PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fandango Hercules Rockafella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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?

Hercules Rockafella
vs
Locke

191 cm
19
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

217 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

CBK MMA Nutrition
Asphyxiation Ltd. Clothing

CBK MMA Nutrition

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 London, Fandango Hercules Rockafella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Locke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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

Locke breaks the clinch.

Rockafella pushes Locke up against the cage in a clinch.

Rockafella works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Locke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rockafella loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Locke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rockafella trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rockafella stays in close to Locke's body and controls the position.
Locke looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rockafella in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Locke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rockafella.
Rockafella throwing strikes from guard but Locke blocks nicely.
Locke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rockafella gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockafella thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Locke's head.
Locke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rockafella.
Locke is trying to stand back up but Rockafella is controlling him
Locke is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rockafella seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Rockafella stands up out of the half guard.
Rockafella shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Locke defends it nicely.
Locke lands a head kick. Rockafella smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Rockafella closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rockafella lands in his opponent's guard.
Rockafella is breathing heavily.
Locke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Locke wants to stand up but Rockafella is controlling him.
Locke keeping moving, preventing Rockafella from controlling successfully.
Locke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rockafella trying to stand up but can't free himself from Locke's guard.
Rockafella keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Locke's head.

Locke has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rockafella off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Locke clinches but Rockafella breaks the clinch
and Rockafella counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke lands with a kick to the temple. Rockafella shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Locke wants to clinch up but Rockafella keeps it at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Locke.
Locke throws a shot to the body.
Rockafella avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Locke wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Locke.
Locke thuds his shin into the meat of Rockafella's side.
Locke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rockafella circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rockafella counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rockafella could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Locke.
A jab from Locke does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Locke has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rockafella.
Locke looking to slow down the pace here.
Locke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rockafella up against the cage.
Locke with a knee to the head.
Locke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Locke tries a knee to the head but Rockafella blocks it.

Locke ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Locke no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Locke wants to get back to his feet but Rockafella is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rockafella with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Locke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rockafella throwing strikes from guard but Locke blocks nicely.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rockafella shoots in and bounces Locke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Locke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rockafella's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rockafella wants to pass the guard but Locke is keeping the position.
Locke wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rockafella manages to pass to side control.
Locke looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rockafella thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rockafella.
Locke wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Rockafella closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Locke is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rockafella has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rockafella scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Locke to see if he's OK.
Locke is trying to escape the position but Rockafella is controlling the position.

Rockafella tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rockafella has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Locke is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rockafella is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockafella tries to score with some ground and pound. Locke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Locke takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rockafella 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.
Locke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rockafella.
Rockafella tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rockafella misses with a shot to the body

and Locke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Locke.
Rockafella wants a takedown.

Rockafella drags the fight down to the ground.
Rockafella has a closed guard, preventing Locke from standing up.
Rockafella bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Locke's guard.

Rockafella stands and steps away. Locke gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rockafella throws a head kick that misses.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Rockafella shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rockafella not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Locke is trying to stand.
Rockafella is keen to just control but Locke is a slippery customer.
Rockafella prevents Locke from standing back up.
Rockafella drops an elbow to the side of Locke's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockafella throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rockafella not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rockafella closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Locke to the mat! Locke manages to get full guard.
Locke is looking to stand up but Rockafella isn't so interested in that idea.
Rockafella postures up in Locke's guard and throws a big left but Locke blocks it.
Locke working a defensive guard here.
Locke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rockafella missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rockafella thows a big elbow that misses.
Locke wants to stand up but Rockafella is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fandango Hercules Rockafella dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Rockafella.
Locke stuns Rockafella with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rockafella swats away the attempt to clinch by Locke.
Rockafella chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Locke scores with a kick to the body.
Locke is looking to clinch.
Locke lands a high kick!
Left hook, right uppercut from Locke.
Locke is looking to clinch but Rockafella is avoiding it.

Locke takes the fight into the clinch.

Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rockafella keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Locke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rockafella, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rockafella turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rockafella manages to end up in side control.
Rockafella prevents Locke from escaping the position.
Rockafella working the ground and pound.
Locke taking punishment in the form of punches.
Locke wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rockafella working the head with strikes.
Locke tries to escape but Rockafella is in control.
The strikes coming from Rockafella are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Locke is trying to control Rockafella's posture but Rockafella avoids it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rockafella throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Rockafella clinches up with Locke and pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Rockafella.
Rockafella wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockafella tries for a takedown but Locke manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fandango Hercules Rockafella. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Locke manages to break the clinch.

Locke pushes Rockafella up against the cage in a clinch.
Locke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Locke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Locke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rockafella's face.
Locke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Locke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rockafella lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Locke tries a knee to the head but Rockafella blocks it.
Locke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Locke landing knees to the head.
Locke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rockafella lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Locke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fandango Hercules Rockafella is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rockafella throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Locke's waist but Locke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rockafella off to one side.
Locke wants to clinch.
Locke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rockafella counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rockafella connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Locke tries to clinch but Rockafella moves away

and Rockafella decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Locke's guard.
Rockafella throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Locke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rockafella stops Locke from standing up.
Locke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rockafella. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rockafella is looking to work some ground and pound but Locke has wrist control.
Rockafella prevents Locke from getting back to his feet.
Rockafella is looking to work some ground and pound but Locke has wrist control.
Rockafella pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Locke is keeping the position for now.
Fandango Hercules Rockafella overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rockafella works over Locke with some ground and pound from guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rockafella shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Locke darts in and clinches Rockafella up against the cage.
Locke scores with a knee to the head.
Locke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Locke lands a knee to the body.
Locke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rockafella walks away with a smile on his face. Locke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Locke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rockafella shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Locke napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rockafella throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rockafella in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Locke is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rockafella connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Locke some visible discomfort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rockafella in side control, throwing shots but Locke defends.
Locke is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rockafella is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Rockafella.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fandango Hercules Rockafella.
I think Rockafella 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fandango Hercules Rockafella!