PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Lokren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralf Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lokren comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. Jones has chosen Ridin' Dirty by Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lokren
vs
Jones

183 cm
24
179 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

184 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sairanix Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ralf Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Lokren.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Lokren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lokren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lokren keeps the fight on the outside.

Lokren gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Lokren avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lokren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Lokren's ribcage. Lokren let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Lokren breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Lokren back into the cage.
Lokren avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lokren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lokren blocks the elbow strike.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Lokren blocks an uppercut.
Lokren is trying to break free.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Lokren avoids the damage to the body.

Lokren breaks from the clinch.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lokren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lokren dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Lokren connects with a single shot there.
Jones looks to clinch
and Lokren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Lokren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lokren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Lokren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lokren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lokren scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lokren throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones is looking to clinch but Lokren is avoiding it.
Lokren connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Lokren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lokren scores with a decent looking hook.
Lokren lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Lokren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Ralf Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lokren throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Lokren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lokren.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lokren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Lokren pushes him off.
Jones tries to clinch but Lokren moves away
and Lokren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Lokren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lokren counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lokren drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones tries to move into range but Lokren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Jones clinches up with Lokren and pushes him back against the cage.
Lokren can't break the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Lokren blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Lokren.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Lokren avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lokren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Lokren counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lokren uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Lokren lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lokren's hands.
Lokren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Lokren is looking to counter punch.
Lokren connects with a crisp jab.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones tries to clinch but Lokren moves away
and Lokren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Lokren pushes him off.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Lokren wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones tries a body shot but Lokren blocks it.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sairanix Lokren dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lokren.
Lokren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lokren takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to move into range but Lokren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lokren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lokren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones is looking to clinch but Lokren is avoiding it.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Lokren scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Lokren pushes him off.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones takes a swing at Lokren's ribcage but misses.
Lokren misses the jab.
Sairanix Lokren is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren connects with a crisp jab.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lokren in his tracks.
Lokren showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Lokren moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lokren throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Lokren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Lokren.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lokren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Jones rushes Lokren and presses him up against the cage.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.

Lokren breaks the clinch.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Lokren throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones defending well as Lokren loads up on a big left hand.
Lokren missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lokren misses with a few strikes there.
Jones misses with a low kick as Lokren jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lokren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a hook.
Lokren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lokren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Lokren avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Lokren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lokren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lokren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lokren looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokren.
Jones throws the left hand but Lokren avoids the punch easily.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lokren throws a big shot that misses.

Lokren gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Lokren avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Ralf Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones keeps control of Lokren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones tries to work over Lokren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Lokren breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up but Lokren circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones is looking to clinch but Lokren is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Lokren as he connects with a hook.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones moves out of range as Lokren strikes.
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lokren is looking to counter punch.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Lokren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lokren with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Lokren counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Jones misses.
Lokren throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Lokren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lokren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones jabs Lokren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Lokren to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sairanix Lokren dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lokren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Lokren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lokren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Lokren misses the target.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Lokren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Lokren finds it's target.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones avoids the body shot from Lokren.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Lokren down.
Jones tries to work over Lokren's front leg with a kick but Lokren checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.

Jones clinches.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones tries a body shot but Lokren blocks it.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Lokren avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with some punches.
Lokren avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Lokren avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Lokren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokren blocks an uppercut.

Lokren breaks from the clinch.
Lokren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Lokren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lokren moves away.
Lokren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Lokren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones cracks Lokren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lokren scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lokren swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Ralf Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sairanix Lokren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch there but Lokren circles away.
Lokren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lokren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Lokren circles away.
Lokren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Jones closes the distance but Lokren moves to the side
and Lokren counters with a stiff right hand.
Lokren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lokren.
Lokren blocks an uppercut.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lokren's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lokren blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Lokren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones wants to clinch up but Lokren keeps it at a distance.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Lokren circles away.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Lokren counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones tries to move into range but Lokren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Lokren punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Lokren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Lokren in a clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Lokren uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones tries to work over Lokren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Lokren avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Lokren blocks a body shot from Jones.
Lokren blocking some punches.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.

Lokren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lokren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Lokren blocks a body shot from Jones.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sairanix Lokren.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lokren, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sairanix Lokren!
Sairanix Lokren got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'