PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Lockheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Roumani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lockheart comes to the cage accompanied by Gojira - Ocean Planet. Ali Roumani told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lockheart
vs
Roumani

182 cm
26
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rufus Lockheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Roumani!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Roumani misses.
Lockheart wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Roumani throws a predictable looking body shot

and Lockheart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lockheart swings wildly with an uppercut but Roumani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lockheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lockheart misses with the head strike.
Lockheart throws a punch but it's blocked by Roumani.
Lockheart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lockheart has a couple of punches blocked by Roumani.
Roumani is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lockheart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lockheart lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Lockheart.
Roumani blocks an uppercut.
Lockheart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lockheart working aggressively here.
Lockheart scores with a shoulder strike.
Lockheart swings wildly with an uppercut but Roumani uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockheart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roumani tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lockheart just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roumani jumps guard but Lockheart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rufus Lockheart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Roumani.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roumani.
Lockheart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lockheart.
Lockheart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roumani scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lockheart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lockheart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roumani is looking for a takedown.
Lockheart working aggressively here.
Lockheart scores with a shoulder strike.
Roumani blocks an uppercut.
Lockheart managing to block the knees to the body from Roumani.
Lockheart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lockheart lands a nice uppercut.
Roumani trying to stall but Lockheart improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumani blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Roumani breaks the clinch.
Roumani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lockheart.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roumani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lockheart is looking to counter the offense by Roumani and move into the clinch.
Roumani misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Lockheart. No joy for Roumani on that attempt.
Lockheart wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Roumani shoots in and drives through. Lockheart sprawls well.
Roumani misses with the combination.
Roumani misses with a body shot.
Lockheart tries to counter by clinching up but Roumani breaks away and moves out of range.
Lockheart moves out of range as Roumani strikes.
Lockheart is looking to counter the offense by Roumani and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roumani lands a slapping body shot.
Roumani has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Roumani throws a hook to the side of Lockheart's head but Lockheart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lockheart tries to counter by clinching up but Roumani breaks away and moves out of range.
Roumani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lockheart seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Roumani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roumani shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lockheart sprawls well. Lockheart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roumani gets slowly back to his feet.
Lockheart blocks a jab.
We've been told by Lockheart's head coaches at Golden Gym 13 Elite Coachs that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lockheart takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roumani lands with a straight right. Lockheart didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Roumani misses its intended target.
Lockheart tries to counter by clinching up but Roumani breaks away and moves out of range.
Roumani misses with a hook. Lockheart ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Roumani misses.
Lockheart tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Roumani manages to circle out of the way.
Roumani 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.
Roumani misses with a body shot.
Lockheart wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Roumani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roumani fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Lockheart. No joy for Roumani on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Lockheart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Roumani fails to land the takedown.
Roumani swings away with a body shot that misses

and Lockheart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lockheart misses with a punch on the inside.
Lockheart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lockheart misses with a punch on the inside.
Roumani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lockheart.
Lockheart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roumani tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lockheart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roumani wants to get back to striking at distance but Lockheart won't allow it.
Lockheart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roumani can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lockheart.
Roumani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lockheart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roumani trying to stall but Lockheart improves his position.
Roumani can't break the clinch.
Roumani drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rufus Lockheart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Roumani.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockheart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roumani tries to pull guard but Lockheart forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rufus Lockheart has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lockheart swings wildly with an uppercut but Roumani uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Lockheart.
Roumani wants a takedown.
Roumani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roumani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roumani scores with a hook to the body.
Lockheart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lockheart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lockheart working aggressively here.
Lockheart misses with a punch on the inside.
Lockheart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lockheart gets through Roumani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Roumani tries a body shot but Lockheart blocks it.
Lockheart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lockheart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lockheart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lockheart prevents a body shot from Roumani.
Lockheart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roumani.
Lockheart lands with a light punch inside.
Roumani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lockheart.
Roumani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lockheart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Roumani jumps guard.
Lockheart controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roumani keeping moving, preventing Lockheart from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roumani keeping full guard, as Lockheart tries to pass.
Lockheart trying to control but Roumani is working from the bottom.
Roumani pulls Lockheart in to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Roumani looking for a guillotine here but Lockheart defends easily.

Roumani is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockheart wants to control from the top but Roumani keeps moving.
Lockheart sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Roumani working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lockheart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lockheart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Roumani is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lockheart is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Lockheart dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Roumani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Roumani tries to get set, Lockheart tries to push him back and clinch up but Roumani manages to avoid the attempt.
Lockheart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roumani throws out the jab.
Roumani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lockheart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roumani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roumani fails to land with a series of punches.
Lockheart is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Roumani.
Lockheart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roumani.
Roumani misses with a right hand

and Lockheart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lockheart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockheart misses with the head strike.
Roumani working aggressively here.
Lockheart misses with some punches.
Lockheart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roumani misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roumani.
Roumani looking to stall.
Roumani jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lockheart walks away with a smile on his face. Roumani gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roumani misses with an uppercut.
Roumani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lockheart.
As Roumani tries to get set, Lockheart tries to push him back and clinch up but Roumani manages to avoid the attempt.
The fighters circling - Roumani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali Roumani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lockheart defending well as Roumani loads up on a big left hand.
Lockheart tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Roumani manages to circle out of the way.
Roumani throws a body shot but no joy.
Lockheart wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Roumani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lockheart tries to counter by clinching up but Roumani breaks away and moves out of range.

Roumani drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rufus Lockheart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockheart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roumani looking to pass the guard.
Lockheart keeping moving, preventing Roumani from controlling successfully.
Lockheart is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Roumani passes Lockheart's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Roumani seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lockheart does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lockheart is trying to control but can't.
Roumani trying to pass the guard but Lockheart defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roumani is trying to control the action in half guard but Lockheart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Roumani is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roumani is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lockheart!

Roumani has hold of Lockheart's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lockheart manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Roumani with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Ali Roumani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roumani has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lockheart's face.
Lockheart is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lockheart is working hard here to advance position.
Roumani looking to ground and pound but Lockheart is blocking nicely.
Lockheart wants to control but Roumani is having none of it.

Roumani jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lockheart manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roumani gets to mount! Lockheart was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Roumani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lockheart 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Lockheart!
An out of breath Rufus Lockheart thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.