PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ebos Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jitsu Brown Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lock
vs
Brown Belt

225 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ebos Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jitsu Brown Belt!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown Belt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lock.
Lock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lock tries to bum rush Brown Belt with a series of wild strikes but Brown Belt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown Belt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lock.
Lock works over Brown Belt's head and body with a nice combination.
Lock misses with a few strikes there.
Lock is looking to chop away at Brown Belt's legs.
Lock looks to land a combination but Brown Belt avoids it well.
Lock 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 lands a front kick.
Lock lands a two punch combo.
Lock throws a leg kick which misses Brown Belt's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown Belt tries to avoid it.
Lock throws a solid leg kick but Brown Belt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lock.
Lock throws a leg kick which misses Brown Belt's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown Belt tries to avoid it.
Lock throws a combination. Brown Belt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown Belt throws the kick towards the body but Lock avoids it.
Lock throws a leg kick but Brown Belt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lock connects with a solid leg kick.
Lock is looking to clinch.
Lock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown Belt just misses with a punch to the body.
Lock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lock tries to land a leg kick but Brown Belt saw it coming and moves away.
Brown Belt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Lock.
Lock is looking to chop away at Brown Belt's legs.

Brown Belt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lock wants to get back to his feet.
Brown Belt moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock is trying to get back to his feet.
Brown Belt staying calm.
Lock is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Brown Belt has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Brown Belt moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Brown Belt tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brown Belt asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown Belt just content to control the position.
Lock gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lock tries to buck Brown Belt off but he can't manage it.
Brown Belt is landing with some decent strikes but Lock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brown Belt controlling the pace for now.
Lock is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lock is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Brown Belt looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Brown Belt controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lock wants to try and get back to his feet.
Brown Belt controlling from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lock trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jitsu Brown Belt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brown Belt misses with an uppercut. Lock saw that one coming.
Lock tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown Belt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown Belt dodges the punch combination from Lock.
Lock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown Belt.
Lock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ebos Lock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lock is looking to chop away at Brown Belt's legs.
Lock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lock throws a series of punches but Brown Belt moves out of range.
Lock throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lock will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown Belt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lock tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown Belt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brown Belt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown Belt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lock throws a wild body kick that Brown Belt sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lock misses.
Lock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lock stalks Brown Belt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown Belt's face. Brown Belt staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Lock.
Lock moves in looking to clinch but Brown Belt pushes him off.
Lock swinging wilding here.
Lock tries to clinch but Brown Belt moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Lock.
Lock misses with a double jab.
Brown Belt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lock throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lock.
Lock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lock throws a head kick but Brown Belt moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lock, right into the meat.
Lock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown Belt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lock misses with a low kick.
Lock throws a right hand that Brown Belt ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown Belt also avoids with ease.
Lock throws a nice looking combination but Brown Belt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lock tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown Belt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lock misses with a wild combination.
Lock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ebos Lock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lock misses with a kick to the body.
Lock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lock.
Brown Belt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock fails to land with a series of punches.
Lock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown Belt checks a low kick from Lock.

Lock gets a clinch.
Brown Belt blocks the elbow strike.
Brown Belt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lock is keeping busy.
Lock throws an elbow that misses.
Lock misses with an elbow over the top.
Lock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown Belt blocks an elbow strike.
Brown Belt wants to stall.
Lock misses with an elbow strike.
Lock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Lock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lock lands a two punch combo.
Lock misses with a double jab.
Brown Belt slips a jab and a cross from Lock.
Lock tries to clinch up but Brown Belt circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown Belt slips a jab and a cross from Lock.
Lock throws a low kick, looking for Brown Belt's leg but Brown Belt calmly moves out of range.
Brown Belt blocks the body kick.
Brown Belt slips a jab and a cross from Lock.
Lock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown Belt slips a jab and a cross from Lock.
Lock misses with a series of wild punches.
Lock tries to clinch up but Brown Belt circles away and keeps his distance.
Ebos Lock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lock looks to land a combination but Brown Belt avoids it well.
Lock tries to clinch up but Brown Belt circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown Belt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good work by Brown Belt as he checks the leg kick.
Lock tries a head kick but it misses.
Lock lands a head kick. Brown Belt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebos Lock dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Lock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown Belt's sensitive parts.
Lock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lock tries a low kick but Brown Belt avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Lock.
No joy there for Lock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown Belt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lock swinging wilding here.
Brown Belt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lock.
Lock connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown Belt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lock.
Lock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown Belt.
Lock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lock feints and then cracks Brown Belt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown Belt down.
Lock wants to clinch up but Brown Belt keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock looks for the body kick but Brown Belt saw that one coming.
Lock is looking to clinch.
Lock cracks the inside of Brown Belt's front leg.
Lock scores with a leg kick.
Lock misses with a series of wild punches.
Lock misses with a series of wild punches.
Lock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lock tries a head kick but it misses.
Lock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lock tries to score with a low kick but Brown Belt moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown Belt takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lock misses with a low kick as Brown Belt jumps back.
Lock tries to land a leg kick but Brown Belt saw it coming and moves away.
Lock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lock throws a leg kick but Brown Belt checks it.
Lock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown Belt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lock tries to clinch up.
Lock throws a leg kick but Brown Belt checks it.
Lock tries to bum rush Brown Belt with a series of wild strikes but Brown Belt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown Belt dodges the punch combination from Lock.
Brown Belt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lock.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown Belt checks a leg kick.
Lock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown Belt.
Lock misses with a two punch combination.
Lock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lock.
Lock misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Lock both land. Nice combination.
Lock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lock wants to slow Brown Belt down by chopping away at his legs.
Lock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lock.
Lock misses with a wild combination.
Lock fails to land with a series of punches.
Lock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

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.
Lock tries to clinch up.
Lock moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lock misses with a series of wild punches.
Lock wants to land a leg kick but Brown Belt is out of range.
Brown Belt avoids the head kick by Lock.
Lock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lock throws a leg kick but Brown Belt moved away.
Lock looks to land a body kick but Brown Belt moved away.
Brown Belt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lock.
Some wild striking there from Lock.
Lock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lock wants to clinch up but Brown Belt keeps it at a distance.
Lock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown Belt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lock tries to clinch there but Brown Belt circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebos Lock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lock 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

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