PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artur Radziewo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur Radziewo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Radziewo
vs
Stroker

189 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artur Radziewo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Stroker!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stroker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Stroker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Radziewo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stroker has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Stroker looking to control and managing it successfully.

Stroker jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Radziewo manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Stroker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Radziewo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Radziewo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stroker off and has taken his back!

Radziewo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Stroker has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Radziewo looking for the choke from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker trying to control the action but Radziewo just sinks the hooks in.

Radziewo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Stroker is having to fend off submission attempts from Radziewo, who is looking to sink in the choke. Radziewo doesn't have the hooks in though and Stroker manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Stroker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Radziewo is breathing heavily.

Radziewo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stroker has picked Radziewo up and slammed him! Radziewo can't keep hold of the triangle and Stroker manages to pass to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker trying to control the position but Radziewo is working away.
Radziewo is letting Stroker control him for a moment.

Stroker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Stroker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stroker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Radziewo is trying to improve his position.
Stroker wants to control but Radziewo is keeping him busy.

Stroker goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Radziewo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stroker but great work by Radziewo.
Radziewo tries to advance position but instead Stroker slips a leg back in to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radziewo is looking to advance position but Stroker won't allow it.

Radziewo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stroker trying to control from the bottom.

Radziewo is working for a kimura but Stroker is defending it quite comfortably.
Stroker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Radziewo is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stroker regains full guard. Nicely done.

Radziewo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stroker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stroker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stroker!
Radziewo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Stroker is working for a submission of some sort.

Stroker is looking for a kimura but Radziewo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stroker to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stroker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stroker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Stroker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Stroker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stroker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stroker stands up over Radziewo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroker stays in close to Radziewo's body and controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stroker passes Radziewo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Stroker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Radziewo is just riding it out for now. Stroker eventually gives up the hold.

Stroker seems to be working for a kimura but Radziewo defends the submission attempt.
Willie Stroker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stroker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Radziewo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stroker.

Radziewo actively working from the bottom here.
Radziewo is staying active underneath Stroker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Radziewo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stroker pulls his head out easily.
Stroker controlling the action here.

Stroker is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Radziewo actively working from the bottom here.

Stroker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Radziewo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stroker.
Stroker wants to control but Radziewo is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stroker seems to be looking for submissions.

Stroker is looking for a kimura but Radziewo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stroker to get the leverage.

Radziewo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Radziewo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Stroker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Radziewo defends it well.

Stroker is working for a submission of some sort.

Stroker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Stroker seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Stroker is looking for a kimura here.

Stroker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Radziewo is defending against the submission attempts here by Stroker.

Radziewo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Stroker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Stroker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Radziewo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Radziewo fails with the takedown

and Stroker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Radziewo is staying active underneath Stroker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Stroker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Radziewo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stroker lands with a punch from half guard.

Stroker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Radziewo sees it coming and defends easily.

Stroker seems to be looking for submissions.

Radziewo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stroker pulls his head out easily.
Stroker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Radziewo is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Stroker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Radziewo has managed to free his arm - good work.

Stroker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Stroker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Radziewo is just riding it out for now. Stroker eventually gives up the hold.

Stroker is looking for a kimura but Radziewo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stroker to get the leverage.

Stroker is trying to work for a kimura but Radziewo is defending well.

Radziewo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two 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.

Stroker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Radziewo is looking to improve his position.

Radziewo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stroker pulls his head out easily.

Radziewo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Stroker is looking for a kimura but Radziewo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stroker to get the leverage.

Radziewo actively working from the bottom here.

Stroker is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Radziewo actively working from the bottom here.
Stroker trying to control the action but Radziewo is working from the bottom.

Stroker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Radziewo defends it well.
Radziewo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stroker.

Radziewo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stroker pulls his head out easily.
Stroker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Radziewo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Radziewo is looking to improve his position.

Radziewo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Stroker pulls his head out easily.

Radziewo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Stroker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Radziewo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Willie Stroker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Stroker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Radziewo is just riding it out for now. Stroker eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Radziewo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Stroker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stroker 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Stroker!