PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Willie Stroker (ranked 3743 p4p, 24361 weight class) and Evan Gilbert (ranked 347 p4p, 431 weight class). Stroker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ram Ranch. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Stroker
vs
Gilbert

176 cm
25
158
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
26
154
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Highland Clothing

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 London, Willie Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Gilbert !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stroker forces Gilbert back against the cage and clinches.
Stroker presses Gilbert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gilbert lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stroker.
Gilbert with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stroker.
I was talking to Stroker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gilbert blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gilbert trying to land knees to the body.
Stroker blocks an elbow strike from Gilbert .
Stroker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gilbert looking to throw knees to the head but Stroker is blocking nicely.
Stroker is working Gilbert over against the cage.
Gilbert looks winded!
Stroker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stroker is leaning against Gilbert and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroker lands a shot to the body.
Stroker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gilbert backwards.
Stroker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stroker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stroker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gilbert throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker lands a left hand.
Stroker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gilbert backwards.
Gilbert is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body punch from Stroker.
Stroker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stroker digs a right hand underneath Gilbert 's ribcage. Gilbert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Stroker - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Stroker.
Stroker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stroker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stroker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stroker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stroker works on Gilbert 's body with a couple of short punches.
Stroker lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroker presses Gilbert against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stroker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gilbert backwards.
Nice body punch from Stroker.
Stroker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stroker lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stroker.
A short left from Stroker.
Stroker lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Stroker.
Stroker lands with a left to the head.
Stroker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gilbert backwards.
Stroker digs a right hand underneath Gilbert 's ribcage. Gilbert let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Stroker - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Stroker.
Stroker tries to throw a body punch but Gilbert avoids it by throwing Stroker back against the cage.
Stroker lands a body punch.
Stroker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Stroker.
Stroker pushes Gilbert back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stroker lands a shot to the body.
Stroker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stroker tries a body shot but Gilbert blocks it.
Stroker digs a right hand underneath Gilbert 's ribcage. Gilbert let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stroker lands with a right to the head.
Stroker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gilbert blocking some punches.
Gilbert prevents a body shot from Stroker.
Stroker tries a body shot but Gilbert blocks it.
Stroker scores with a shot to the side of Gilbert 's head.
Stroker managing to block the knees to the body from Gilbert .
Gilbert blocks an uppercut.
Stroker dodges an elbow strike from Gilbert .
Stroker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gilbert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stroker.
Stroker throws a punch but it's blocked by Gilbert .
Stroker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gilbert s head.
Stroker pushes Gilbert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stroker lands an uppercut.
Gilbert prevents a body shot from Stroker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilbert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stroker gets through Gilbert 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stroker is working Gilbert over against the cage.
Gilbert trying to land knees to the body.
Gilbert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stroker avoids it.
Stroker throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stroker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stroker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Stroker.
Stroker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stroker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gilbert backwards.

Gilbert is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Stroker.
Gilbert is still on wobbly legs! Can Stroker finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Stroker.
Stroker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gilbert misses with an elbow strike.
Stroker avoiding damage as Gilbert throws knees to the body.
Stroker cracks Gilbert with a nice body shot.
Stroker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stroker digs a right hand into Gilbert 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gilbert 's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Stroker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stroker moves into the clinch successfully.
Gilbert seems to have recovered his senses.
Willie Stroker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stroker managing to block the knees to the body from Gilbert .
Stroker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gilbert backwards.
Stroker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stroker avoids a wild elbow strike from Gilbert .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stroker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stroker misses with a body punch.
A short left from Stroker.
Stroker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gilbert s head.
Stroker managing to block the knees to the body from Gilbert .
Stroker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gilbert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stroker misses with some punches.
Stroker lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Stroker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stroker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gilbert is breathing heavily.
Stroker lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker lands a nice uppercut.
Stroker throws a big uppercut that drops Gilbert ! More strikes from Stroker and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gilbert lies dazed against the cage as Stroker celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Stroker!
During a confident post fight interview, Willie Stroker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.