PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richey Spinnet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lockon Stratos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lockon Stratos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Spinnet
vs
Stratos

184 cm
29
183 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

197 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richey Spinnet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lockon Stratos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spinnet lands a body shot.
Spinnet checks a low kick from Stratos.
Spinnet works the jab nicely.
Stratos swinging wildly here.
Stratos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spinnet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spinnet connects with a nice looking jab.
Spinnet cracks Stratos with an open hand slap.

Spinnet pushes Stratos up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Spinnet.
Stratos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Spinnet.
Spinnet wants to get back to striking at distance but Stratos won't allow it.
Spinnet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stratos looks gassed!
Stratos missing with knees to the body.
Spinnet is trying to break the clinch but Stratos has him pressed against the cage.
Stratos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stratos trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Spinnet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stratos throws a sloppy head kick and Spinnet moves out of range easily.
Spinnet scores with a body shot.
Stratos moves forwards but Spinnet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stratos tries a head kick but it misses.
Lockon Stratos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spinnet scores with a jab to the body.
Stratos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spinnet lands with a good body shot.

Spinnet instigates a clinch.
Spinnet tries to break the clinch but Stratos is controlling the position.
Spinnet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stratos has Spinnet pressed against the cage, preventing Spinnet from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spinnet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stratos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Spinnet is trying to break the clinch but Stratos is controlling him.
Spinnet unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Stratos! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Spinnet is unloading with more strikes now! Stratos drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richey Spinnet!