PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Lockheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler durden acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lockheart
vs
durden

180 cm
22
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
21
172 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zackary Lockheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler durden!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

durden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lockheart tries to bench press durden off him but durden keeps the position.

durden tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lockheart tries to improve position but can't.
Lockheart sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
durden is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lockheart wants to improve his position but durden is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
durden is keen to just control but Lockheart is a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

durden is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Lockheart moves into the clinch.
Lockheart is trying to break the clinch but durden is controlling him.
Lockheart can't break the clinch.
durden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lockheart.

Lockheart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Lockheart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Lockheart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming durden to the mat! durden manages to get full guard.
durden trying to control the position.
Lockheart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
durden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockheart throwing strikes but missing.
durden is trying to keep Lockheart in close.
durden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
durden controls Lockheart momentarily but Lockheart frees himself.
Lockheart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
durden closes the distance but Lockheart moves to the side

so Lockheart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lockheart trying to control the position from guard on top but durden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lockheart content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lockheart drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lockheart jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lockheart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
durden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lockheart looking to pass the guard.
durden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lockheart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lockheart wants to control from the top but durden keeps moving.
Lockheart throwing strikes but missing.
durden trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lockheart darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
durden keeping hold of Lockheart's head, controlling as best he can.
Lockheart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lockheart is trying to control the action in half guard but durden is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lockheart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lockheart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but durden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lockheart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
durden is looking to control Lockheart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can durden avoid being mounted?
Lockheart trying to control from half guard but durden is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

durden closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lockheart counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for durden!
Lockheart cracks durden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
durden tries to hold on but Lockheart pushes him away.

Lockheart jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… durden is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by durden and Lockheart has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lockheart cracks durden with a big elbow.
Lockheart controlling the position from side mount.
durden gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lockheart avoids the attempt from durden to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
durden is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lockheart is staying active.

durden defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lockheart.
Lockheart lands with some vicious ground and pound - can durden hang on?
durden wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lockheart.
Lockheart avoids the attempt from durden to control.
durden is breathing heavily.

Lockheart is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, durden has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lockheart connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockheart unloading with bombs!
Lockheart lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lockheart wants to control the action but instead durden gets a body lock and reverses into Lockheart's guard! Nice work!
Lockheart might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
durden wants to control from the top but Lockheart keeps moving.
Lockheart is trying to control the position but durden postures up.

Lockheart has his foot on durden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. durden works his way back into a safe position though.
Lockheart punching to the body, from the bottom.
Lockheart controls durden momentarily but durden frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
durden wants to control from the top but Lockheart keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Lockheart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming durden to the mat! durden manages to get full guard.
durden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lockheart.
Lockheart wants to control from the top but durden keeps moving.
durden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lockheart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

durden working for a triangle but Lockheart defends it easily.
Lockheart passes durden's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockheart wants to take a breather but durden is having none of it.
Lockheart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
durden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lockheart.
durden is trying to maintain the position but Lockheart is very close to passing his half guard.
Lockheart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Lockheart is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and durden defends it well.
Lockheart trying to mount his opponent but durden defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lockheart connects with a nice short shot to durden's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zackary Lockheart dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

durden drives through and clinches with Lockheart against the cage.
durden taking a breather.
durden tries to pull guard but Lockheart holds him up against the cage and eventually durden drops back down to his feet.
Lockheart tries to circle away but durden has him pinned against the cage.
durden fails to pull guard.
Lockheart wants to get back to striking at distance but durden won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
durden trying to control the position but instead, Lockheart has worked for underhooks and has pushed durden into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lockheart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
durden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockheart is trying to break the clinch but durden is controlling him.
durden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lockheart avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lockheart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Lockheart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lockheart closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lockheart lands in his opponent's guard.
Lockheart is looking to work some ground and pound but durden has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

durden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lockheart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lockheart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lockheart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zackary Lockheart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lockheart connects with a couple of short punches.
Lockheart trying to control but durden is working from the bottom.
Lockheart distracts durden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
durden has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lockheart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. durden is keeping the position for now.
durden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lockheart drops back looking for a leg! durden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and durden manages to kick Lockheart off! Lockheart jumps back into durden's guard.
Lockheart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

durden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lockheart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
durden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zackary Lockheart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
durden can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lockheart controls the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Lockheart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for durden!
Lockheart looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockheart putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lockheart lands with some strikes.
Lockheart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lockheart has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lockheart raining down shots from the mount!
Tyler durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lockheart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zackary Lockheart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lockheart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zackary Lockheart!