PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Fry (ranked 5116 p4p, 562 weight class) and Ryan Lock (ranked 6661 p4p, 662 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fry
vs
Lock

196 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
196 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Lock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lock looks to throw a body kick

and Fry counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Lock wriggles free and stands up.
Lock throws a combination. Fry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fry misses with a takedown
and Lock counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Tony Fry has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lock lunges at Fry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fry's hand.

Fry decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fry throwing shots but Lock is blocking nicely.
Fry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fry trying to mount his opponent but Lock defends it.
Fry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lock is not content to let Fry control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fry works his way into side control.
Fry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lock taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fry looks up at the clock and then as Lock takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fry smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fry misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Fry tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fry works to advance to full mount. Lock defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lock's face.
Fry working Lock over with strikes here.
Fry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fry landing shots from mount.
Fry with good strikes from the mount here!
Lock looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fry lands a big shot there that rocks Lock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fry raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Lock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry working the ground and pound effectively.
Fry raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fry lands a nice shot to the head.
Fry lands a big shot there that rocks Lock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Fry looking for a guillotine from mount but Lock is having none of it.
Fry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fry working Lock over with strikes here.
Fry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lock can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fry landing strikes from the mount and Lock is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Fry.
Fry landing strikes from the mount and Lock is in trouble!
Fry is landing with some decent strikes but Lock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fry dominating with strikes here.
Fry working Lock over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fry cracks Lock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fry controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Fry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Fry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fry wants to control from the top but Lock keeps moving.
Fry is in close to Lock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Our spies down at at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($299 entry fee) inform us that Lock has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fry looking to pass the guard.
Fry is working hard here to advance position.
Fry throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fry is in close to Lock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lock is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fry landing with the ground and pound.
Lock is trying to control the position but Fry postures up.
Fry lands a couple of elbows.
Fry trying to control the position from guard on top but Lock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fry connects with a couple of short punches.
Fry is in close to Lock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fry with a nice head shot there.
Tony Fry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fry working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry pushing down on Lock's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Fry there.

Fry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lock can do to turn this around?
Fry is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lock really wants to buck Fry off and get back to his feet.
Fry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fry lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock taking shots to the head.
Fry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lock is in a horrible position here. Fry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fry landing shots from mount.
Fry lands a nice shot to the head.
Fry with the ground and pound from mount.
Fry landing strikes from the mount.

Lock is rocked!
Lock taking shots to the head.
Lock is still in real trouble! Can Fry finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fry breaks from Lock's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Fry's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Fry!
Tony Fry took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Im not calling the champion for a title shot. Infact Im the one that should do the calling. But Im not interested for that one at the moment. but for the meantime. Im calling for a challenger. YOU WANT SOME THEN COME AND GET SOME!!! '.