PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolay Katorjnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lockyer comes to the cage accompanied by Halo. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lockyer
vs
Katorjnov

189 cm
27
192 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

178 cm
39
186 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Backyard Fighting

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nickolay Katorjnov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katorjnov misses with a wild combination.
Lockyer misses with a left hand
and Katorjnov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lockyer throws a hook but Katorjnov blocks it.
Katorjnov scores with a decent looking hook.
Lockyer swinging wildly here.
Katorjnov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a hook but Katorjnov avoids it easily.
Katorjnov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lockyer's head.
Katorjnov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lockyer counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katorjnov ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Katorjnov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lockyer.
Katorjnov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lockyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Katorjnov scores with a shot to the body.
Lockyer takes a swing at Katorjnov's ribcage but misses.
Katorjnov lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katorjnov scores with a push kick.
Lockyer jabs Katorjnov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lockyer blocks a head kick by Katorjnov.
A shot to the body from Lockyer misses
and Katorjnov counters with a stiff right hand.
Lockyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lockyer misses with a two punch combination.
Katorjnov lands with a good body shot.
Katorjnov scores with a three punch combo!
Katorjnov throws a series of punches but Lockyer moves out of range.
Katorjnov scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lockyer throws a big shot that misses.
Katorjnov misses with a wild body shot.
Katorjnov avoids the body shot from Lockyer.
No joy there for Katorjnov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lockyer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lockyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Katorjnov.
Katorjnov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katorjnov. Lockyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katorjnov throws a right and a left that Lockyer avoids nicely.
Katorjnov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lockyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lockyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Katorjnov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lockyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Katorjnov.
Lockyer moves out of range of the body kick.
Lockyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Katorjnov slips a straight right by Lockyer.
Lockyer slips a jab and a cross from Katorjnov.
Lockyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katorjnov fails to land with a series of punches.
Katorjnov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Katorjnov moves out of range as Lockyer strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer connects with a right hand. Katorjnov shakes it off.
Lockyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Katorjnov.
Katorjnov's corner calls for a 1-2. Katorjnov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Katorjnov slips a straight right by Lockyer.
Lockyer misses with a straight right.
Katorjnov throws a hook to the side of Lockyer's head but Lockyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Katorjnov misses with a series of wild punches.
Katorjnov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Lockyer.
Katorjnov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Lockyer does no damage.
Lockyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Katorjnov is just out of range.
Katorjnov slips a jab from Lockyer.
Lockyer moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Katorjnov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Katorjnov. Those never looked like landing.
Lockyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katorjnov tries to bum rush Lockyer with a series of wild strikes but Lockyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Katorjnov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lockyer.
Katorjnov throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Lockyer misses.
Lockyer looks to land a combination but Katorjnov avoids it well.
Katorjnov lands with a good body shot.
Lockyer misses with a hook
and Katorjnov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lockyer really felt that one!
Katorjnov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Katorjnov lands with a slapping head kick.
Katorjnov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lockyer swinging wildly here.
Katorjnov jabs Lockyer right on the nose. Lockyer blinks but takes it well.
Katorjnov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No joy there for Katorjnov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lockyer misses with a hook.
Katorjnov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lockyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katorjnov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Katorjnov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Katorjnov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lockyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lockyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lockyer misses the target.
Katorjnov throws a series of punches but Lockyer avoids them all with ease.
Lockyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Lockyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Katorjnov.
Katorjnov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katorjnov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katorjnov defending well as Lockyer loads up on a big left hand.
Katorjnov cracks Lockyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lockyer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Katorjnov.
Katorjnov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nickolay Katorjnov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katorjnov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Katorjnov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darren Lockyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katorjnov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lockyer.
Lockyer throws a hook but Katorjnov blocks it.
Katorjnov lands a two punch combo.
Lockyer looks to land a combination but Katorjnov avoids it well.
Katorjnov fails to land with a series of punches.
Lockyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lockyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Katorjnov does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katorjnov misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer scores with a nice right hand.
Katorjnov misses with the combination.
Lockyer slips a jab and a cross from Katorjnov.
Lockyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lockyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Lockyer scores with a three punch combo!
Lockyer misses with the combination.
Lockyer cracks Katorjnov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lockyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katorjnov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Katorjnov misses.
Katorjnov swinging wildly here.
Katorjnov swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katorjnov looks to land a combination but Lockyer avoids it well.
Katorjnov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lockyer cracks Katorjnov with a good jab.
Lockyer throws a shot from downtown. Katorjnov moves away and avoids it.
Katorjnov misses with a double jab.
Lockyer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Katorjnov has time to react.

Katorjnov is rocked!
Lockyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katorjnov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lockyer finish him?
Nice defenses there by Katorjnov.
Katorjnov seems to have recovered his senses.
Katorjnov jabs Lockyer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lockyer scores with a decent looking hook.
Katorjnov misses with a series of wild punches.
Lockyer dips to his left and cracks Katorjnov with an uppercut!
Lockyer looks to throw the jab but Katorjnov is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katorjnov misses with a two punch combination.
Katorjnov throws a series of punches but Lockyer avoids them all with ease.
Katorjnov takes one to the side of the head.
Lockyer throws a series of punches but Katorjnov moves out of range.
Lockyer drops Katorjnov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Katorjnov! Lockyer dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.