PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bugaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lockyer
vs
Bugaev

189 cm
40
198 lbs
35 - 17 - 1

185 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Sydney Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Bugaev!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bugaev connects with a nice looking jab.
Lockyer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lockyer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bugaev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lockyer defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bugaev. Lockyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bugaev.
Lockyer throws a shot to the body.

Bugaev throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lockyer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bugaev is in Lockyer's guard.

Lockyer kicks Bugaev off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bugaev misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Lockyer misses the target.
Bugaev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lockyer defends it well.
Lockyer throws a lazy right hand but Bugaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bugaev feints the counter takedown.
Lockyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lockyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bugaev misses with a double jab.
Bugaev throws the left hand but Lockyer avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer walks into a left hand.
Lockyer digs a good hook to Bugaev's body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lockyer - that will leave a mark!
Lockyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bugaev looks winded!
A jab from Bugaev misses.
Lockyer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bugaev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lockyer defends it well.
Bugaev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lockyer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Lockyer drives through and clinches with Bugaev against the cage.
Lockyer being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lockyer.
Lockyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bugaev backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bugaev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Lockyer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bugaev.
Bugaev wants to stall.
Bugaev tries to stall but Lockyer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lockyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bugaev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lockyer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lockyer lands with a light punch inside.
Lockyer lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lockyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lockyer.
Lockyer tries a low kick but Bugaev avoids it.
Bugaev walks into a stiff left hand from Lockyer.
Bugaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lockyer.
Bugaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bugaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.

Lockyer rushes Bugaev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bugaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bugaev lands a jab to Lockyer's midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bugaev. That snapped Lockyer's head back.
Lockyer throws a leg kick but Bugaev sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Bugaev tries to counter it with a takedown but Lockyer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bugaev misses with a combination
and Lockyer counters with a thumping low kick.
Bugaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lockyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bugaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Lockyer.
Bugaev avoids the body shot from Lockyer.
Bugaev moves out of range of the strikes.
Bugaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lockyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bugaev missing with a left hand there. Lockyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Bugaev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bugaev showed some decent athleticism there.
Bugaev throws a strike but Lockyer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

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

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bugaev keeping moving, preventing Lockyer from controlling successfully.
Bugaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bugaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Our spies down at at Russian Top Team Elite Gym inform us that Bugaev has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bugaev has a closed guard, preventing Lockyer from standing up.
Bugaev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lockyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lockyer lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Lockyer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lockyer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bugaev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bugaev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bugaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Lockyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bugaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lockyer looks for the body kick but Bugaev saw that one coming.
Bugaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lockyer.
Bugaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bugaev tries to bum rush Lockyer with a series of wild strikes but Lockyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lockyer throws a leg kick but Bugaev sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugaev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lockyer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lockyer swings for the body but Bugaev moves out of range.
Lockyer misses with a double jab.
Lockyer scores with a sloppy right hand. Bugaev should have avoided that one.
Lockyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Bugaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bugaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lockyer.
Lockyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bugaev connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lockyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lockyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bugaev. Lockyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bugaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bugaev misses the jab.
Bugaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lockyer.
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bugaev.
Bugaev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bugaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer misses the shot to the body.

Lockyer moves into the clinch.
Bugaev throws a punch but it's blocked by Lockyer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bugaev.
Bugaev struggles to land a body shot inside as Lockyer controls his hands.
Bugaev lands with a short shot to the head.
Lockyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bugaev.
Lockyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lockyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lockyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lockyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bugaev.
Lockyer wants to clinch

and Bugaev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lockyer is on top in guard.

Bugaev trying to keep a closed guard but Lockyer is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lockyer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bugaev is on top in guard.

Darren Lockyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bugaev connects with a couple of short punches.
Bugaev postures up in Lockyer's guard and throws a big left but Lockyer blocks it.
Lockyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lockyer wants to get back to his feet but Bugaev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bugaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bugaev postures up in Lockyer's guard and throws a big left but Lockyer blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bugaev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bugaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lockyer is adopting a defensive guard.
Lockyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Lockyer, not yet.
Bugaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lockyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lockyer is looking to stand up but Bugaev isn't so interested in that idea.
Bugaev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bugaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Darren Lockyer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lockyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bugaev lands the left hand.
Bugaev throws an overhand right that lands on Lockyer's shoulder, as Lockyer tries to avoid the shot.
Bugaev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lockyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bugaev can do to turn this around?
Lockyer tries to clinch
and Bugaev counters with a right hand to the body.
Lockyer is looking to wear down Bugaev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bugaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lockyer.
Lockyer staying out of range there.
Bugaev throws a body punch but Lockyer moves out of range.
Bugaev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lockyer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bugaev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bugaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lockyer takes a swing at Bugaev's ribcage but misses.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bugaev manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bugaev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bugaev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darren Lockyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lockyer lands a really nice looking cross but Bugaev seems unphased.
Bugaev moves away from the strike by Lockyer.
Lockyer digs a good hook to Bugaev's body.
Lockyer scores with a punch to the head.
Lockyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darren Lockyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Lockyer cracks Bugaev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bugaev throws a right hand that misses
and Lockyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bugaev is rocked!
Bugaev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bugaev is still on wobbly legs! Can Lockyer finish him?
Bugaev tries to work over Lockyer's front leg with a kick but Lockyer checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bugaev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
David Bugaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bugaev manages to avoid it.
Darren Lockyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bugaev scores with a jab to the head.
Bugaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Bugaev misses with a hook

and Lockyer counters with a crisp one two that drops Bugaev! Lockyer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bugaev to his feet! Bugaev is in big trouble!
Lockyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lockyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bugaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bugaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lockyer manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Lockyer coming out on top.
Nice sprawl there from Lockyer as Bugaev shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lockyer. Bugaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lockyer sends Bugaev crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lockyer is motioning to the referee to let Bugaev up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bugaev walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Lockyer! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.