PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Per Erik Stallhagen (ranked 5458 p4p, 429 weight class) and Maurice Joyner (ranked 6243 p4p, 471 weight class). Per Erik Stallhagen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maurice Joyner's chin.

Erik Stallhagen
vs
Joyner

173 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Per Erik Stallhagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maurice Joyner!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joyner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stallhagen.
Stallhagen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Joyner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stallhagen.
Stallhagen misses with a body shot.
Stallhagen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stallhagen just misses with a punch to the body.
Stallhagen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joyner throws a body shot but no joy.
Stallhagen throws a hook but Joyner blocks it.
Joyner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stallhagen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Stallhagen.
Nice shot by Stallhagen.
Stallhagen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stallhagen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joyner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joyner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stallhagen with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joyner just misses with a punch to the body.
Joyner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallhagen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stallhagen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joyner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stallhagen circles away quickly and effectively.
Stallhagen connects with the punch.
Stallhagen throws a body punch but Joyner moves out of range.
Joyner moves away from the strike by Stallhagen.
Stallhagen moves out of range of the strikes.
Stallhagen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Joyner misses with a hook.
Joyner takes a swing at Stallhagen's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Stallhagen misses the target.

Stallhagen lands a left and a right that send Joyner crashing to the mat, dazed. Stallhagen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Joyner is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joyner is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Stallhagen doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Joyner crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Joyner's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Per Erik Stallhagen!