PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Rage (ranked 376 p4p, 57 weight class) and Sairanix Lokren (ranked 751 p4p, 99 weight class). Rage comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Lokren has chosen Beast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rage
vs
Lokren

178 cm
37
174 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

183 cm
34
179 lbs
26 - 15 - 1

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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sairanix Lokren!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokren is looking to clinch.

Rage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rage showed some decent athleticism there.
Lokren regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rage.
Rage won't allow Lokren to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lokren is keeping the position for now.
Lokren is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rage throws a big right hand that misses.
Rage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lokren is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rage is controlling him.
Rage lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lokren is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rage is controlling him.
Rage trying to control but Lokren is working from the bottom.
Rage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rage postures up in Lokren's guard and throws a big left but Lokren blocks it.
Lokren has his hands on Rage's head, controlling the position.
Rage trying to control but Lokren is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lokren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lokren wants to get back to his feet but Rage is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Lokren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage stands up over Lokren, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lokren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lokren keeping moving, preventing Rage from controlling successfully.
Lokren is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rage is one step ahead there.
Rage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lokren works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rage throwing strikes but missing.
Rage is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Rage shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rage was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rage looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lokren is avoiding damage well.
Rage working the ground and pound but Lokren is defending the strikes.
Rage misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lokren manages to get back to half guard.
Rage thows a huge punch but Lokren dodges it nicely.
Rage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lokren does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lokren's head.
Rage is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lokren's head.
Lokren felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Lokren looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rage lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lokren avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lokren is looking for a sweep. Rage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Rage dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rage misses with an uppercut
enabling Lokren to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Rage finds it's way through Lokren's defenses.
Rage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lokren checks a low kick from Rage.
Rage throws a head kick that misses.
Rage looks for a takedown but Lokren sprawls well.
A low kick from Rage is predictable there
and Rage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rage keeps the fight on the outside.
Rage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lokren moves in looking to clinch but Rage pushes him off.
Lokren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lokren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lokren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Rage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lokren forces Rage back against the cage and clinches.
Rage avoids a wild elbow strike from Lokren.
Rage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!

Lokren breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren walks into a jab.

Lokren has closed the distance and engaged Rage in a clinch.
Rage swings wildly with an uppercut but Lokren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokren lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Jason Rage has been cut.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lokren takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lokren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rage's brow.
Lokren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lokren can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lokren.
Rage lands with a right to the head.
Rage misses with the head strike.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.
Lokren blocks an uppercut.

Rage is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lokren can't fight it off and eventually Rage manages to take the fight to the floor. Lokren looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lokren uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lokren! But no joy.
Lokren misses the shot to the body.
Lokren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rage in his tracks.
Lokren tries to clinch but Rage is having none of it.
Rage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lokren can do to turn this around?
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lokren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lokren tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rage feinted with a counter takedown.
Lokren blocks a head kick by Rage.
Sairanix Lokren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lokren's corner calls for a 1-2. Lokren obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Rage. Those never looked like landing.
Rage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rage tries a head kick but it misses.
Rage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lokrens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lokren checks a leg kick nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lokren, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a front kick aimed at Lokren's knee but Lokren avoids it well.
Rage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lokren circles away quickly and effectively.
Lokren cracks a nice hook into Rage's ribs.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lokren blocks a head kick by Rage.

Lokren gets a clinch.
Rage lands a nice uppercut.
Lokren holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sairanix Lokren seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Rage.
Lokren gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lokren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lokren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lokren misses with an elbow strike.
Rage goes for a takedown attempt but Lokren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jason Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage throws a chopping leg kick but Lokren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rage misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage fails to land with a series of punches.
Lokren appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lokren wants to clinch.

Lokren closes the distance and pushes Rage back into the cage.
Lokren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lokren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lokren gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lokren pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lokren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rage misses with a punch to the body.
Lokren throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Lokren pulls guard.
Jason Rage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rage's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sairanix Lokren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Rage's cut.
That's time! Rage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Rage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rage tries to land a front kick but Lokren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lokren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lokren tries to clinch
and Rage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheers as Lokren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rage doesn't seem phased though.
Lokren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Lokren throws out a counter right but Rage avoids it with no problem.
Rage sizes up Lokren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Lokren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rage, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lokren - that landed with a thud.
Rage prevents a body shot from Lokren.
A right hook to the body lands for Rage.
Rage blocks an elbow strike from Lokren.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lokren throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lokren throws an elbow but misses.
Lokren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Lokren, against the cage.

Rage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lokren.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lokren closes the distance and clinches.
Lokren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rage is trying to pull guard but Lokren has him pressed against the cage.
Lokren pushes Rage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lokren throws an elbow but it misses.
Rage avoids a wild elbow strike from Lokren.
Nice body punch from Lokren.
Rage blocks an elbow strike from Lokren.
A short right from Lokren.
Lokren lands a nice uppercut.
Rage lands a right hand.
Lokren tries to work over Rage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rage blocks an elbow strike from Lokren.
Lokren throws an elbow but it misses.
Rage throws a head punch that misses.
Lokren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lokren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lokren just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rage's brow.
Rage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage blocks an elbow strike from Lokren.
Rage throws a punch but it's blocked by Lokren.
Lokren lands an elbow inside.
Lokren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lokren.
Lokren lands an elbow inside.
Rage wants to break free but Lokren has control.
Rage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rage pushes Lokren back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rage dodges an elbow strike from Lokren.
Lokren lands an elbow just above Rage 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Rage fails to land.

Lokren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Rage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lokren!

Lokren sneaks out the side door and pushes Rage away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Lokren has Rage up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rage fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lokren lands an elbow inside that Rage shrugs off.
Rage has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lokren is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lokren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rage's defenses.

Rage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rage.
Lokren dodges the ground and pound from Rage.
Rage throwing strikes but Lokren manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lokren just content to control the position.

Lokren decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rage to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rage throws a head kick that Lokren semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lokren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rage went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lokren on the side of the head.

Lokren clinches up with Rage and pushes him back against the cage.
Rage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Lokren.
Rage avoids the elbow strike from Lokren, against the cage.

Lokren breaks the clinch.
Rage tries to bum rush Lokren with a series of wild strikes but Lokren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Lokren closes the distance and pushes Rage back into the cage.

Lokren jumps guard and drags Rage to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lokren wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Lokren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sairanix Lokren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lokren 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sairanix Lokren!
A pretty intense looking Sairanix Lokren took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.