PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Batman Bin Suparman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bin Suparman
vs
Stratton

180 cm
27
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
201 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batman Bin Suparman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Stratton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stratton misses the jab.
Stratton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bin Suparman scores with a punch to the head.
Bin Suparman throws a jab but it's blocked by Stratton.

Stratton looking to score a takedown here. Bin Suparman is defending well but Stratton drives through and ends up in Bin Suparman's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bin Suparman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stratton working some strikes from top position.

Stratton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stratton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bin Suparman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton throwing strikes from guard but Bin Suparman blocks nicely.
Stratton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stratton trying to control but Bin Suparman is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Stratton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stratton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stratton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bin Suparman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Stratton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bin Suparman's guard.
Stratton slips nicely into half guard.
Stratton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stratton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman is not content to let Stratton control the position.
Stratton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bin Suparman is staying active underneath Stratton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Eric Stratton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bin Suparman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stratton.
Stratton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch up

and Stratton counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Stratton prevents Bin Suparman from escaping the position.
Stratton landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bin Suparman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stratton is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Stratton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stratton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bin Suparman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stratton somewhat.
Bin Suparman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stratton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stratton walks into a left hand.
Stratton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stratton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bin Suparman lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Bin Suparman misses.
Stratton fails with the takedown.
Bin Suparman lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton looks to score with a jab to the body but Bin Suparman is just out of range.
Bin Suparman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stratton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Batman Bin Suparman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.
Stratton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bin Suparman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stratton in his tracks.
Bin Suparman cracks a nice hook into Stratton's ribs.
Bin Suparman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stratton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bin Suparman avoids the body shot from Stratton.
Stratton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eric Stratton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton misses with a wild body shot.
Stratton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bin Suparman rather than just go for the knockout.
Bin Suparman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stratton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bin Suparman tries to close the distance and clinch but Stratton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stratton just misses with a punch to the body.
Bin Suparman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stratton.
Stratton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bin Suparman as he avoids it easily.
Stratton looks for a takedown but Bin Suparman sprawls well.
Stratton is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stratton misses with a wild body shot.
Bin Suparman tries to bum rush Stratton with a series of wild strikes but Stratton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stratton misses with a body punch
and Bin Suparman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bin Suparman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stratton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman scores with a sloppy right hand. Stratton should have avoided that one.
Bin Suparman thuds a left hand into Stratton's body.
Bin Suparman connects with a body shot that sends Stratton's belly button to the back.
Bin Suparman avoids the body shot from Stratton.
Stratton throws a head kick but Bin Suparman moves out of range.
Stratton swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Suparman.
Bin Suparman moves out of range as Stratton strikes.
Bin Suparman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch up but Stratton circles away and keeps his distance.
Bin Suparman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Batman Bin Suparman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Bin Suparman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton tries for a takedown but Bin Suparman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bin Suparman lands a body shot.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch but Stratton moves out of range.
Stratton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stratton tries to move into range but Bin Suparman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stratton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bin Suparman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Batman Bin Suparman is winning the standup battle so far.
Stratton swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Suparman.
Stratton swings for the body but Bin Suparman moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch there but Stratton circles away.
Bin Suparman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Batman Bin Suparman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Stratton moves forwards but Bin Suparman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bin Suparman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stratton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stratton. Bin Suparman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stratton swings for the body but Bin Suparman moves out of range.
Bin Suparman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stratton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bin Suparman has managed to clinch.
Bin Suparman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bin Suparman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bin Suparman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bin Suparman throws an elbow but it misses.
Stratton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bin Suparman has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton can't get the takedown.
Bin Suparman trying to land knees to the body.
Bin Suparman trying to control the position but instead, Stratton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bin Suparman into the cage.
Bin Suparman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Stratton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stratton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stratton shoots in but Bin Suparman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bin Suparman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stratton looks to land a combination. Bin Suparman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stratton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bin Suparman jabs at Stratton's body.
Bin Suparman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stratton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bin Suparman.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bin Suparman avoids the body shot from Stratton.
Bin Suparman is looking to clinch but Stratton is avoiding it.
Stratton keeps the fight on the outside.
Stratton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bin Suparman counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin Suparman digs a good hook to Stratton's body.
Stratton tries for a takedown but Bin Suparman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Batman Bin Suparman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Stratton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch up but Stratton circles away and keeps his distance.
Bin Suparman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stratton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bin Suparman.
Bin Suparman works Stratton's body with a nice hook.
Bin Suparman lands a body shot.

Bin Suparman moves into range and clinches up with Stratton.
Stratton blocks an elbow strike from Bin Suparman.
Stratton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bin Suparman up against the cage.
Bin Suparman pushes off an throws an elbow but Stratton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bin Suparman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stratton avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman lands with a left to the head.
Stratton tries to score a body lock takedown but Bin Suparman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bin Suparman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bin Suparman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stratton up against the cage.
Stratton blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stratton avoids a wild elbow strike from Bin Suparman.
Bin Suparman misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Batman Bin Suparman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bin Suparman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batman Bin Suparman!