PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Roosevelt
vs
Stringer

188 cm
23
179 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
179 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

CBK MMA Nutrition

Rusty Cage Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Teddy Roosevelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Avon Stringer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stringer.
Roosevelt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stringer scores with a jab.
Stringer slips under a jab from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt misses with a looping left.
Stringer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roosevelt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stringer was well out of range. Poor timing from Roosevelt.
Stringer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roosevelt looks to score with a jab to the body but Stringer is just out of range.
Roosevelt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Teddy Roosevelt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stringer closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Stringer pushes Roosevelt up against the cage in a clinch.
Stringer has Roosevelt pressed against the cage, preventing Roosevelt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Stringer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roosevelt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roosevelt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roosevelt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stringer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Stringer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roosevelt throws a jab but it's blocked by Stringer.
Stringer misses with a two punch combination.
Roosevelt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosevelt misses with a few strikes there.
Stringer thows a body shot but no joy.
Roosevelt misses with a looping right.
Roosevelt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roosevelt throws a hook to the side of Stringer's head but Stringer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roosevelt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stringer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roosevelt was well out of range. Poor timing from Stringer.
Stringer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stringer walks into a jab.
Stringer connects with a body shot.

Stringer pushes Roosevelt up against the cage in a clinch.
Roosevelt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Stringer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roosevelt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stringer.
A jab from Roosevelt finds it's way through Stringer's defenses.
Roosevelt throws a hook but Stringer blocks it.
Roosevelt ducks under a wild hook from Stringer.
Stringer fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt misses with a hook. Stringer ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Roosevelt misses.
Stringer throws a hook but Roosevelt blocks it.
Roosevelt misses with a double jab
and Stringer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Stringer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stringer.

Stringer closes the distance and clinches.

Stringer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roosevelt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stringer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roosevelt thinking.
Stringer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roosevelt thows a body shot but no joy.

Stringer clinches up with Roosevelt and pushes him back against the cage.

Stringer breaks the clinch.
Roosevelt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stringer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roosevelt's knee momentarily.
Roosevelt misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Stringer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Stringer manages to break the clinch.
Roosevelt works the jab nicely.
Roosevelt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stringer.
Roosevelt misses with an uppercut. Stringer saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stringer. Stringer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stringer scores with a punch to the head.
Roosevelt misses with a looping right.
Roosevelt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Roosevelt misses with a straight left.
Stringer lands a jab to the head.
Stringer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roosevelt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roosevelt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stringer jabs Roosevelt right on the nose. Roosevelt blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Stringer finds it's way through Roosevelt's defenses.
Stringer scores with a punch to the head.
Roosevelt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roosevelt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roosevelt avoids the body shot from Stringer.
Nice straight punches there by Stringer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stringer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosevelt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Stringer.
Decent striking displayed by Stringer there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stringer throws the left hand but Roosevelt avoids the punch easily.
Stringer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stringer lands a nice looking body shot.
Roosevelt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stringer.
Stringer cracks a nice hook into Roosevelt's ribs.
Stringer with a hook.
Stringer lands the left hand.
Stringer slips under a jab.
Stringer staying out of range there.
Stringer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roosevelt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stringer lands the left hand.
A jab from Roosevelt misses.
Roosevelt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stringer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Teddy Roosevelt has been cut.
Roosevelt throws a big shot that misses.
Stringer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avon Stringer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Roosevelt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Roosevelt misses with a hook. Stringer ducked under it nicely.
Roosevelt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stringer.
Roosevelt throws a body punch but Stringer moves out of range.
Roosevelt throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Stringer to counter with a crisp jab.
Stringer throws a shot to the body.
Stringer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roosevelt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stringer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stringer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roosevelt misses with a body punch

and Stringer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stringer.

Stringer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stringer punishes Roosevelt's body with a nice straight punch.
Roosevelt throws a shot from downtown. Stringer moves away and avoids it.
Roosevelt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stringer misses with a straight left.
Roosevelt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stringer defending well as Roosevelt loads up on a big left hand.
Roosevelt misses with an uppercut. Stringer saw that one coming.
Stringer misses with a double jab.
Stringer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer swinging wilding here.
Stringer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roosevelt lands a with a good body shot.
Roosevelt swings for the body but Stringer moves out of range.
Stringer scores with a jab to the body.
Stringer stuns Roosevelt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stringer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stringer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roosevelt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stringer slips a jab from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stringer cracks Roosevelt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roosevelt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roosevelt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roosevelt throws out a loose jab but Stringer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stringer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stringer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Stringer there.
Roosevelt throws a hook but Stringer avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer scores with a body shot.
Stringer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roosevelt's corner calls for a 1-2. Roosevelt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roosevelt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stringer counters with a series of strikes. Roosevelt will be more careful next time no doubt.

Roosevelt tries to keep at a distance but Stringer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stringer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roosevelt's efforts to push away.
Roosevelt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Stringer manages to break the clinch.
Stringer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Roosevelt tries to keep at a distance but Stringer has taken the fight into the clinch.

Stringer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Stringer has taken the fight to the clinch.

Stringer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stringer ducks under a wild hook from Roosevelt.
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Stringer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stringer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt throws a hook to the side of Stringer's head but Stringer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Stringer clinches.
Roosevelt is trying to break the clinch but Stringer has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roosevelt is trying to break free.

Stringer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stringer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roosevelt momentarily.
Roosevelt connects with a nice looking jab.
Stringer lands a jab.
Roosevelt throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Stringer to counter with a crisp jab.
Stringer lands a nice looking body shot.
Roosevelt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roosevelt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Avon Stringer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roosevelt misses the body punch
and Stringer counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stringer, as that shot connected.
Stringer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roosevelt.
Stringer throws the left hand but Roosevelt avoids the punch easily.
Stringer loads up on a big right hand but Roosevelt slips the punch.
Roosevelt takes a swing at Stringer's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Roosevelt.
Stringer throws a right hand that Roosevelt ducks under and follows up with a left that Roosevelt also avoids with ease.
Roosevelt throws a left and a right that both miss

and Stringer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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!
Roosevelt tries to circle away but Stringer has him pinned against the cage.

Stringer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Stringer misses the target.
Roosevelt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roosevelt swings for the body but Stringer moves out of range.
Stringer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stringer tries to clinch there but Roosevelt circles away.
Jab from Stringer.
Roosevelt scores with a shot to the body.
Roosevelt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stringer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roosevelt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stringer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roosevelt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avon Stringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Teddy Roosevelt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stringer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roosevelt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roosevelt misses the jab.
A jab from Roosevelt misses.
Stringer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roosevelt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stringer on the side of the head.

It looks like Avon Stringer has been cut.
Roosevelt lands a nice shot to the body.
Stringer throws a shot from downtown. Roosevelt moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Roosevelt misses its intended target.
Stringer cracks a nice hook into Roosevelt's ribs.
Stringer moves out of range as Roosevelt strikes.
Stringer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stringer throws a lazy right hand but Roosevelt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stringer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roosevelt to score with a decent uppercut.
Stringer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roosevelt.
Stringer throws a one two combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stringer, as that shot connected.
Roosevelt misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roosevelt throws a body punch but Stringer moves out of range.
Roosevelt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stringer counters with a right hand to the body.

Stringer gets a clinch.

Stringer manages to break the clinch.
Roosevelt throws a big shot that misses.
Roosevelt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stringer momentarily.
Stringer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stringer misses with a straight right.
Stringer misses the shot to the body.
Stringer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roosevelt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stringer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Roosevelt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stringer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stringer works the jab nicely.
Roosevelt loads up on a big right hand but Stringer slips the punch.
Stringer slips under a jab from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt throws the left hand but Stringer avoids the punch easily.
Roosevelt misses the jab.
Stringer jabs Roosevelt right on the nose. Roosevelt blinks but takes it well.
Roosevelt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stringer counters with a nice body shot.
Stringer ducks under a wild hook from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roosevelt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stringer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stringer instigates a clinch.

Stringer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roosevelt misses with the combination.
Roosevelt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stringer slips a jab from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer missing with a left hand there. Roosevelt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Roosevelt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roosevelt.
Roosevelt throws a jab when Stringer was well out of range.
Roosevelt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stringer swings for the body but Roosevelt moves out of range.
Stringer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roosevelt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Avon Stringer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stringer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roosevelt defending well as Stringer loads up on a big left hand.

Stringer has Roosevelt up against the cage in a clinch.

Stringer breaks from the clinch.
Stringer connects with a body shot.
Stringer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stringer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stringer misses with a series of wild punches.
Roosevelt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stringer.
Roosevelt slips a straight right by Stringer.
Teddy Roosevelt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roosevelt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stringer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roosevelt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stringer scores with a jab.
Roosevelt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stringer.
Stringer staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Roosevelt misses the target.

Stringer forces Roosevelt back against the cage and clinches.

Stringer manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roosevelt thows a left - swing and a miss!

Stringer drives through and clinches with Roosevelt against the cage.
Roosevelt is trying to break free.

Stringer breaks from the clinch.
Stringer misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Avon Stringer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stringer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avon Stringer!