PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Locke has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Locke
vs
Norris

189 cm
19
235 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Norris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Locke regains full guard. Nicely done.
Locke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Norris has eaten all the pies!
Norris prevents Locke from getting back to his feet.
Norris is looking to stand up but Locke won't let him.

Locke uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Norris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke struggling a bit here.

Norris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Locke is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Norris decides to stand up, so the ref orders Locke to his feet.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Locke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Norris wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Norris closes the distance but Locke moves to the side

and Locke moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Locke turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Locke manages to end up in side control.
Norris is working to avoid the ground and pound but Locke connects with a decent elbow.

Locke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Norris looks gassed!
Norris is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Locke asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Locke throws a strike aimed at the side of Norris's head but Norris avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke trying to control the position but Norris is working away.
The strikes coming from Locke are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Norris is trying to buck Locke off.
Norris takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Locke is working Norris over with some ground and pound from side control.
Norris is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Locke has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Locke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Locke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Chuck Norris has been cut.
Locke shoots and misses
and Norris counters with a leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Locke here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Norris tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Locke counters with a shoot takedown. Norris fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Locke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Norris is breathing heavily.
Locke postures up in Norris's guard and throws a big left but Norris blocks it.
Locke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Norris's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris being controlled here, momentarily.
Locke throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Locke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Locke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Norris's head.
Locke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Locke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Locke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Locke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Locke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Locke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Locke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Locke trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Locke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Norris's sensitive parts.
Locke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Norris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Locke somewhat.

Locke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Locke from controlling successfully.

Norris looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Locke passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Locke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Locke seems content to control.
Locke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Locke stops Norris from getting back to his feet.
Locke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Locke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Locke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norris's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Locke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris'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. This is the final round!

Locke closes the distance and clinches.
Norris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Norris is trying to break free.
Norris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Locke has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Locke.

Locke turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Locke manages to end up in side control.
Locke working away.

Locke stands up.
Norris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Locke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No luck for Locke with that takedown attempt.
Norris wants to clinch

and Locke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Norris's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Norris had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Locke is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Norris Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Locke's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke wants to get back to his feet.
Locke looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Norris doesn't have the hooks in and Locke manages to turn into his guard.
Locke scoring with some ground and pound.
Locke throws a big right hand that misses.
Norris wants to stand but Locke is controlling the position.
Ryan Locke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Locke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Locke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Locke controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Locke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Norris is looking for a triangle but Locke pushes his legs off easily.
Locke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chuck Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Locke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Locke has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Locke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Locke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

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