PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neil Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Ducker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Are You Ready?. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Striker
vs
Ducker

186 cm
19
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donald Ducker!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Striker. Ducker does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Striker blocks the leg kick.
Striker checks a low kick from Ducker.
Striker digs a good body shot into Ducker's ribs.
Ducker moves out of range of the strikes.
Ducker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ducker misses with a head kick.
Ducker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ducker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Striker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Striker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Striker misses with a looping left.
Ducker wants to land a leg kick but Striker is out of range.
A head kick misses from Ducker.
Ducker misses with a leg kick.
Striker blocks a head kick by Ducker.
Striker throws a hook but Ducker blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker catches Ducker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Striker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ducker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ducker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Striker lands a really nice looking cross but Ducker seems unphased.
Striker punishes Ducker's body with a nice straight punch.
Striker clobbers Ducker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ducker defending well as Striker loads up on a big left hand.
Striker misses with a looping right.
A jab from Striker does it's job there.
Ducker staying out of range there.

Striker clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ducker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Ducker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Ducker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Striker moves into range and clinches up with Ducker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Striker.
A short body shot lands from Ducker as the two fighters clinch.

Striker manages to break the clinch.
Striker misses with a straight right.
Striker looks to land a left hand but Ducker moved out of range nicely.
Striker lands a jab to Ducker's midsection.
Striker throws out a powerful jab.
Ducker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Striker misses with a hook to the body
and Ducker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ducker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Striker throws a combination that misses
and Ducker counters with an inside leg kick.
Ducker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Striker checks it well.
Ducker throws a leg kick but Striker moved away.
A jab from Striker misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striker avoids a kick to the body.
Striker looks to land a combination but Ducker avoids it well.
Striker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Striker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ducker doesn't seem bothered though.
Striker checks the leg kick.
Striker lands with a shot to the body.
Striker looks to throw the jab but Ducker is out of range.
Striker tries to clinch up but Ducker circles away and keeps his distance.
Striker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ducker under the eye.
Striker throws a good cross that connects.
Ducker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Striker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ducker is looking to score with low kicks.
Striker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Striker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ducker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slow jab from Striker misses its intended target.
Striker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ducker.
Sloppy strikes from Striker. Those never looked like landing.
Striker cracks Ducker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Striker looks to score with a jab to the body but Ducker is just out of range.
Ducker tries to work over Striker's front leg with a kick but Striker checks it.
Ducker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Striker tries to clinch up but Ducker circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Striker blocks a head kick by Ducker.
Striker misses with a wild combination.
Striker avoids the head kick by Ducker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Striker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Striker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Striker misses the shot to the body.
Ducker slips a jab and a cross from Striker.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ducker.
Striker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duckers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ducker tries a head kick but it misses.
Ducker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ducker throws a low kick but Striker avoids it.
Ducker pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ducker tries to keep at a distance but Striker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Striker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ducker is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Striker.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Striker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neil Striker is winning the standup battle so far.
Striker lands a nice hook to Ducker's body. Ducker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Striker lands a nice shot to the body.
Ducker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Striker scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Striker. Ducker does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Striker.
Striker scores with a body shot.
Striker looks to score with a jab to the body but Ducker is just out of range.
Striker swings for the body but Ducker moves out of range.
Striker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ducker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Striker!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Striker checks a leg kick.
Ducker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Striker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducker swats away the attempt to clinch by Striker.
Striker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Striker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Striker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Striker fails to land with a series of punches.
Striker looks to land a left hand but Ducker moved out of range nicely.
Striker throws a right and a left that Ducker avoids nicely.
Ducker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Striker throws a lazy right hand but Ducker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Striker blocks a head kick by Ducker.
Striker lands with a right hand.
Good shot there by Striker.
Striker misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Striker throws a series of punches but Ducker moves out of range.
Striker throws a nice looking combination but Ducker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Striker throws a poor cross that misses
and Ducker counters with a solid body kick.
Ducker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ducker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Striker moves out of range of the body kick.
Striker checks the leg kick.
Striker checks a leg kick.
Striker with a jab.
Ducker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Striker scores with a body shot.
Striker scores with a one two! Ducker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducker wants to land a leg kick but Striker is out of range.
Ducker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Striker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducker manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Striker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Striker swings for the body but Ducker moves out of range.
Ducker is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Striker finds it's way through Ducker's defenses.
Striker throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ducker counter with a right hand.
Ducker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Ducker throws a wild body kick that Striker sees coming a mile off.
Ducker throws a leg kick but Striker checks it.
Striker moves out of range of the body kick from Ducker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Striker digs a good hook to Ducker's body.
Striker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ducker counters with a head kick.
Striker takes a swing at Ducker's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil Striker dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Striker scores with a nice head shot.
Ducker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Striker cracks Ducker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Striker throws a hook but Ducker blocks it.
Ducker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Striker looks to land a combination but Ducker avoids it well.
Striker avoids the head kick by Ducker.
Ducker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by Striker.
Ducker misses with a body kick.
Striker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ducker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Striker scores with the left hand. Ducker knows he should have avoided that one.
Striker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ducker doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Striker looks to throw the jab but Ducker is out of range.
Ducker tries to work over Striker's front leg with a kick but Striker checks it.
Ducker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Striker.
Ducker misses with a body kick.
Ducker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Striker missing with a left hand there. Ducker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Striker checks a leg kick nicely.
Ducker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ducker moves out of range of the strikes.
Striker cracks Ducker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Striker lands a nice hook to Ducker's body. Ducker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ducker throws a low kick but Striker avoids it.
Striker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ducker's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducker throws a leg kick but Striker checks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Striker!
Ducker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Striker.
Striker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Striker lands a really nice looking cross but Ducker seems unphased.
Ducker swats away the attempt to clinch by Striker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Striker lands a jab to the head.
Striker takes a swing at Ducker's ribcage but misses.
Ducker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Striker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducker manages to avoid it.
Striker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ducker can do to turn this around?
Ducker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ducker misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducker moves away from the strike by Striker.
Ducker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good shot there by Striker.
Ducker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ducker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Striker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neil Striker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Striker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ducker was well out of range. Poor timing from Striker.
Striker misses with a wild body shot.
Striker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducker moves away.
Donald Ducker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ducker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Striker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Striker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Striker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Striker rushes Ducker and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Striker.
A frustrated look appears on Striker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Striker stalling the fight.

Striker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Striker tries to bum rush Ducker with a series of wild strikes but Ducker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ducker misses with a body kick.
Striker avoids the head kick by Ducker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Striker throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Striker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducker moves away.
Striker cracks Ducker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ducker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Striker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Striker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Striker 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Striker!
Neil Striker took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fearless Systems Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight.