PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vlad
vs
Locke

201 cm
25
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vlad lands with a nice body punch.
Locke avoids the body shot from Vlad.
Donk. Vlad catches Locke right on the button with a cross.
Vlad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Locke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vlad.
Locke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vlad is breathing heavily.
Vlad throws a head punch that misses.
Locke lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Arthur Vlad has been cut.
Locke scores a nice knee to the body.
Locke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke crunches a lovely knee into Vlad's ribcage.
Locke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Locke lands a good knee to the midsection. Vlad won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Locke obliges.
Locke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Locke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Locke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Locke connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke lands a knee to the head.
Vlad takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Locke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Locke scores with a knee to the head.
Vlad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Locke lands a nice knee to the body.
Locke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vlad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vlad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
Vlad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Locke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Locke crunches a lovely knee into Vlad's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vlad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vlad misses with some punches.
Vlad swings wildly with an uppercut but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Locke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vlad's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke connects with a knee to the head.
Locke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vlad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Locke stalling against the cage.
Vlad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
Locke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Locke looking to throw knees to the head but Vlad is blocking nicely.
Vlad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke leaning against his opponent.
Locke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vlad is defending well for now.
Vlad tries to throw a body punch but Locke avoids it by throwing Vlad back against the cage.
Locke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Locke obliges.
Locke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vlad up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke lands a knee to the head.
Vlad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vlad gets through Locke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vlad has a couple of punches blocked by Locke.
Locke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Locke with a knee to the head.
Locke lands a good knee to the midsection. Vlad won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Locke.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Locke obliges.
Locke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vlad misses with some punches.
Vlad working aggressively here.
Vlad struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Vlad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vlad throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vlad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vlad.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vlad takes a knee right on the jaw!
Locke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vlad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Locke with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Locke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vlad.
Locke tries to land a knee to the head but Vlad blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Locke.
Locke landing knees to the head.
Locke scores a nice knee to the body.
Vlad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Locke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vlad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Locke scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Locke lands a nice knee to the body.
Locke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Locke working Vlad over with knees to the body.
Locke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Locke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Vlad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vlad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Locke closes the distance and clinches.
Locke blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Locke obliges.
Vlad throws a head punch that misses.
Locke blocks an uppercut.
Vlad takes a knee right on the jaw!
Locke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Locke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Locke stalling in the clinch.
Locke lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Locke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vlad's face.
Vlad takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
A knee to the head by Locke.
Locke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Locke lands a knee to the head.
Vlad misses with some punches.
Vlad working aggressively here.
Locke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Locke landing knees to the body.
Locke with a knee to the head.
Vlad takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vlad.
Locke lands a knee to the head.
Locke connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vlad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locke holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Locke blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vlad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Locke.
Vlad tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vlad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Locke landing knees to the body.
Locke blocking some punches.
Locke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Locke lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Locke.
Locke scores with a knee to the head.
Locke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Locke.
Locke prevents a body shot from Vlad.
Vlad takes a knee right on the jaw!
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
A knee to the head by Locke.
Locke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Locke working Vlad over with knees to the body.
Vlad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vlad tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Locke lands a knee to the head.
Locke lands a knee to the head.
Locke landing knees to the head.
Locke landing knees to the head.
Locke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Locke with a knee to the head.
Vlad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Locke prevents a body shot from Vlad.
Vlad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Locke.
Vlad takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vlad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Locke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vlad's face.
Locke scores with a knee to the head.
Locke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Locke.
Locke misses with a knee strike.
Locke with a knee to the head.
Vlad misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Vlad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Locke landing knees to the body.
Locke with a knee to the head.
Vlad misses with a punch on the inside.
Locke lands a good knee to the midsection. Vlad won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Locke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vlad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Locke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Locke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Locke looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Locke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arthur Vlad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Vlad just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke moves in looking to clinch but Vlad pushes him off.
Vlad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vlad, as that shot connected.
Locke tries to clinch there but Vlad circles away.
Vlad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Locke tries to close the distance and clinch but Vlad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Locke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Locke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vlad lands a jab.
Vlad lands a jab to the nose.
Vlad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vlad misses with a few strikes there.
Locke doesn't manage to clinch there - Vlad circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Vlad closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Locke did well to prevent Vlad getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vlad is trying for a kimura here. Locke looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Vlad wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arthur Vlad!