PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Phelps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stryker
vs
Phelps

179 cm
25
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 3 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Phelps!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phelps closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Austin Stryker has been cut.
Stryker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phelps.
Stryker is looking to clinch.
Stryker jabs Phelps right on the nose. Phelps blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Stryker.
Stryker moves in looking to clinch but Phelps pushes him off.
Stryker is looking to take this fight into the 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!
Phelps lands with a good body shot.
Phelps closes the distance and clinches up with Stryker, looking for a takedown. Phelps pushes Stryker against the cage but Stryker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stryker tries to clinch but Phelps moves out of range.
Stryker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Phelps circles away.
Phelps uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stryker.
Phelps gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phelps takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stryker lands a nice looking body shot.
Austin Stryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phelps throws a leg kick
and Stryker counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps swats away the attempt to clinch by Stryker.
Phelps closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stryker circles away.
Stryker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Phelps counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phelps tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stryker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Phelps somewhat.
Austin Stryker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cole Phelps.
Stryker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phelps paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stryker misses with a low kick.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Stryker avoids them all with ease.
Phelps fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stryker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Phelps manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phelps lands with an uppercut that bounces Stryker off the cage and back into rage.
Phelps takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Stryker as Phelps shoots in.
Phelps shoots in but Stryker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phelps swats away the attempt to clinch by Stryker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phelps circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stryker, right into the meat.
Phelps throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phelps lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stryker tries to clinch up but Phelps circles away and keeps his distance.
Phelps swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stryker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Austin Stryker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stryker.
Phelps looks gassed!
Stryker wants to clinch up but Phelps keeps it at a distance.
Stryker is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phelps keeps the fight on the outside.
Phelps closes the distance and clinches up with Stryker, looking for a takedown. Phelps pushes Stryker against the cage but Stryker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stryker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Phelps darts in and clinches Stryker up against the cage.
Stryker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phelps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Stryker.
Stryker lands a nice knee to the body.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stryker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phelps blocks it with crossed arms.
Stryker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for 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!
Phelps wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Stryker looking to slow down the pace here.
Stryker connects with a knee to the head.
Phelps is trying to stall.
Stryker lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Phelps breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phelps tries to clinch there but Stryker circles away.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Stryker moves out of range.
Stryker misses with a looping right.
Phelps looks to land a right hand but Stryker moved out of range.
Stryker fails in his attempt to clinch.

Stryker pushes Phelps up against the cage in a clinch.
Phelps looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phelps taking a breather.
Phelps can't break the clinch.
Phelps dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stryker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stryker scores with a shot to the side of Phelps's head.
Stryker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phelps is trying to maintain a safe position but Stryker gets an underhook and turns Phelps into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Stryker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Stryker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Phelps misses.
Stryker tries to clinch but Phelps moves out of range.
Phelps throws a series of punches but Stryker avoids them all with ease.
Austin Stryker is winning the standup battle so far.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Phelps circles away.
Stryker connects with a solid leg kick.
Stryker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Phelps counters with a stiff right hand.
Phelps keeps the fight on the outside.
Phelps tries to clinch but Stryker is having none of it.
Phelps is trying desperately to land a takedown but Stryker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Phelps.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stryker tries to clinch but Phelps moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Phelps or perhaps it was just good defense by Stryker which made him look bad.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stryker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stryker tries to clinch but Phelps moves out of range.
Phelps fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Decent striking displayed by Phelps there.

Phelps gets tackled into the cage by Stryker. Stryker maintains the clinch.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.
Phelps tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.
Stryker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phelps blocks it with crossed arms.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phelps avoids it.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phelps controlling the action here for a moment.
Phelps trying to stall but Stryker improves his position.
Stryker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phelps.
Phelps is looking to break free of the clinch but Stryker has double underhooks.
Stryker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stryker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stryker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phelps takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phelps wants to get back to striking at distance but Stryker won't allow it.
Stryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelps's efforts to push away.
Stryker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Phelps blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Phelps.
Stryker keeps control of Phelps as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but Phelps blocks it.
Stryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelps's efforts to push away.
Stryker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Phelps's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stryker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stryker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stryker as Phelps tries to tie him up.
Phelps wants to break free but Stryker has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phelps is trying to break free.
Stryker controlling the action here for a moment.
Stryker has Phelps pressed against the cage, preventing Phelps from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
Phelps is trying to push Stryker away but Stryker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but Phelps blocks it.
Phelps is trying to break the clinch but Stryker is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Stryker.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Phelps avoids it.
Stryker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phelps.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Austin Stryker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stryker prevents Phelps from breaking the clinch.
Phelps is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.
Stryker misses with an elbow over the top.
Stryker working Phelps over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Phelps's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phelps looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stryker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Phelps takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phelps blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stryker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Phelps has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stryker is trying to stall.

Phelps escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Austin Stryker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Austin Stryker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Phelps takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stryker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Phelps circles away.

Stryker darts in and clinches Phelps up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stryker missing with knees to the body.
Phelps wants to get back to striking at distance but Stryker won't allow it.
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.
Stryker blocks a body shot from Phelps.
Stryker connects with a knee to the head.
Stryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelps's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Phelps's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stryker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phelps takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phelps wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Phelps tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Phelps escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phelps looks for a takedown but Stryker sprawls well.

Stryker moves into the clinch.
Phelps is trying to force a seperation but Stryker has the dominant position.
Phelps is looking to break free of the clinch but Stryker has double underhooks.
Stryker missing with knees to the body.
Stryker trying to stall but Phelps improves his position.
Phelps misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.
Stryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelps's efforts to push away.
Stryker lands a good knee to the midsection. Phelps won't want to take too many of those.
Phelps manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Phelps can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phelps looking to slow down the pace here.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Stryker.
Stryker missing with knees to the body.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.
Phelps tries to break free but Stryker pushes him back against the cage.
Stryker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phelps's face.
Stryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Phelps's efforts to push away.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.
Phelps is trying to break the clinch but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Stryker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stryker lands a good knee to the midsection. Phelps won't want to take too many of those.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the head but Phelps blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stryker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stryker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stryker working Phelps over with knees to the body.
Stryker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phelps wants to get back to striking at distance but Stryker won't allow it.
Stryker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stryker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.
Phelps tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.
Phelps tries to break the clinch but Stryker is controlling the position.
Phelps wants to stall.
Stryker misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker lands a good knee to the midsection. Phelps won't want to take too many of those.
Phelps is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Phelps is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stryker is keeping busy.
Phelps is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Stryker has denied him.
Austin Stryker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stryker obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stryker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phelps is trying to break the clinch but Stryker is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phelps wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phelps has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phelps wants to get back to striking at distance but Stryker won't allow it.
Cole Phelps has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stryker on the defensive, avoiding the 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 for Austin Stryker!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Austin Stryker!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Austin Stryker!

Austin Stryker wins by unanimous decision!