PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lockley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lockley comes to the cage accompanied by Disney's Gummy Bears Intro (Rus). Leeroy Russo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lockley
vs
Russo

200 cm
37
260 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

225 cm
32
286 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Fight Night Nutrition

LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Lockley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo slips a straight right by Lockley.
Russo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Russo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lockley.
Lockley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Russo.
Lockley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russo doesn't manage to clinch there - Lockley circles away.
Russo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Russo lands a nice hook to Lockley's body. Lockley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lockley looks to throw a body kick
and Russo counters with a nice leg kick.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lockley manages to avoid it.
Russo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lockley. Lockley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Kevin Lockley has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Russo as he checks the leg kick.
Lockley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
Russo lands a nice shot to the body.
Lockley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Russo takes a swing at Lockley's ribcage but misses.
Russo misses with a leg kick.
Lockley throws a leg kick

and Russo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Russo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockley misses with a body punch.
Lockley letting Russo take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lockley misses with a punch on the inside.
Lockley lands with a short shot to the head.
Lockley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Russo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lockley misses with a hook from the clinch.

Lockley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Russo swings for the body but Lockley moves out of range.
Russo throws a body punch but Lockley moves out of range.
Russo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lockley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lockley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Russo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lockley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Lockley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Russo has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lockley tries to break the clinch but Russo is controlling the position.
Lockley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lockley tries to break free but Russo pushes him back against the cage.
Russo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lockley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Russo scores with a hook to the body.
Russo lands a damaging elbow.

Kevin Lockley's cut is getting worse.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
Lockley throws a head punch that misses.
Lockley presses Russo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Russo keeps control of Lockley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lockley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Russo landing knees to the body.
Lockley is breathing heavily.
Lockley tries to work over Russo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockley blocks a body shot from Russo.
Russo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lockley's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lockley.
Russo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Russo lands a good knee to the midsection. Lockley won't want to take too many of those.
Russo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lockley avoids the damage to the body.
Russo is trying to stall.
Lockley blocks the elbow strike.
Russo lands a knee to the head.

Kevin Lockley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lockley has a couple of punches blocked by Russo.
Russo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lockley's defenses.
Russo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lockley blocks an elbow strike.
Lockley blocks an elbow strike from Russo.
A nice left hand lands by Lockley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockley stalling in the clinch but Russo improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lockley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russo wants to clinch up but Lockley keeps it at a distance.
Lockley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Russo throws a chopping leg kick but Lockley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Russo is looking to clinch but Lockley is avoiding it.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lockley was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
Russo throws out a loose jab but Lockley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lockley swats away the attempt to clinch by Russo.
Russo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Jeez, Kevin Lockley's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Lockley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leeroy Russo!
Post fight, an emotional Leeroy Russo said 'Adriaaaan! We did it!'.