PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sairanix Lokren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sairanix Lokren looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Gump
vs
Lokren

188 cm
19
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
167 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forrest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sairanix Lokren!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Lokren. No joy for Gump on that attempt.
Lokren looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Gump clinches.
Gump effectively controlling the action here.
Gump tries to break free but Lokren pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gump creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lokren prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gump is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lokren pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Gump. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gump turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gump manages to end up in side control.
Lokren taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lokren taking a bit of punishment here - Gump scoring with strikes.
Gump scores with a couple of short elbows.
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!
Lokren is trying to control Gump's posture but Gump avoids it.
Lokren wants to get back to his feet.
Gump lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gump lands some shots froms side control.
Gump has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lokren can't do much from the bottom here.
Gump lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lokren down.

Gump stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Gump clinches up against the cage.
Gump has Lokren pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lokren manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gump tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lokren's elbow.
Lokren being controlled against the cage.
Gump lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lokren gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lokren tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gump smiles and moves away.

Gump gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gump tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gump looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lokren looking to throw knees to the head but Gump is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Gump pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gump is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lokren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gump looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lokren!
Lokren tries to hold on but Gump postures up.
Lokren really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gump. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gump lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lokren taking shots to the head.
Gump cracks Lokren with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gump lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lokren is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump scoring with strikes but Lokren is staying in there.
Gump has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lokren's face.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lokren is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gump fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gump working Lokren over with strikes here.
Gump scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lokren?
Lokren wants to hold on but Gump pushes him away.
Gump working Lokren over with strikes here.
Lokren in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lokren wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gump unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gump working the ground and pound effectively.
Gump working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Gump dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gump is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lokren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gump moves into the clinch.
Gump avoiding damage.

Gump pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Forrest Gump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gump instigates a clinch.
Gump can't get the takedown.
Lokren stalling in the clinch.
Gump tries to circle away but Lokren has him pinned against the cage.
Gump wants to stall.
Gump is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lokren gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Gump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gump is trying to break the clinch but Lokren is controlling him.
Gump lands a right hand.
Lokren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lokren blocks the elbow strike.
Lokren blocking some punches.
Gump is trying to push Lokren away but Lokren has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Gump has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lokren clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gump scores with punches and elbows.
Lokren controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gump scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lokren is looking for a way out.
Gump lands a shot to the head.
Lokren is trying to get back to his feet but Gump has full control of the position and if anything, Lokren has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lokren covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Gump lands strikes to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lokren tries to escape but Gump has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gump gets his hands free as Lokren looks to control.
Lokren covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Gump has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Lokren.
Gump scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Lokren is trying to stand back up.
Gump has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Lokren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can Lokren hold on?! Gump is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Lokren is trying to get back to his feet but Gump has full control of the position and if anything, Lokren has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gump lands strikes to the head.
Lokren has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gump throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lokren could be in trouble here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gump is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lokren up.
Lokren is taking damage to the body and head.
Gump is landing with strikes. Lokren can't take much more of this.

Lokren is trying to shake Gump off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Gump won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Lokren connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick from Lokren lands but Gump takes it in his stride.

Gump fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lokren, pushing him back against the cage.
Gump changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lokren fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lokren blocks a head kick by Gump.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gump is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lokren's half guard.
Lokren is trying to stand back up but Gump is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Gump dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch combination from Gump misses.

Gump fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lokren, pushing him back against the cage.
Lokren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gump goes for a takedown attempt but Lokren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Lokren clinches up with Gump and pushes him back against the cage.

Gump manages to break the clinch.

Gump has closed the distance and engaged Lokren in a clinch.
Lokren taking a breather.
Gump is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lokren gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lokren as Gump tries to tie him up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lokren misses with a knee strike.
Lokren using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gump has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gump jumps guard but Lokren stands there with Gump around his waist. Gump gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Gump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gump can't break the clinch.

Lokren decides to pull guard.
Lokren is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gump chips away with some ground and pound.

Gump stands up and waves to Lokren to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren misses with a low kick.
Gump tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lokren swivels and escapes.
Lokren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lokren stuffs the takedown.

Gump gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lokren.
Gump has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gump is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lokren can do to turn this around?
Gump tries a body shot but Lokren blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump tries to break free but Lokren pushes him back against the cage.

Gump breaks from the clinch.
Lokren throws a nice head kick!

Gump shoots in and gets a takedown into Lokren's guard.

Lokren scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gump throws a combination that misses

and Lokren counters by moving into the clinch.
Gump misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lokren has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gump is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gump wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Lokren.
Gump is looking to break free of the clinch but Lokren has double underhooks.
Forrest Gump is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gump wants a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lokren.
Gump looking to stall.
Lokren is pushing Gump up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gump can't get the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Gump showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gump 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Gump!