PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Schuurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schuurman
vs
Locke

175 cm
23
175 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

175 cm
21
183 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Schuurman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Schuurman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Locke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schuurman moves away.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke misses with a low kick.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke takes a swing at Schuurman's ribcage but misses.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Locke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schuurman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Locke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schuurman closes the distance and clinches.
Schuurman connects with a knee to the head.

Locke breaks the clinch.
Locke swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Locke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Locke tries to keep at a distance but Schuurman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schuurman tries a knee to the head but Locke blocks it.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Schuurman rushes Locke and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Locke.
Locke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schuurman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Locke.
A right hand to the body from Locke.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Locke is blocking nicely.
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!
Schuurman misses with a knee to the head.

Locke breaks the clinch.
Locke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Schuurman is just out of range.
Schuurman is looking to counter the offense by Locke and move into the clinch.
Locke missing with a left hand there. Schuurman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Locke is looking to score with low kicks.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Locke.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Schuurman checks a low kick from Locke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
Locke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Schuurman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schuurman manages to avoid it.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Locke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Locke keeps the fight on the outside.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Locke throws a body punch but Schuurman moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Locke misses with a low kick.
Locke misses with a straight left.
Locke missing with a left hand there. Schuurman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schuurman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Locke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schuurman has time to react.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Locke looks to throw the jab but Schuurman is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Locke 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.

Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Schuurman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Locke.
Schuurman moves away from the strike by Locke.
Schuurman is looking to counter the offense by Locke and move into the clinch.
Locke lands with a cross.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schuurman manages to avoid it.
Schuurman wants to clinch but Locke slips to the side
and Locke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Locke misses the jab.
Locke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schuurman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frank Schuurman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Locke only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schuurman moves to clinch but Locke breaks away
and Locke counters with a left to the body.
John Locke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schuurman tries to clinch up.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Locke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schuurman tries to clinch up
and Locke counters with a nice uppercut.
Locke throws a body punch but Schuurman moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to counter by clinching up but Locke breaks away and moves out of range.
Locke misses with a hook. Schuurman ducked under it nicely.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schuurman moves to clinch but Locke breaks away
enabling Locke to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman avoids the body shot from Locke.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
A nice side step and Locke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schuurman was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Locke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Schuurman is just out of range.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schuurman blocks a low kick nicely.
Schuurman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Locke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke lands a nice hook to Schuurman's body. Schuurman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Locke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Locke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Schuurman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schuurman tries to counter by clinching up but Locke breaks away and moves out of range.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke moves out of range.
Schuurman fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Locke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Locke misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
Schuurman moves out of range as Locke strikes.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Locke throws a series of punches but Schuurman avoids them all with ease.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schuurman rather than just go for the knockout.
Locke throws a jab when Schuurman was well out of range.
Locke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Schuurman counters by moving into the clinch.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Locke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schuurman backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schuurman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman looking to throw knees to the head but Locke is blocking nicely.
Locke has had enough of the clinch but Schuurman keeps him there for the moment.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Locke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Locke.
Locke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Locke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Locke throws a jab when Schuurman was well out of range.
Locke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Schuurman tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Schuurman fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schuurman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Locke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schuurman takes one on the button.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Schuurman moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Schuurman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Locke swats away the attempt to clinch by Schuurman.
Locke thuds his right hand into Schuurman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Locke is predictable there

and Schuurman counters by clinching up.
Schuurman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Locke blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Schuurman.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Locke avoiding damage as Schuurman throws knees to the body.
Schuurman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schuurman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schuurman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Locke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman darts in trying to clinch
and Locke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schuurman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke misses with a hook. Schuurman ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schuurman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Schuurman tries to clinch
and Locke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Locke misses with a hook. Schuurman ducked under it nicely.
Schuurman tries to clinch
and Locke counters with a nice uppercut.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Frank Schuurman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Locke throws out a leg kick but Schuurman moves out of range and Locke only half commits.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke moves away
and Locke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schuurman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Schuurman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schuurman tries to clinch up
and Schuurman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schuurman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Locke throws out a counter right but Schuurman avoids it with no problem.
Schuurman tries to clinch but Locke moves away
and Locke counters with a nice uppercut.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schuurman.
Schuurman moves forwards but Locke connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schuurman wants to clinch.
Locke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schuurman is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Schuurman misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Locke misses.
Locke lands a nice hook to Schuurman's body. Schuurman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schuurman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Schuurman is just out of range.

Schuurman clinches up with Locke and pushes him back against the cage.

Locke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schuurman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Schuurman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Locke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schuurman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Locke.
John Locke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Locke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Locke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Locke!