PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Master Stacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Straub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stacker comes to the cage accompanied by Hard In Da Paint by: Wocka Flocka Flame. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stacker
vs
Straub

182 cm
24
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Stacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Todd Straub!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Straub blocks a head kick by Stacker.
Stacker fails with a takedown attempt.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Stacker enables Straub to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stacker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Straub looking to sit in guard and control but Stacker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stacker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Straub manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Straub dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Straub pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stacker tries to hold on but Straub pushes him away.
Stacker is looking to get to half guard.
Straub misses with a head shot.
Stacker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Straub tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Straub wants to control the pace but Stacker is squirming around nicely.
Straub misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straub looking to ground and pound but Stacker is blocking nicely.
Stacker tries to hold on but Straub pushes him away.
Straub looking to control but Stacker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stacker blocking the ground and pound.
Stacker taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Straub there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stacker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Straub punching from mount but Stacker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Straub controlling the pace for now.
Stacker tries to hold on but Straub postures up.
Stacker tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stacker is squirming around, avoiding Straub's attempts to control the action.
Straub content just to control the position here.
Stacker is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stacker tries to hold on but Straub postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stacker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Straub manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stacker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Straub defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stacker.
Straub throws an overhand right that lands on Stacker's shoulder, as Stacker tries to avoid the shot.
Stacker throws a sloppy body shot
and Straub counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stacker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Straub checks a low kick from Stacker.
Straub leaves Stacker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stacker shoots for a takedown but Straub saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Stacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Straub shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stacker keeping moving, preventing Straub from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Straub is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Straub is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Todd Straub has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Stacker pushes Straub up against the cage in a clinch.

Stacker pulls guard.
Stacker trying to control the position.
Straub looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straub postures up in Stacker's guard and throws a big left but Stacker blocks it.
Straub engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Todd Straub has got the better of the ground game so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Stacker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Straub looking for a guillotine here but Stacker defends easily.
Stacker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stacker wants to control from the top but Straub keeps moving.
Straub trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stacker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Straub works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Straub wants to stand but Stacker is controlling the position.
Straub manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Straub can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stacker is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straub is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Straub takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stacker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Straub showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Stacker misses with a takedown attempt - Straub sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Master Stacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Stacker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Straub is pressing down on Stacker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stacker looking to sit in guard and control but Straub gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stacker keeping moving, preventing Straub from controlling successfully.
Stacker is trying to keep Straub in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Straub has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stacker is proving hard to escape from.
Straub in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stacker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Master Stacker wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Stacker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Straub's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stacker thows a huge punch but Straub dodges it nicely.
Straub is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stacker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Straub does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Straub is trying to stand back up but Stacker is controlling him
Nice strikes from Stacker there.
Stacker is thwarting Straub's attempts to control the position.
Stacker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Straub is refusing to be controlled, as Stacker sits in half guard.
Straub keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Todd Straub is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stacker wants to work for an arm triangle but Straub is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stacker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Straub has one foot on Stacker's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Stacker tries to bum rush Straub with a series of wild strikes but Straub uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stacker scoring well with a low kick there.

Stacker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Straub to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Straub wants to control from the top but Stacker keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straub is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Todd Straub was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Straub avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Straub fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stacker fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Master Stacker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Straub has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Straub!