PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Stucco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stucco has chosen Epic as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ray
vs
Stucco

192 cm
26
181 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

182 cm
21
169 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ezra Ray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trey Stucco!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stucco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trey Stucco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray tries to clinch but Stucco moves out of range.
Ray tries to clinch up but Stucco circles away and keeps his distance.
Stucco swats away the attempt to clinch by Ray.
Stucco throws a hook but Ray blocks it.

Ray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stucco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stucco misses with a knee strike.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.

Stucco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stucco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ray doesn't manage to clinch there - Stucco circles away.
Ray moves in looking to clinch but Stucco pushes him off.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stucco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stucco throws a shot from downtown. Ray moves away and avoids it.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stucco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stucco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ray moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Ray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ray scores with a punch to the head.

Ray rushes Stucco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stucco misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray blocks an uppercut.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but Stucco blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.
Stucco looking to stall.
Stucco working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stucco as Ray tries to tie him up.
Stucco wants to break free but Ray has control.
Stucco lands a nice uppercut.
Stucco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ray blocking some punches.
Stucco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stucco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stucco looking to stall.
Stucco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stucco avoiding damage.
Ray misses with some punches.
Ray misses with the head strike.
Ray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but Stucco blocks with his arms.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ray plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stucco misses with a double jab
and Ray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stucco's knee momentarily.
Ray slips under a jab from Stucco.
Stucco keeps the fight on the outside.
Ray is looking to clinch.

Ray takes the fight into the clinch.
Ray taking a breather.
Ray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stucco misses with some punches.
Ray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stucco is defending well for now.
Ray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stucco.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stucco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stucco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray looking to stall.
Stucco taking a breather.
Ray lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Stucco.

Stucco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ray is looking to clinch.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stucco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stucco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stucco keeps the fight on the outside.
Ray avoids the body shot from Stucco.
Ray ducks under a wild hook from Stucco.
Ray staying out of range there.
Stucco keeps the fight on the outside.

Ray clinches with his opponent.
Ray misses with the head strike.
Ray working aggressively here.
Stucco letting Ray take a breather here.
Ray taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stucco trying to control the position but instead, Ray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stucco into the cage.
Stucco has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
A nice left hand lands by Ray.
Stucco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ray misses with a knee strike.
Stucco working aggressively here.
Ray lands a knee to the head.
Stucco lands with a short shot to the head.
Stucco lands a hook that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Stucco swings wildly with an uppercut but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ray tries a knee to the head but Stucco blocks it.
Ray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stucco misses with a knee to the head.

Stucco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray feints and then cracks Stucco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stucco down.
Ray dips to his left and cracks Stucco with an uppercut!
Stucco cracks Ray with a good jab.
Stucco misses with the combination.

Ray moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stucco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ray finds it's way round the side to connect with Stucco's head.
The crowd cheers as Stucco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ray doesn't seem phased though.
Ray tries to clinch but Stucco is having none of it.
A left lands for Ray.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stucco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stucco. That did some damage!
Ray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ray is looking to clinch.
Ray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stucco on the side of the head.
Ray misses with a two punch combination.
Stucco misses with a body punch
and Ray counters with a nice body shot.
Ray stalks Stucco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stucco's face. Stucco staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray tries to clinch up.
Ray is looking to clinch but Stucco is avoiding it.
Ray is looking to clinch.
Ray moves out of range as Stucco strikes.
Ray moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stucco throws a sloppy head kick
and Ray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donk. Stucco catches Ray right on the button with a cross.
Ray tries to clinch up.
Stucco misses with a straight right.
Ray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stucco.
Stucco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stucco misses with a looping left.
Ray fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ray clinches.
Stucco managing to block the knees to the body from Ray.
Ray lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stucco.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but Stucco blocks with his arms.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stucco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Stucco.
Ray misses with the head strike.
Ray tries a knee to the head but Stucco blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stucco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stucco throws a head punch that misses.
Stucco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stucco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stucco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stucco is breathing heavily.
Stucco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ray avoiding damage.
Stucco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stucco misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Ray.
A hook to the body from Ray.
Ray misses with a knee strike.
Stucco scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stucco working hard to break the clinch.
Stucco letting Ray take a breather here.
Ray lands a good knee to the midsection. Stucco won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray cracks Stucco with a nice body shot.
Ray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stucco lands with a light punch inside.

Stucco breaks the clinch.
Ray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stucco.
Stucco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Ray closes the distance and pushes Stucco back into the cage.
Ray looking to stall.
Ray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stucco blocks it with crossed arms.
Ray has Stucco pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
Ray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stucco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ray misses with a knee strike.
Stucco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Stucco.
Stucco scores with a shot to the side of Ray's head.
Ray is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stucco is keeping busy.
Ray blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ray takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stucco.
Stucco stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stucco.
Ray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ezra Ray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ray tries a knee to the head but Stucco blocks it.

Stucco manages to break the clinch.
Ray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stucco.
Stucco throws a lazy head kick
and Ray counters with an outside leg kick.
Stucco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stucco misses the jab.
Stucco misses with a hook.
Ray dodges the punch combination from Stucco.
Ezra Ray is winning the standup battle so far.
Ray tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
Stucco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Ray tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ezra Ray dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ray moves in looking to clinch but Stucco pushes him off.
Stucco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ray moves out of range as Stucco strikes.
Ezra Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray dodges the punch combination from Stucco.
Stucco misses with a shot to the body
and Ray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Ray moves into range and clinches up with Stucco.
Still in the clinch, Stucco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ray scores with a shoulder strike.
Ray avoiding damage.
Ray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stucco.
Ray controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Stucco.
Stucco lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stucco lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray scores with a hook to the body.
Stucco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stucco has Ray pushed against the cage.
Ray misses with a punch to the body.
Stucco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ray tries to land knees in the clinch but Stucco avoids the damage to the body.
Ray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ray misses with a knee to the head.
Stucco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stucco takes a shot to the head.
Stucco is trying to break the clinch but Ray is controlling him.
Stucco lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ray.
Ray blocks a body shot from Stucco.
Ray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ray lands a hook that snaps the head of Stucco backwards.
Stucco lands with a left to the head.
Stucco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stucco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stucco as Ray tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray misses with some punches.
Stucco throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray.
Stucco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stucco lands a left hand.
Stucco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Stucco.
Stucco taking a breather.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stucco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stucco blocks a body shot from Ray.
Ray has Stucco pressed against the cage.
Stucco wants to break free but Ray has control.
Ray pushes Stucco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stucco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Stucco lands a nice uppercut.
Ray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stucco managing to block the knees to the body from Ray.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stucco.
Ray trying to stall but Stucco improves his position.
Ray throws a punch but it's blocked by Stucco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stucco content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ray stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stucco is struggling to control the position.
Ray struggles to land a body shot inside as Stucco controls his hands.
Stucco lands a nice uppercut.
Stucco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stucco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ray backwards.

Stucco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stucco misses with a straight right.
Stucco misses with a hook. Ray ducked under it nicely.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stucco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stucco misses with a double jab

and Ray counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ray blocks an uppercut.
Stucco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stucco is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A short uppercut from Ray.
Ray scores with a knee to the head.
Stucco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ray has him pressed against the cage.
Ray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trey Stucco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ezra Ray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stucco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ray.
Ray is trying to maintain a safe position but Stucco gets an underhook and turns Ray into the cage.
Stucco lands with a light punch inside.
Ray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ray has a couple of punches blocked by Stucco.
Stucco misses with a punch to the body.
Stucco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stucco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stucco throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray.
Stucco misses with the head strike.

Stucco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stucco swats away the attempt to clinch by Ray.
Ray tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stucco keeps the fight on the outside.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.

Ray moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezra Ray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezra Ray!
Ezra Ray retains his welterweight title!