PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Lokren (ranked 920 p4p, 136 weight class) and Ram Rocker (ranked 396 p4p, 68 weight class). Lokren kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beast. Rocker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Ram Rocker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lokren
vs
Rocker

183 cm
37
179 lbs
34 - 20 - 1

187 cm
35
178 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sportivité
Conviction

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
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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 34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sairanix Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ram Rocker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokren stuns Rocker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lokren misses with a right hand
and Rocker counters with an outside leg kick.
Rocker throws a right hand that misses
and Lokren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rocker thinking.
Rocker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lokren throws the left hand but Rocker avoids the punch easily.
Rocker scores with a nice strike.
Rocker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lokren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lokren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lokren swings widly with a right hand
and Rocker counters with a nice leg kick.
Rocker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lokren to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lokren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocker tries to land a front kick but Lokren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lokren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rocker scores with a jab.
Rocker ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren misses with a hook to the body
and Rocker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rocker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lokren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rocker drops his hands momentarily and Lokren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lokren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick from Rocker misses.
Sairanix Lokren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocker slips under a jab.
Rocker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lokren takes a swing at Rocker's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Lokren.
Rocker slips a jab from Lokren.
Lokren slips a jab from Rocker.
Lokren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rocker counters with a left to the body.
Lokren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lokren lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lokren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocker was well out of range. Poor timing from Lokren.
Lokren throws a hook to the side of Rocker's head but Rocker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lokren misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lokren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rocker throws a big shot that misses.
Lokren jabs at Rocker's body.
Lokren throws a series of punches but Rocker avoids them all with ease.
Lokren misses with a looping right.
Rocker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lokren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocker moves away.
Rocker feints the counter takedown.
Lokren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rocker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lokren lands a jab to the nose.
Rocker throws a body punch but Lokren moves out of range.
Lokren misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker throws the left hand but Lokren avoids the punch easily.
Lokren uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lokren dodges the punch combination from Rocker.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Rocker saw that one coming.
Lokren throws a jab when Rocker was well out of range.
Rocker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Ram Rocker has been cut.
Rocker misses with a hook to the body
and Rocker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lokren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rocker.
Lokren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocker moves away.
Rocker slips a jab from Lokren.
Rocker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rocker looks for the body kick but Lokren saw that one coming.
A cross from Lokren lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren takes a swing at Rocker's ribcage but misses.
Rocker throws a counter combo.
Lokren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Rocker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rocker takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lokren.
Lokren misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rocker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lokren throws a lazy uppercut

and Rocker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rocker.

Lokren scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rocker loads up on a big right hand but Lokren slips the punch.
Lokren misses with a hook.
Lokren throws a right hand that misses
and Rocker counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocker scores with a nice body kick.
Rocker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lokren sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rocker somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sairanix Lokren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ram Rocker's cut.
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.

Rocker fails with a takedown attempt.
Lokren missing with a left hand there. Rocker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rocker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rocker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lokren misses with a left hand
and Rocker counters with a good low kick that Lokren was not able to check.
Lokren misses with a wild body shot.
Rocker moves away from the strike by Lokren.
Lokren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rocker.
Lokren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocker can do to turn this around?
Lokren scores with a hook to the body. Rocker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Lokren misses its intended target.
Rocker is looking to land body kicks.
Sairanix Lokren is winning the standup battle so far.
Lokren throws a lazy uppercut
and Rocker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lokren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rocker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rocker misses the target.
Rocker fails to land with a series of punches.
Rocker shoots in for a takedown but Lokren shows good takedown defense.
Lokren is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocker.
Lokren misses with a double jab
and Rocker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rocker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sairanix Lokren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ram Rocker.
Nice straight punches there by Lokren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lokren.
Rocker misses with a two punch combination.
Rocker lands with a good body shot.
Lokren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker looks to land a right hand but Lokren moved out of range.
Lokren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rocker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rocker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rocker slips under a jab from Lokren.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rocker swings widly with a right hand
and Lokren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rocker thinking.
Jab, jab by Lokren - just one landing.
Lokren misses with a left hand
and Rocker counters with a straight right hand.
Lokren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lokren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rocker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lokren's calf.
Rocker throws a hook but Lokren avoids it easily.
Rocker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren throws a hook but Rocker avoids it easily.
Rocker throws out a counter right but Lokren avoids it with no problem.
Rocker misses with an uppercut. Lokren saw that one coming.
Rocker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Rocker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rocker swats away the attempt to clinch by Lokren.
Lokren throws a hook to the side of Rocker's head but Rocker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rocker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lokren throws a lazy right hand but Rocker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rocker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lokren scores with a hook to the body. Rocker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rocker misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Lokren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lokren misses the target.
Lokren checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lokren checks a leg kick.
Rocker defending well as Lokren loads up on a big left hand.
Rocker throws out a counter right but Lokren avoids it with no problem.
Sairanix Lokren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lokren scores with a jab to the body.
Rocker staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lokren throws out the jab.
Rocker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rocker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lokren moves away.
Lokren throws a hook but Rocker blocks it.
Lokren jabs Rocker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rocker misses with an uppercut.
Lokren swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lokren. Rocker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lokren looks to land a combination. Rocker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sairanix Lokren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ram Rocker's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lokren punishes Rocker's body with a nice straight punch.
Lokren cracks a nice hook into Rocker's ribs.
Lokren misses the shot to the body.
Lokren clobbers Rocker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lokren misses with a straight left.
Lokren moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rocker slips under a jab from Lokren.
Rocker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rocker's corner calls for a 1-2. Rocker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocker.
A swing and a miss from Rocker.
Lokren lands a nice shot to the body.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Rocker saw that one coming.
Lokren throws a jab when Rocker was well out of range.
Rocker throws out a counter right but Lokren avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren misses with a left hand
and Rocker counters with a stiff right hand.
Lokren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rocker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lokren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rocker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lokren lands with a shot to the body.
Lokren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rocker.
Rocker ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren misses with a hook
and Rocker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lokren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rocker can pounce on him.
Lokren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rocker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lokren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Lokren as Rocker shoots in.
Lokren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rocker under the eye.
Ram Rocker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rocker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rocker! But no joy.
Lokren rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rocker counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Rocker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lokren!
Rocker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lokren dodges the ground and pound from Rocker.
Rocker in side control, throwing shots but Lokren defends.

Rocker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lokren has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rocker throwing strikes but Lokren manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rocker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lokren off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocker thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Sairanix Lokren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rocker is hanging on to Lokren's back as he tries to escape.
Rocker avoiding Lokren 's attempts to control his hands.
Rocker is landing with strikes from the back.
Rocker lands strikes to the head.
Rocker somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren is trying to get back to his feet but Rocker has full control of the position and if anything, Lokren has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ram Rocker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rocker misses with a punch to the head.
Rocker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rocker throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Rocker misses with a punch to the head.

Rocker is persistently looking for the submission but Lokren is defending it well.
Rocker is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lokren. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
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!

Rocker is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Lokren is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ram Rocker!
Ram Rocker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.