PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mallador Locke (ranked 2813 p4p, 338 weight class) and Jarttu Jurmu (ranked 4203 p4p, 474 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Locke
vs
Jurmu

180 cm
23
183 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mallador Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarttu Jurmu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurmu misses with an uppercut.

Locke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jurmu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurmu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jurmu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jurmu fails to land.
Locke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Locke avoiding damage.
Locke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Jurmu fails to land.
Jurmu misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Locke fails to land.
Locke has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jurmu after a bit of a struggle.
Locke jumps guard but Jurmu stands there with Locke around his waist. Locke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Locke changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jurmu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mallador Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jurmu tests Locke's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurmu lands a jab to the head.

Locke clinches.
Locke lands an elbow that stopped Jurmu in his tracks for a moment.
Locke wants to take the fight to the mat but Jurmu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jurmu as Locke tries to tie him up.

Locke is trying to trip Jurmu. He has hold of a leg but Jurmu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Locke persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Locke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jurmu is controlling Locke's posture.
Locke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Locke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jurmu's head.
Locke throwing strikes from guard but Jurmu blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Locke scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Locke's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Locke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jurmu is keeping the position for now.
Jurmu is trying to keep Locke in close.
Locke throwing strikes from guard but Jurmu blocks nicely.
Locke wants to control from the top but Jurmu keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Locke being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jurmu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jurmu pulls Locke in close to his closed guard and prevents Locke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Locke trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Locke has closed the distance and engaged Jurmu in a clinch.
Jurmu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Locke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jurmu can turn it around.
Locke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Jurmu misses with some punches.
Locke controlling the action here for a moment.
Jurmu lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke tries to stall but Jurmu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jurmu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jurmu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jurmu cracks Locke with a nice body shot.
Jurmu tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jurmu can't find room to land a body shot as Locke controls the action.
Jurmu lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Jurmu on the inside.
Locke fails to pull guard.
Jurmu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Locke stalls.
Jurmu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jurmu scores with a shoulder strike.
Jurmu working aggressively here.
Locke has Jurmu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jurmu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarttu Jurmu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jurmu works the jab nicely.

Locke clinches up with Jurmu and pushes him back against the cage.
Jurmu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Locke is rocked!
Jurmu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oh Locke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Locke blocking some punches.
Jurmu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Locke or not.
Locke seems to have got his legs back now.
Locke avoiding damage.
Jurmu cracks Locke with a nice body shot.
Locke works on Jurmu's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurmu struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Jurmu lands with a light punch inside.
Jurmu struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Jurmu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jurmu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Locke up against the cage.
Jurmu swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurmu struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Jurmu misses with a body punch.
Jurmu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Locke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jurmu walks away with a smile on his face. Locke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jurmu misses with an uppercut.
Locke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jurmu.
Locke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jurmu connects with a jab.
Jurmu punishes Locke's body with a nice straight punch.
Locke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jurmu avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mallador Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Locke with a poor takedown
and Jurmu counters with a low kick, right behind Locke 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Locke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Jurmu there.
Jurmu lands a really nice looking cross but Locke seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Jurmu. No joy for Locke on that attempt.
Jurmu steps in with a hook that catches Locke right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jurmu follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Locke looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarttu Jurmu!
In defeat, Mallador Locke stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back. Simple. I'll be back.'.