PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Knight
vs
Lock

182 cm
19
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rik Lock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a hook but Lock avoids it easily.
Lock blocks a jab.
Knight throws a shot from downtown. Lock moves away and avoids it.
Knight slips under a jab from Lock.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Lock. That snapped Knight's head back.
Knight throws a hook but Lock avoids it easily.

Knight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Lock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lock works over Knight with some ground and pound from guard.
Knight wants to stand and escape but Lock is having none of it.
Lock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock is working Knight over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Knight is trying to buck Lock off.
Knight is not content to let Lock control the position.
Knight takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Lock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knight knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Knight is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Knight trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Knight really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Lock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock working the ground and pound.
Knight is trying to get back to his feet.
Lock trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.

Lock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knight has escaped the position, nice work there.
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Lock drags him back down.
Lock advances nicely into full mount.
Knight tries to buck Lock off but he can't manage it.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Lock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Lock has hold of Knight's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Knight manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Knight wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lock dominating with strikes here.
Knight tries to buck Lock off but he can't manage it.
Lock cracks Knight with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lock landing punches.
Lock won't let Knight get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lock dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock working Knight over with strikes here.
Knight is bucking up trying to escape but Lock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Lock.

Knight somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Lock scores with a one two! Knight had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lock is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lock in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Knight wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Knight takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rik Lock 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.

Knight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Lock stuns Knight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lock ducks under a wild hook from Knight.

Lock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knight is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lock is controlling him well.
Check out the look on Lock's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lock scoring with punches and elbows.
Knight is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lock asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lock landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knight has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lock is breathing heavily.
Knight wants to get back to his feet.

Lock looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Knight is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Knight taking a bit of punishment here - Lock scoring with strikes.
Knight on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Knight is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lock asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock landing a few strikes.
Lock creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lock lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Knight pushes Lock away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lock gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lock scoring with punches from side control.
Lock works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Lock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Knight has escaped the position, nice work there.
Knight is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Lock has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
Knight is trying to get back to his feet.

Lock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knight is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Knight is trying to buck Lock off.
Lock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Knight taking punishment in the form of punches.
Knight pushes Lock away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lock gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lock landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lock.

Lock gets the takedown into side control.

Lock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Knight is trying to get back to his feet.

Lock working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rik Lock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knight misses with a kick to the body.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Lock misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Lock.
Knight walks into a straight right hand from Lock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lock.
Lock misses with a body shot.
Lock lands a body shot.

Lock gets the takedown into side control.
Lock lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lock lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knight down.
Knight is trying to get back to his feet.
Rik Lock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lock scores with a couple of short elbows.
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Lock drags him back down.
Knight tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Lock cracks Knight with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lock.
Knight is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Lock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lock lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Lock is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Knight has managed to escape the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight is in a horrible position here. Lock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Knight bucks Lock off and manages to get back to his feet!
Knight jabs at Lock's body.
Lock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock connects with a looping right hand.
Lock lands with a straight right. Knight didn't see that one coming.
Lock cracks Knight with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Lock gets a takedown into half guard.
Lock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lock throwing shots but Knight is blocking nicely.
Knight tries to kick Lock off but Lock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Knight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lock.
Nice strikes from Lock there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock trying to control the action but Knight is working from the bottom.
Lock stops Knight from getting back to his feet.
Rik Lock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Knight misses with a body shot
and Lock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lock lands a nice shot that snaps Knight's head back.

Lock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Knight looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Knight is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lock lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knight down.
Knight is trying to get back to his feet.

Lock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Knight is pushing Lock's head away, looking to escape. Lock manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rik Lock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well 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 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30

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