PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Lockyer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Melvin Gustin's chin.

Lockyer
vs
Gustin

189 cm
36
198 lbs
26 - 10 - 1

192 cm
31
186 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

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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 26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Gustin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lockyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Melvin Gustin has been cut.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustin was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Lockyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gustin ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Donk. Lockyer catches Gustin right on the button with a cross.
Gustin shoots in looking for a takedown but Lockyer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lockyer looks to land a right hand but Gustin moved out of range.
Gustin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustin manages to avoid it.
Lockyer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gustin can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockyer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gustin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lockyer leaves Gustin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crunch! Gustin slams his shin into Lockyer's torso.
Lockyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer misses with a body shot.
Gustin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lockyer throws a right hand that misses
and Gustin counters with a left and a right that stings Lockyer.
Lockyer missing with a left hand there. Gustin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lockyer scores with a shot to the body.
Lockyer is looking to wear down Gustin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gustin tries to clinch up.
Gustin throws a body kick that misses.
Gustin throws a wild body kick that Lockyer sees coming a mile off.
Lockyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustin moves away.
Gustin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lockyer misses with a few strikes there.
Darren Lockyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lockyer throws a low kick, looking for Gustin's leg but Gustin calmly moves out of range.
Gustin throws a half hearted mid kick.

Lockyer tries to keep at a distance but Gustin has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gustin jumps into guard, dragging Lockyer to the mat.
Lockyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lockyer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lockyer scoring with some ground and pound.
Lockyer won't allow Gustin to get back to his feet.

Gustin looking for a guillotine here but Lockyer defends easily.
Lockyer wants to stand and escape but instead Gustin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Lockyer has Gustin pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustin preventing the sweep.
Gustin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lockyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gustin is controlling him.
Gustin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gustin tries to stand but Lockyer is controlling from the bottom.
Gustin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

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.
Gustin wants to stand but Lockyer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gustin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lockyer misses the jab.
Gustin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
Lockyer sets himself, and Gustin steps forward looking for the clinch! Lockyer avoids it this time.

Gustin clinches with his opponent.

Gustin breaks from the clinch.
Lockyer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lockyer misses with a hook. Gustin ducked under it nicely.
Gustin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lockyer takes a step back to recover.
Lockyer looks to land a body kick but Gustin moved away.
Lockyer misses with a hook.
Lockyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lockyer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gustin is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lockyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Lockyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Gustin's cut.
That's time! Lockyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lockyer misses the shot to the body.
Lockyer looks to land a right hand but Gustin moved out of range.
Melvin Gustin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gustin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lockyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gustin can do to turn this around?
Gustin fails with the takedown.
A combination from Lockyer does no damage.
As Lockyer backs off Gustin throws a huge counter combo but Lockyer manages to avoid it all.
Gustin dodges the punch combination from Lockyer.
Jab, jab by Lockyer - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustin.
Lockyer tries to land a front kick but Gustin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lockyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lockyer, as that shot connected.

Gustin is rocked!
Gustin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lockyer is fending him off so far but Gustin persists. Nope, Lockyer circles away and we're back to standing.
Gustin is still on wobbly legs! Can Lockyer finish him?
Darren Lockyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Gustin.
Lockyer misses with a hook.
Gustin goes for a double leg but Lockyer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lockyer continues to drive forward.
Lockyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustin seems to have recovered his senses.
Gustin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lockyer as he jumps to the side.
Gustin darts in looking for a takedown but Lockyer gets double underhooks and turns Gustin into the cage.
Gustin ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Lockyer digs a good hook to Gustin's body.
Gustin connects with a single shot there.
Darren Lockyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Gustin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gustin staying out of range there.
Gustin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lockyer avoids it really well and circles away.
A shot to the body from Lockyer misses
and Gustin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gustin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer tries to get to full guard but Gustin has control of the leg.
Gustin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Gustin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lockyer is staying active underneath Gustin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lockyer is looking to control Gustin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lockyer avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lockyer wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gustin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lockyer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gustin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lockyer is squirming around, avoiding Gustin's attempts to control the action.
Lockyer tries to lock up and control but Gustin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Lockyer is trying to escape the mount.
Gustin avoids the attempt from Lockyer to control.
Lockyer is trying desperately to improve position.
Gustin misses with a head shot.
Gustin throwing strikes but Lockyer recovers to half guard. A much better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Lockyer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Gustin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gustin slips a jab from Lockyer.

Gustin rushes Lockyer and presses him up against the cage.
Lockyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Gustin.
Lockyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lockyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gustin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lockyer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gustin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lockyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gustin shoots for a takedown but Lockyer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gustin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lockyer finds it's way round the side to connect with Gustin's head.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustin manages to avoid it.

Lockyer tries to keep at a distance but Gustin has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockyer is looking to control Gustin's arms but Gustin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lockyer has his back to the cage.
Gustin is trying to pull guard but Lockyer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Darren Lockyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Gustin.
Lockyer lands a body punch.
Gustin tries for a takedown but Lockyer manages to get underhooks.
Gustin wants to take the fight to the mat but Lockyer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lockyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lockyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lockyer.
Gustin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lockyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lockyer gets through Gustin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lockyer is leaning against Gustin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lockyer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lockyer looking to throw knees to the head but Gustin is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Lockyer to work.
Gustin is trying to pull guard but Lockyer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lockyer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lockyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lockyer misses with some punches.
Lockyer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lockyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gustins head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gustin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lockyer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gustin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lockyer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustin is trying to drag Lockyer to the mat but Lockyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lockyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lockyer.
Lockyer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gustin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lockyer is pushing Gustin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustin avoids a wild elbow strike from Lockyer.
Gustin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lockyer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lockyer is stalling here.

Gustin jumps into guard, dragging Lockyer to the mat.

Lockyer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gustin, up you get!
Gustin fails with the takedown
and Lockyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lockyer cracks Gustin with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gustin falls to his knees and Lockyer doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.