PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Yikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yikes
vs
Lockyer

180 cm
25
191 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

189 cm
30
194 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Yikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Lockyer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yikes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lockyer's head.
Yikes looks to land a left hand but Lockyer moved out of range nicely.
Yikes misses with a hook. Lockyer ducked under it nicely.
Yikes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lockyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yikes.
Lockyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yikes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lockyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lockyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yikes.

Lockyer has closed the distance and engaged Yikes in a clinch.
Yikes managing to block the knees to the body from Lockyer.
Lockyer'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.
Yikes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Yikes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lockyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yikes working hard to break the clinch.
Yikes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lockyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yikes looking to stall.
Yikes is trying to break the clinch but Lockyer has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Yikes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lockyer lands a shot to the body.

Yikes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lockyer instigates a clinch.
Yikes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lockyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Yikes.
Yikes blocks a body shot from Lockyer.
Yikes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yikes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lockyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lockyer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Lockyer.
Yikes wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Lockyer as the two fighters clinch.
Lockyer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yikes wants to get back to striking at distance but Lockyer won't allow it.
Lockyer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yikes is keeping busy.
Yikes blocks a body shot from Lockyer.
Yikes is looking to break free of the clinch but Lockyer has double underhooks.
Lockyer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Lockyer on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lockyer.
A shot in the inside from Lockyer.
Lockyer effectively controlling the action here.
Lockyer misses with the head strike.
Lockyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yikes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yikes tries to break the clinch but Lockyer is controlling the position.
Yikes is trying to break the clinch but Lockyer has him pressed against the cage.

Yikes breaks the clinch.
Yikes takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer scores with a sloppy right hand. Yikes should have avoided that one.
Lockyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yikes.
A lazy left from Lockyer finds it's target.
Lockyer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lockyer cracks Yikes with an open hand slap.

Lockyer moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yikes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Lockyer.
Lockyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yikes throws an overhand right that lands on Lockyer's shoulder, as Lockyer tries to avoid the shot.

Lockyer has managed to clinch.
Lockyer lands an uppercut.
Lockyer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yikes is trying to push Lockyer away but Lockyer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yikes is trying to break the clinch but Lockyer is controlling him.
Lockyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Lockyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yikes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lockyer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yikes is trying to break the clinch but Lockyer is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lockyer.
Yikes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer lands a left hand.
Yikes tries to circle away but Lockyer has him pinned against the cage.
Lockyer lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yikes as Lockyer tries to tie him up.
Yikes has had enough of the clinch but Lockyer keeps him there for the moment.
Lockyer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yikes's efforts to push away.

Yikes breaks the clinch.
Yikes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yikes looks to land a combination but Lockyer avoids it well.
Yikes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yikes misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yikes throws a body punch but Lockyer moves out of range.
Yikes misses with a hook. Lockyer ducked under it nicely.
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockyer swings widly with a right hand
and Yikes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Yikes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer throws a hook but Yikes blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Lockyer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Yikes throws a hook but Lockyer avoids it easily.
Lockyer lands with an overhand left.
Yikes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yikes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Darren Lockyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yikes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lockyer finds it's way round the side to connect with Yikes's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yikes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lockyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yikes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lockyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yikes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yikes just misses with a punch to the body.
Lockyer tries to clinch but Yikes is having none of it.
Yikes missing with a left hand there. Lockyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yikes just misses with a punch to the body.
Lockyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Yikes throws the left hand but Lockyer avoids the punch easily.
Lockyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lockyer throws a push kick but Yikes slaps the foot to one side.
Lockyer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yikes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.

Lockyer clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Lockyer.

Yikes manages to break the clinch.
Lockyer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Yikes connects with a right hand. Lockyer shakes it off.
A jab from Lockyer finds it's way through Yikes's defenses.
Lockyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Yikes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Lockyer there.

Yikes is rocked!
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!

Lockyer drops Yikes with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yikes looks back up at him and smiles so Lockyer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Yikes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lockyer fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Yikes square on the jaw! Damn, Yikes is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer thanked the fans post fight for their support.