PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker's entrance music is Sandstorm. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Stryker
vs
Marshall

179 cm
25
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Stryker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stryker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marshall under the eye.
Stryker slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.

Stryker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marshall, pushing him back against the cage.
Marshall is trying to break the clinch but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stryker keeps control of Marshall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stryker controlling the action here for a moment.
Marshall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Marshall is trying to break free.
Stryker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stryker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Marshall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stryker landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stryker tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.
Stryker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marshall backwards.

Stryker manages to break the clinch.
Stryker moves in looking to clinch but Marshall pushes him off.
Marshall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stryker.
Stryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stryker clinches.
Marshall is looking to break free of the clinch but Stryker has double underhooks.
Marshall can't break the clinch.
Marshall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stryker scores with a knee to the head.
Marshall has had enough of the clinch but Stryker keeps him there for the moment.
Marshall is trying to force a seperation but Stryker has the dominant position.
Marshall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stryker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Stryker.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stryker obliges.
Marshall looks gassed!
Stryker has Marshall pushed against the cage.
Marshall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Stryker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Stryker moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Stryker.
Stryker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stryker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marshall breaks from the clinch.
Stryker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stryker wants to clinch.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Stryker moves out of range.
Stryker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marshall misses with a wild combination.
Marshall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stryker scoring well with a low kick there.
Stryker wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stryker moves into range and clinches up with Marshall.
A knee to the head by Stryker.
Stryker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshall blocks it with crossed arms.
Stryker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stryker.
Stryker lands a good knee to the midsection. Marshall won't want to take too many of those.
Stryker lands a damaging elbow.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.
Stryker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stryker stalling in the clinch.
Marshall is trying to force a seperation but Stryker has the dominant position.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Marshall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marshall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stryker lands a damaging elbow.
Stryker with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Stryker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stryker tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stryker clinches up against the cage.
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!
Marshall takes a knee to the side of the body.

Stryker breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Marshall.
Marshall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stryker tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Stryker is looking to clinch.
Stryker tries to clinch up.
Stryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marshall throws a right and a left that Stryker avoids nicely.
Marshall works Stryker's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stryker.
Marshall looks to score with a jab to the body but Stryker is just out of range.
Marshall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stryker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stryker is looking to clinch but Marshall is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stryker closes the distance but Marshall moves to the side
and Marshall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stryker thinking.
Marshall scores with a sloppy right hand. Stryker should have avoided that one.
Stryker connects with a jab.
Marshall throws a right hand that Stryker ducks under and follows up with a left that Stryker also avoids with ease.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marshall swinging wildly here.

Stryker has Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stryker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stryker lands with a short shot to the head.
Marshall wants to break free but Stryker has control.
Marshall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stryker crunches a lovely knee into Marshall's ribcage.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Marshall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stryker landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stryker breaks from the clinch.

Marshall gets tackled into the cage by Stryker. Stryker maintains the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice elbow from Stryker.
Stryker is pushing Marshall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marshall is trying to push Stryker away but Stryker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stryker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stryker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marshall blocks it with crossed arms.
Marshall throws a punch but it's blocked by Stryker.
Stryker lands a damaging elbow.

Stryker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Stryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall throws a right and a left that Stryker avoids nicely.
Stryker tries to clinch but Marshall is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stryker forces Marshall back against the cage and clinches.
Stryker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Stryker.
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!

Stryker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stryker.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stryker pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Stryker darts in and clinches Marshall up against the cage.
Stryker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stryker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall is trying to push Stryker away but Stryker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marshall is trying to force a seperation but Stryker has the dominant position.
Stryker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stryker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stryker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stryker landing knees to the head.
Marshall is trying to break the clinch but Stryker is controlling him.
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stryker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stryker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stryker tries to land knees in the clinch but Marshall avoids the damage to the body.
Marshall avoiding damage as Stryker throws knees to the body.

Stryker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall shoots in looking for a takedown. Stryker tries to sprawl out of it but Marshall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stryker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stryker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marshall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marshall tries to clinch but Stryker moves out of range.
Marshall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marshall counters with a three punch combo that has Stryker backing up. Stryker nods at Marshall to acknowledge the strikes.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.

Stryker clinches up with Marshall and pushes him back against the cage.
Stryker scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall is looking to break free of the clinch but Stryker has double underhooks.
Stryker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshall is trying to break the clinch but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Stryker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Marshall blocks with his arms.
Stryker lands with a light punch inside.
Stryker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stryker trying to land knees to the body.
Austin Stryker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stryker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stryker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marshall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Stryker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stryker dodges the punch combination from Marshall.
Marshall misses with a wild combination.
Marshall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marshall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marshall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marshall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stryker tries to clinch up but Marshall circles away and keeps his distance.
Stryker wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Stryker is looking to clinch.

Stryker pushes Marshall up against the cage in a clinch.
Stryker lands an elbow just above Marshall 's eye.
Stryker landing knees to the head.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stryker.
Stryker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marshall tries to pull guard but Stryker holds him up against the cage and eventually Marshall drops back down to his feet.
Marshall is trying to break the clinch but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Stryker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marshall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Marshall blocks with his arms.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Marshall blocks with his arms.
Stryker connects with a knee to the head.
Marshall is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stryker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marshall's brow.
Marshall avoids a wild elbow strike from Stryker.
Stryker lands a knee to the body.
Marshall is trying to break free.
Stryker looking to throw knees to the head but Marshall is blocking nicely.
Marshall tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stryker obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marshall.
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.
Marshall can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Marshall manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stryker tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Stryker closes the distance and clinches.
Marshall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stryker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marshall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stryker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stryker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marshall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Marshall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stryker lands a damaging elbow.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marshall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marshall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marshall tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.
Marshall blocks an elbow strike.
Stryker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marshall can do to turn this around?
Stryker prevents Marshall from breaking the clinch.
Stryker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marshall.
Stryker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marshall's face.
Marshall tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.

Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Stryker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marshall, pushing him back against the cage.
Marshall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stryker scores with a knee to the head.
Stryker trying to control the position but instead, Marshall has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stryker into the cage.
Stryker looking to throw knees to the head but Marshall is blocking nicely.
Marshall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Marshall breaks from the clinch.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stryker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Austin Stryker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marshall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marshall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stryker wants to clinch.
Marshall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Austin Stryker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stryker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brian Marshall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stryker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marshall somewhat.
Austin Stryker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Marshall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stryker with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stryker darts in and clinches Marshall up against the cage.
Marshall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brian Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.
Stryker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Stryker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stryker 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Stryker!