PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon comes into the arena with Grind With Me blaring out of the sound system. Dirk Damon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Damon
vs
Lock

190 cm
30
205 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

183 cm
27
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

DJs Locker

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Lock!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damon.
Damon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lock throws a head kick that misses.
Lock looks to land a body kick but Damon moved away.
Damon is looking to clinch.
Damon tries to clinch but Lock moves out of range.
Damon fails in his attempt to clinch.

Damon has Lock up against the cage in a clinch.
Lock goes for a takedown attempt but Damon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lock misses with a wild body shot.
Damon tries to clinch there but Lock circles away.
Lock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damon moves away.
Lock throws a low kick but Damon avoids it.

Damon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damon pulls his leg out and moves away.

Lock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Damon's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lock throwing shots but Damon is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Damon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Damon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damon working a defensive guard here.
Lock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lock is working Damon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lock postures up.
Damon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lock.
Damon working a defensive guard here.
Lock stops Damon from standing up.
Lock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lock landing some decent shots from guard.
Damon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lock lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damon is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Damon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lock throwing strikes but missing.
Damon is trying to keep Lock in close.
Lock is working Damon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Damon keeping moving, preventing Lock from controlling successfully.
Damon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lock keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damon.
Lock is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock is trying to control but can't.
Damon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lock's head.
Damon prevents Lock from improving his position.
Lock flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Damon prevents Lock from improving his position.
Lock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Damon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Damon trying to control from half guard but Lock is working away.
Damon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lock trying to control from the bottom.
Damon is looking to take a break and control but Lock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lock defending well though.
Damon is keen to just control but Lock is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dirk Damon.
Damon tries to clinch up but Lock circles away and keeps his distance.
Damon checks a leg kick.
Lock throws a low kick but Damon moves out of range easily.
Lock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damon swivels and escapes.
Dirk Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Lock.
A big left from Lock misses.
Lock circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Damon's guard.
Damon 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Damon's head.
Damon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Damon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lock is trying to stand up here but Damon is controlling him well.
Lock wants to control but Damon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Lock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Damon checks a leg kick.
Lock keeps the fight on the outside.
Lock misses with a low kick.

Lock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Damon is trying to maintain the position but Lock is very close to passing his half guard.
Lock is trying to control. Damon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lock winds up and cracks Damon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Damon is trying to stand back up but Lock is controlling him
Damon controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lock is keen to just control but Damon is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Damon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Damon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lock is one step ahead there.
Damon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lock!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Damon punching from mount but Lock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Damon thowing shots but they're missing.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
Lock tries to hold on but Damon pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Damon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lock tries to hold on but Damon postures up.
Lock tries to reverse the position but Damon maintains control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Damon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Damon.
Lock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Damon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lock is looking to escape.
Damon prevents Lock from getting the reversal.
Lock is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Damon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lock is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Damon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Damon wants to control the pace but Lock is squirming around nicely.
Damon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Damon wants to control the pace but Lock is squirming around nicely.
Lock tries to hold on but Damon postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
Damon throwing strikes here but Lock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lock tries to hold on but Damon pushes him away.
Lock is in all sorts of trouble here.
Damon tries to control but Lock wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon throwing strikes here but Lock is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lock is squirming around, avoiding Damon's attempts to control the action.
Lock tries to hold on but Damon postures up.
Damon prevents Lock from getting the reversal.
Lock holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Damon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Damon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lock because Damon loaded up on that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damon wants to control the pace but Lock is squirming around nicely.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
Damon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Damon looking to control but Lock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Damon punching from mount but Lock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Damon dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Damon moves in looking to clinch but Lock pushes him off.
Lock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Damon avoids it really well and circles away.
Damon tries to clinch but Lock is having none of it.
Damon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damon tries to clinch but Lock is having none of it.
Lock swats away the attempt to clinch by Damon.
Lock circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lock counters with a takedown into side control.

Damon bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Dirk Damon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damon tries to clinch up but Lock circles away and keeps his distance.

Lock gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lock trying to control the position from guard on top but Damon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lock!
Lock wants to hold on but Damon pushes him away.
Lock can't escape the position.
Damon thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lock is wriggling around trying to escape.
Damon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
Damon looking to finish with strikes here!
Lock is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Damon tries to control but Lock wriggling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lock wants to hold on but Damon pushes him away.
Damon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lock is looking to escape.
Lock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Damon.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
Lock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock avoids a series of strikes thrown by Damon.
Damon throws some wild stikes that Lock manages to avoid easily.
Lock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Damon wants to control the pace but Lock is squirming around nicely.
Damon content just to control the position here.
Damon looking to control but Lock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Damon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Damon.
Damon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Damon.
Lock wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Damon.
Damon trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurt Lock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lock tries to hold on but Damon postures up.
Damon punching from mount but Lock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lock working to try and regain half guard.
Damon punching from mount but Lock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Damon prevents Lock from getting the reversal.
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!
Lock is squirming around, avoiding Damon's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lock is trying desperately to improve position.
Damon unloads with some shots from mount but Lock bucks and avoids them well.
Damon prevents Lock from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Damon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damon 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Damon!
A very excited looking Dirk Damon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.