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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 7340 p4p, 132 weight class) and Ryan Lock (ranked 20919 p4p, 143 weight class). The key to victory for Maung Maung Thu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Lock!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thu. That's going to slow Lock down.
A good leg kick by Thu.
Thu is looking to slow Lock down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Thu.
Lock feints and as Thu raises his hands in defense, Lock changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lock passes Thu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thu wants to control but Lock passes into side.
Lock controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thu pushes Lock away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lock gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lock stands up and beckons Thu to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lock sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lock on the ground.
Lock's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lock drops back looking for a leg! Thu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thu manages to kick Lock off! Lock jumps back into Thu's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock cracks Thu with a solid left hand.
Lock passes into half guard.
Lock decides to return to a standing position.
Lock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thu looks to throw the jab but Lock is out of range.
Thu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thu scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Lock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lock moves away.
Lock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lock manages to avoid it.
Thu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thu.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Lock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lock has Thu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lock breaks the clinch.
Thu digs a good hook to Lock's body.
Thu lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thu wants to slow Lock down by chopping away at his legs.
Lock drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thu defends it well.
Lock shoots in for a takedown but Thu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Thu. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lock doesn't seem bothered though.
Lock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maung Maung Thu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lock.
Thu thumps Lock with a low kick.
Thu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lock. That did some damage!
Lock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lock's calf.
Thu lands a nice looking body shot.
Lock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thu.
Lock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thu is looking to wear down Lock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thu throws a poor cross that misses
and Lock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lock pushing down on Thu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lock postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Thu to stand up.
An inside leg kick lands from Thu.
Thu throws a right hand that Lock ducks under and follows up with a left that Lock also avoids with ease.
Thu throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lock tries to clinch but Thu moves out of range.
Thu throws a big counter combination but Lock scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thu. Lock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lock wants to clinch up but Thu keeps it at a distance.
Thu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thu thumps Lock with a low kick.
Lock closes the distance and clinches.
Thu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thu lands an elbow just above Lock 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lock tries to land a knee to the head but Thu blocks with his arms.
Thu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maung Maung Thu is winning the standup battle so far.
Lock wants to clinch.
Thu throws a right and a left that Lock avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock tries to close the distance and clinch but Thu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thu misses with a few strikes there.
Lock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thu is fending him off so far but Lock persists. Nope, Thu circles away and we're back to standing.
Lock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thu.
Lock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thu connects with a solid leg kick.
Thu misses the shot to the body.
Lock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lock.
Maung Maung Thu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thu.
Lock looks to land a combination. Thu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thu throws a chopping leg kick but Lock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maung Maung Thu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lock's calf.
Thu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lock.
Thu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lock ducks right into an uppercut from Thu.
Thu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lock manages to avoid it.
Lock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thu.
Lock swats away the attempt to clinch by Thu.
Thu sets himself, and Lock steps forward looking for the clinch! Thu avoids it this time.
Thu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thu connects with an inside leg kick.
Thu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lock! But no joy.
Thu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lock feints the counter takedown.
Thu throws a leg kick but Lock checks it.
Good leg kick by Thu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice sprawl there from Thu as Lock shoots in.
Maung Maung Thu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Lock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thu throws a leg kick but Lock sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thu misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thu.
Thu is looking to slow Lock down with leg kicks.
Lock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thu scoring well with a low kick there.
Lock moves into the clinch.
Thu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lock avoids it.
Thu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lock backwards.
Lock tries to pull guard but Thu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lock backwards.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lock's defenses.
Thu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lock avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the cage.
Lock has Thu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lock pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Thu tumbling to the mat - Lock dives into Thu's guard.
Lock is standing up over Thu. Thu looks to escape but Lock dives into side control.
That's four 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!
Lock has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Thu working to try and regain half guard.
Thu is just holding on here. Lock manages to take his back.
Lock looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thu throws a leg kick
and Lock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lock.
Thu is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lock dives into side control.
Thu trying his best to control but Lock has mounted him.
Lock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thu working to try and regain half guard.
Lock landing strikes from the mount and Thu is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock is working for a guillotine from mount but Thu frees his head quite easily.
Lock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ryan Lock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lock looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock avoids the attempt from Thu to control.
Lock is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Lock extends the arm and Thu is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Lock!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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