lockhart decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lockhart is on top in guard.
Kurmally manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lockhart manages to get himself to full guard.
Lockhart trying to keep a closed guard but Kurmally is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurmally trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lockhart keeping moving, preventing Kurmally from controlling successfully.
Lockhart working a defensive guard here.
Kurmally looking to sit in guard and control but Lockhart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kurmally looking for a sweep. Not yet Kurmally, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurmally utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lockhart throws a strike but Kurmally rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kurmally postures up.
Kurmally is looking to stand up but Lockhart won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurmally tries to free his leg and advance position but Lockhart is retaining full guard.

Lockhart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Lockhart will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kurmally throws a hook but Lockhart avoids it easily.

Lockhart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Lockhart seems to be working for a kimura but Kurmally defends the submission attempt.

Lockhart is working for a kimura but Kurmally is defending it quite comfortably.

Kurmally actively working from the bottom here.
Kurmally controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurmally tries to get to full guard but Lockhart has control of the leg.
Kurmally is controlling Lockhart's trapped leg to prevent Lockhart from advancing to side control.

Lockhart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurmally is looking for a sweep. Lockhart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kurmally could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kurmally keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lockhart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kurmally defending well though.
Kurmally on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kurmally tries to get out of the position.
Lockhart looks to land a strike but Kurmally avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rashid Kurmally overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lockhart wants to pass the guard but Kurmally is keeping the position.
Kurmally keeping moving, preventing Lockhart from controlling successfully.
Lockhart stopping the sweep attempt from Kurmally.
Lockhart trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurmally is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockhart is fighting to break Kurmally's control of his arms but Kurmally is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Lockhart was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kurmally throws a series of punches but Lockhart moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lockhart.
Lockhart shoots in for a takedown but Kurmally shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Kurmally closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kurmally lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kurmally trying to control the position from guard on top but Lockhart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockhart wants to sweep here but Kurmally controlling him for the moment.

Kurmally drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lockhart manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kurmally has Lockhart in his guard.
Lockhart wants to control from the top but Kurmally keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rashid Kurmally will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Lockhart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lockhart scores with a hook.
Lockhart delivers a nice body kick.
Lockhart doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kurmally counters by clinching up.
Kurmally lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lockhart backwards.
Lockhart tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Lockhart.
Kurmally lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lockhart backwards.
Kurmally misses with the head strike.

Kurmally has Lockhart pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kurmally pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lockhart tumbling to the mat - Kurmally dives into Lockhart's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kurmally drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lockhart dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurmally managing to control the position.
Lockhart wants to stand but Kurmally is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lockhart looking to sit in guard and control but Kurmally gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kurmally pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lockhart is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurmally is working hard here to advance position.
Kurmally trying to control but Lockhart is working from the bottom.
Kurmally sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lockhart's guard.
Lockhart wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kurmally is trying to work for a kimura but Lockhart is defending well.
Kurmally is thwarting Lockhart's attempts to control the position.
Kurmally trying to pass the guard but Lockhart defending well.
Lockhart trying to control but Kurmally postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Lockhart hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lockhart misses with a takedown attempt

and Kurmally counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rashid Kurmally has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Lockhart.
Lockhart fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lockhart jumps guard but Kurmally stands there with Lockhart around his waist. Lockhart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kurmally lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lockhart backwards.
Kurmally lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lockhart backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lockhart decides to pull guard.
Kurmally controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rashid Kurmally showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kurmally has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!