PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 365 p4p, 56 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 374 p4p, 60 weight class). Locke comes to the cage accompanied by What Makes a Good Man. Granger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Locke
vs
Granger

175 cm
27
183 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

182 cm
28
178 lbs
14 - 0 - 1

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Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Locke.
Locke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Locke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Locke blocks the body kick.
Locke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Granger throws a push kick but Locke slaps the foot to one side.
Locke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Locke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Locke misses with an uppercut.
Locke blocks a head kick by Granger.
Granger misses with an uppercut
and Locke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Granger throws a front kick that sends Locke stumbling back into the cage.
Locke tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Locke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Locke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Granger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger throws a head kick that half lands.
Granger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Locke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping body kick lands there for Granger.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Locke walks into a jab.
Pete Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke scores with a jab to the body.
Locke avoids a kick to the body.
Locke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Locke tries to clinch there but Granger circles away.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Locke misses.
Granger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke slips a straight right by Granger.
Granger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Locke ducks right into an uppercut from Granger.
Granger looks to land a body kick but Locke moved away.
Locke slips a straight right by Granger.
Granger misses with a combination

and Locke moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Locke.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Granger controls his hands.
Granger lands a shoulder strike.
Locke is leaning against Granger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Locke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Granger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Granger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Granger misses with a body punch.
Locke misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Granger has a couple of punches blocked by Locke.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Locke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Granger or not.
Locke misses with a body punch.
A short left from Granger.
Granger misses with a body punch.
Locke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Locke trying to control the position but instead, Granger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Locke into the cage.
Locke stalls.
Granger lands an uppercut.
Locke tries to work over Granger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granger lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Granger 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 Granger can turn it around.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Granger throws a punch but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Granger avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Granger lands a nice uppercut.
Granger scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger misses with a punch on the inside.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Granger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Granger working aggressively here.
Locke blocks an uppercut.
Granger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Locke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
Locke blocks an uppercut.
Granger misses with a punch on the inside.
Granger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Granger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Granger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Locke blocks a leg kick.
Granger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Granger is predictable there
and Locke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Locke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Granger's sensitive parts.
Locke misses with a leg kick
and Granger counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Locke.
Locke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Granger can pounce on him.
Granger misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Locke throws out the jab.
Locke has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Granger throws a chopping leg kick but Locke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Locke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lockes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Granger does no damage.
Granger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Locke's sensitive parts.
Locke avoids a kick to the body.
Granger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Granger throws a leg kick which misses Locke's front leg but catches the back leg as Locke tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Granger misses.
Granger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Locke connects with a looping right hand.
Locke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Locke seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locke throws a series of punches but Granger moves out of range.
Granger takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a head kick but Locke moves out of range.
Locke looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Locke throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Granger to counter with a crisp jab.
Granger throws a right hand that misses
and Locke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Granger displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Granger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Locke takes a step back to recover.
Locke misses with a body shot
and Granger counters with a straight right hand.
Locke takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
Granger throws a head kick that Locke semi-blocks.
Granger throws a wild body kick that Locke sees coming a mile off.
Locke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Granger circles away quickly and effectively.
Pete Granger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Granger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Locke at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke moves out of range of the leg kick from Granger.
Locke scoring well with a low kick there.
A big left from Granger misses.
Granger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Locke tried to counter with a leg kick but Granger avoided it.
Locke tries to close the distance and clinch but Granger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Granger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice jab there from Granger.
Locke avoids the head kick by Granger.
Locke lands a leg kick that knocks Granger off balance momentarily.
Locke is looking to wear down Granger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Locke throws a series of punches but Granger avoids them all with ease.
Locke wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands with a nice body punch.
Granger throws a sloppy head kick and Locke moves out of range easily.
Granger motions for Locke to come forward. Granger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Granger slips a jab and a cross from Locke.
Granger throws an overhand right that lands on Locke's shoulder, as Locke tries to avoid the shot.
Locke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A big left from Granger misses.
Locke scores with a leg kick.
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!
Nice shot lands for Granger.
Granger motions for Locke to come forward. Granger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Granger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Locke momentarily.
Granger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Granger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Granger - that will leave a mark!
Granger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Locke throws a solid leg kick but Granger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Locke.
Granger throws an overhand right that lands on Locke's shoulder, as Locke tries to avoid the shot.
Locke is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Granger.
Locke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Granger tries to land a body kick

and Locke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Good body shot from Locke.
Locke misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Locke is working Granger over against the cage.
Granger tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Locke blocking some punches.
Locke misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Locke - that landed with a thud.
Granger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Granger misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Locke.
Granger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Locke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granger misses with a body punch.

Granger breaks from the clinch.
Granger scores with a sloppy right hand. Locke should have avoided that one.
Locke misses with a shot to the body
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Granger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granger.
Granger lands with a hook. Locke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Locke moves in looking to clinch but Granger pushes him off.
Granger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Locke has closed the distance and engaged Granger in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Locke.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Granger.
Granger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Locke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Granger has a couple of punches blocked by Locke.
Locke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granger.
Locke misses with some punches.
Granger misses with a punch on the inside.
Locke misses with a hook from the clinch.

Granger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Granger connects with a leg kick. Locke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Locke moves out of range of the body kick from Granger.
Locke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Granger throws a big shot that misses.
Locke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Locke is looking to clinch.
Granger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Locke thuds a left hand into Granger's body.
Granger throws a nice head kick!
Granger keeps Locke at a distance using the push kick.

Granger lands a big head kick that sends Locke tumbling to the mat! Granger takes a step backwards and waves Locke back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Locke is rocked!

It looks like John Locke has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granger misses with a looping right.
Oh Locke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Locke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Granger eats them both and turns towards Locke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Granger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Locke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Locke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Locke seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
Granger lands with a slapping head kick.
Granger takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Granger punishes Locke's body with a nice straight punch.
Locke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Locke moves in looking to clinch but Granger pushes him off.
Granger is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Granger finds it's way through Locke's defenses.
Locke will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Locke throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Granger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.

Locke darts in and clinches Granger up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Granger really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Locke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Locke tries to close the distance and clinch but Granger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Granger with a jab.
Locke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Granger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Locke will feel that in the morning.
Locke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Granger has time to react.
Locke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
Locke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Granger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Locke throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Granger as he connects with a hook.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Locke. That snapped Granger's head back.
Locke throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Granger avoids the head kick by Locke.
Locke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Granger misses with a combination
and Locke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Locke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Locke blocks a head kick by Granger.
Granger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Locke counters with a stiff right hand.
Locke moves away from the strike by Granger.
Locke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Locke misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Granger scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Granger throws a leg kick but Locke checks it.
Locke misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Granger.
Locke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Locke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Locke instigates a clinch.
Granger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Granger blocks a body shot from Locke.
Granger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Granger's elbow.
Granger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Granger or not.
Locke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Locke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Granger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Granger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Granger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Locke is working Granger over against the cage.
Granger is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Locke blocks a body shot from Granger.
Granger is trying to break the clinch but Locke is controlling him.
Granger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Granger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Granger tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Locke blocking some punches.
Granger lands a right hand.
Granger misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Granger pushes Locke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Locke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Granger is leaning against Locke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke misses with some punches.
Granger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Locke tries to stall but Granger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Granger breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Granger.
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Locke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Granger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Granger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Locke misses with a punch on the inside.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Granger controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Granger dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on John Locke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.

Granger misses the shot to the body.
Granger cracks Locke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Granger lands with a nice body kick.
Locke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Locke misses with an uppercut
and Granger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Locke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Locke tries to clinch there but Granger circles away.
Locke throws a body shot but no joy.
Granger throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Locke clinches.
Granger misses with a punch on the inside.
Granger lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Locke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Granger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Locke misses with some punches.
Locke blocks a body shot from Granger.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Granger controls the action.
Granger blocks a body shot from Locke.
Locke stalling in the clinch.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Granger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Locke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Granger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Locke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Granger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Locke is looking to counter punch.
Locke throws a looping overhand right but Granger ducks down to avoid it.
Granger lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger scores with a nice strike.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Granger.
Granger throws out a leg kick but Locke moves out of range and Granger only half commits.
Locke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Granger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Locke under the eye.
Granger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Locke under the eye.
Locke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Locke wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Granger throws a jab when Locke was well out of range.
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!
Granger throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.

Locke has Granger up against the cage in a clinch.
Locke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granger misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Locke.
John Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke has Granger pressed against the cage.
Granger working aggressively here.
Granger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Granger controls the action.
Granger prevents a body shot from Locke.
Locke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Locke is working Granger over against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Locke.
Granger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Locke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Granger misses with a hook to the ribs.

Granger breaks the clinch.
Locke swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
Granger scores with a jab.
Pete Granger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Locke.
Locke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Locke tries to clinch there but Granger circles away.
Locke is looking to score with low kicks.
Granger scores with a nice strike.
Granger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Locke misses with a looping right.
Granger appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Granger lunges at Locke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Locke's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Granger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Granger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger scores with a push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Granger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Granger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Granger! Pete Granger retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Pete Granger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.