PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralphy Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralphy Lock looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Lock
vs
Lock

185 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralphy Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Lock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ralphy Lock shoots in but no luck this time.

Ryan Lock clinches.
Ryan Lock leaning against his opponent.

Ryan Lock gets control of Ralphy Lock's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ryan Lock will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ryan Lock looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan Lock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ralphy Lock is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan Lock throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ralphy Lock is breathing heavily.
Ryan Lock keeping moving, preventing Ralphy Lock from controlling successfully.
Ralphy Lock is fighting to break Ryan Lock's control of his arms but Ryan Lock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ryan Lock fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ryan Lock shoots in and drives through. Ralphy Lock sprawls well.
Ralphy Lock tries to counter by clinching up but Ryan Lock breaks away and moves out of range.
Ryan Lock tries a head kick but it misses.
Ralphy Lock misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Ralphy Lock as Ryan Lock shoots in.
Ralphy Lock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lock.
Ryan Lock lands a right hook to the body.

Ralphy Lock tries to keep at a distance but Ryan Lock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ralphy Lock fails to pull guard.
Ryan Lock jumps guard but Ralphy Lock stands there with Ryan Lock around his waist. Ryan Lock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ryan Lock tries to break free but Ralphy Lock pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ralphy Lock working hard to break the clinch.
Ryan Lock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ralphy Lock to keep the fight standing.
Ralphy Lock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryan Lock lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryan Lock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ryan Lock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ralphy Lock after a bit of a struggle.
Ralphy Lock has had enough of the clinch but Ryan Lock keeps him there for the moment.

Ryan Lock drags the fight down to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ryan Lock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan Lock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ryan Lock pulls Ralphy Lock in to control the position.

Ryan Lock is looking for a triangle but Ralphy Lock pushes his legs off easily.

Ryan Lock working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ralphy Lock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ralphy Lock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan Lock is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Lock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ryan Lock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ralphy Lock pinned against the cage. Ralphy Lock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Ryan Lock closes the distance and pushes Ralphy Lock back into the cage.
A body shot lands from Ryan Lock.
Ryan Lock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ralphy Lock is trying to break free.

Ryan Lock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ryan Lock drives through and clinches with Ralphy Lock against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ralphy Lock tries to pull guard but Ryan Lock won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ralphy Lock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ryan Lock is looking to take this one to the mat.

Ryan Lock manages to break the clinch.

Ryan Lock has closed the distance and engaged Ralphy Lock in a clinch.
Ryan Lock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ralphy Lock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ralphy Lock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lock.
Ryan Lock tries for a takedown but Ralphy Lock manages to get underhooks.

Ryan Lock decides to pull guard.
Ryan Lock controlling Ralphy Lock's posture.

Ryan Lock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ralphy Lock is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ralphy Lock being controlled here momentarily.
Ryan Lock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ralphy Lock manages to get himself to full guard.

Ralphy Lock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ryan Lock controls the pace.
Ryan Lock is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ryan Lock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ryan Lock advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan Lock stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryan Lock throwing shots but Ralphy Lock is blocking nicely.
Ralphy Lock trying to hold on to Ryan Lock's head to control him but Ryan Lock postures up.
Ryan Lock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan Lock throws a series of punches but Ralphy Lock avoids them all with ease.
Ryan Lock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ralphy Lock swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Lock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ryan Lock drives through with a takedown into Ralphy Lock's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ryan Lock not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Ryan Lock gets to his feet. Ralphy Lock looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Ralphy Lock tries to keep at a distance but Ryan Lock has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ryan Lock drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ryan Lock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ralphy Lock defends it easily.
Ryan Lock pulls Ralphy Lock in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ryan Lock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Ryan Lock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Ryan Lock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ralphy Lock defends well.
Ryan Lock wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ralphy Lock being controlled here momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ryan Lock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ralphy Lock tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ryan Lock manages to circle out of the way.

Ryan Lock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ryan Lock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ryan Lock turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ryan Lock has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ryan Lock throws some wild stikes that Ralphy Lock manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan Lock controlling from the full mount.
Ryan Lock looking to finish with strikes here!

Ryan Lock working for a submission but Ralphy Lock is keeping him at bay.
Ryan Lock misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ryan Lock unloads with some shots from mount but Ralphy Lock bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ryan Lock punching from mount but Ralphy Lock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ryan Lock content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ralphy Lock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Lock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Lock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryan Lock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Lock!