PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Four Loko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramazan Temel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loko comes to the cage accompanied by marry yourdaughter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Loko
vs
Temel

185 cm
40
181 lbs
32 - 23 - 0

185 cm
35
180 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Four Loko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramazan Temel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temel shoots in for a takedown but Loko shows good takedown defense.

Temel clinches with his opponent.

Loko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Temel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Loko looks to land a body kick but Temel moved away.
Temel tries to clinch there but Loko circles away.

Temel clinches up with Loko and pushes him back against the cage.
Temel looking to slow down the pace here.
Temel stalling in the clinch.

Loko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temel tries to clinch but Loko is having none of it.

Temel drives through with a takedown into guard.

Loko working for a triangle but Temel defends it easily.
Loko looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loko keeping full guard, as Temel tries to pass.

Temel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Loko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Temel has managed to get both his arms back between Loko's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Temel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Loko gets back to half guard.

Temel is looking for a kimura but Loko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Temel to get the leverage.
Loko trying to hold on to Temel's head to control him but Temel postures up.

Loko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Temel is looking for a kimura here.
Temel is trying to control. Loko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Temel stalling.
It looks like Temel might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Temel prevents Loko from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loko trying to control here.
Loko wants to get back to full guard but Temel has mounted him!
Loko tries to hold on but Temel pushes him away.
My spies in Blood Gang inform me that Temel has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Temel with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Loko regains half guard.
Loko is looking for a sweep. Temel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Temel wants to work for an arm triangle but Loko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Loko tries to roll over but Temel keeps him under control.

Loko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loko tries to get to full guard but Temel has control of the leg.
Temel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Loko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loko trying to control here.
Temel stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Loko.
Loko controls Temel momentarily but Temel frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramazan Temel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Temel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Loko is wriggling around but Temel manages to pass to half guard.

Temel has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Temel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Loko is looking to escape.
Temel can't control as he wanted to and Loko manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loko wants to get back to full guard.
Loko trying to hold on to Temel's head to control him but Temel postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Temel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ramazan Temel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Temel works his way into full mount!
Loko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Loko wants to get back to full guard.
Loko is trying to control but can't.

Loko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loko is trying to control but can't.

Loko actively working from the bottom here.

Temel seems to be working for a kimura but Loko defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temel wants to take a breather but Loko is having none of it.

Temel is working for a submission of some sort.
Loko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Temel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Temel wants to control from the top but Loko keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Loko has his foot on Temel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Temel works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Temel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Loko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Temel is trying to keep Loko in close.
Loko wants to pass the guard but Temel is keeping the position.
Temel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Loko is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loko's guard.

Loko wants to sweep here but Temel controlling him for the moment.

Loko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Temel defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Temel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramazan Temel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Temel blocks the body kick.
Loko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Temel.
A clash of legs there as Temel blocks the low kick.
Loko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loko. That's going to slow Temel down.

Temel moves into the clinch successfully.
Temel tries to pull guard but Loko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Temel pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Temel stalling in the clinch but Loko improves position.
Loko letting Temel take a breather here.
Loko wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Temel has Loko pushed against the cage.
Temel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Temel receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ramazan Temel.
Temel ducks under a wild hook from Loko.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Temel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Loko - the referee stops the clock and Temel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Loko. Temel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Temel wants to clinch.
Temel tries to clinch there but Loko circles away.

Temel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loko jumps guard but Temel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Temel slows down the pace here.
Loko wants to get back to striking at distance but Temel won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Loko.
Temel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Loko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Temel just stands there and leans against the cage.

Loko breaks from the clinch.
Loko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Temel tries to clinch up
and Loko counters with a nice body kick.
Loko throws a right and a left that Temel avoids nicely.
Temel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Temel moves into the clinch.
Temel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Loko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Temel moves out of range of the strikes.
And Temel tries to counter it with a takedown but Loko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Four Loko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loko throws a wild body kick that Temel sees coming a mile off.

Temel moves into the clinch.
Loko is trying to pull guard but Temel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Four Loko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Temel stalling.
Temel prevents Loko from breaking the clinch.
Temel has Loko pushed against the cage.

Loko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Temel advances position into side control!
Loko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Temel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Temel trying to control the action but Loko is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loko is being controlled here.

Temel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Loko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Loko keeping his opponent close.
Loko manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Loko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Temel pulls his head out easily.
Temel slows the pace down in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Four Loko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Temel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramazan Temel!
Ramazan Temel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.