PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Star Wars - Imperial March. Layne Fields could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Locke's chin.

Fields
vs
Locke

192 cm
24
197 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

185 cm
32
198 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Layne Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields throws a head kick that misses.
Locke throws a head kick but Fields moves out of range.
Locke blocks a head kick by Fields.
Locke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Locke throws out a powerful jab.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fields.
Fields fails in his attempt to clinch.

Fields pushes Locke up against the cage in a clinch.
Fields has Locke pressed against the cage.
Fields misses with an elbow strike.
Fields tries to throw a body punch but Locke avoids it by throwing Fields back against the cage.
Locke takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like John Locke has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fields breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Locke.
Locke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke looks to land a left hand but Fields moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Fields does no damage.
Fields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Locke walks into a stiff left hand from Fields.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fields looks to land a right hand but Locke moved out of range.

Locke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fields has control of Locke's left arm, preventing Locke from doing any damage.
Locke wants to control from the top but Fields keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Locke controls the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Locke tries to free his leg and advance position but Fields is retaining full guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. John Locke hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fields throws a hook to the side of Locke's head but Locke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Locke moves out of range of the leg kick from Fields.
Locke connects with a body shot that sends Fields's belly button to the back.
Fields throws a big shot that misses.
Locke misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fields closes the distance and pushes Locke back into the cage.
Locke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fields smiles and moves away.
A jab from Locke does it's job there.
Fields wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.

Fields has managed to clinch.
Locke is trying to pull guard but Fields turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Locke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fields landing knees to the body.
Locke tries to pull guard but Fields won't allow it.
Layne Fields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Locke.
Fields stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Locke looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fields breaks the clinch.
Locke blocks the body kick.
Fields scores with a kick to the midsection.

Fields looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Locke!
Fields punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fields punching from mount but Locke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fields lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fields trying to control but Locke is having none of it.
Locke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Layne Fields dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Locke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fields throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fields throws a sloppy head kick and Locke moves out of range easily.
Locke misses with a hook
and Fields counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Fields lands an impressive looking overhand right. Locke doesn't seem phased though.
Layne Fields is winning the standup battle so far.
Fields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fields scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Fields.
Locke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fields.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fields is defended easily by Locke.
Locke is breathing heavily.

Locke tries to keep at a distance but Fields has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fields breaks the clinch.

Locke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fields looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fields sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fields preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Locke is keen to just control but Fields is a slippery customer.

Locke is working for a submission of some sort.
Fields punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields wants to improve his position but Locke is controlling well.
Fields is working hard here to advance position.

Locke is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Locke wants to advance to full mount but Fields doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Locke drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fields looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fields looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fields!
Locke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Locke manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fields's best efforts.
Layne Fields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fields missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fields thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fields prevents Locke from improving his position.
Fields trying to control the action but Locke is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields is really struggling to control Locke but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Locke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fields looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Locke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Locke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Locke is looking for a sweep. Fields is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Layne Fields dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Locke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Fields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Layne Fields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke looks for a takedown but Fields sprawls well.
Fields uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Locke.
Fields lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Locke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Locke misses with an uppercut. Fields saw that one coming.
Fields stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fields wants it to stay on the feet.
Fields fails with a takedown attempt.
Locke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Locke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Locke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fields dives in and grabs Locke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Locke pushes down on Fields's head and hops out.
Fields lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Fields throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Locke loads up on a big right hand but Fields slips the punch.
Locke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fields.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Layne Fields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fields lands with a thumping leg kick.
Locke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fields.

Fields moves into the clinch.
John Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fields breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fields moves out of range as Locke strikes.
Fields moves out of range as Locke strikes.
Fields shoots in and drives through. Locke sprawls well.

Locke darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Locke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fields keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Locke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields trying to hold on to Locke's head to control him but Locke postures up.

Locke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fields defends it well.
Fields has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Locke is working away from the top position though.
Layne Fields is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fields wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke passes into side control, despite Fields's attempt to control the position.

Locke swings around for an armbar but Fields sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Locke's guard.
Fields has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Locke is proving hard to escape from.

Fields avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fields has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Locke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fields can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fields is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

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 Layne Fields.
Well Fields 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Layne Fields!