PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Collin Challis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go To Sleep. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Challis
vs
Stryker

170 cm
28
145 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
147 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collin Challis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Stryker!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Challis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stryker.
Stryker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stryker looks to land a body kick but Challis moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Challis.
Stryker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Challis thows a body kick. Stryker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Challis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Challis throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Challis misses.
Stryker misses with a low kick.
Stryker tries to score with a low kick but Challis moves his leg out of the way.
Stryker misses with a hook. Challis ducked under it nicely.
Collin Challis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Challis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stryker's calf.
Stryker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Challis cracks Stryker with an open hand slap.
Stryker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Challis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Challis checks a leg kick.

Stryker has closed the distance and engaged Challis in a clinch.
Challis tries to break free but Stryker pushes him back against the cage.
Stryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Challis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Challis is trying to break the clinch but Stryker is controlling him.
Stryker struggles to land a body shot inside as Challis controls his hands.
Stryker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Challis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stryker looks to land a right hand but Challis moved out of range.
Challis throws a jab when Stryker was well out of range.
Challis punishes Stryker's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker wants to clinch.
Challis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Challis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Challis catches Stryker right on the button with a cross.
Challis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Challis misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Challis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Challis throws a head kick but Stryker moves out of range.
Challis throws a solid leg kick but Stryker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Challis.
Stryker scores with a hook to the body. Challis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stryker lands with a hook. Challis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Challis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Challis misses with an uppercut. Stryker saw that one coming.
Stryker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Challis counters with an outside leg kick.
Challis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stryker.
Stryker wants to clinch up but Challis keeps it at a distance.
Stryker tries to clinch there but Challis circles away.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick and Stryker moves out of range easily.
Stryker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Stryker has Challis up against the cage in a clinch.
Stryker working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Challis manages to break the clinch.
Challis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stryker. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a chopping leg kick but Stryker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Stryker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Challis takes one to the side of the head.
Challis tries a low kick but Stryker avoids it.
Stryker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Challis circles away.
Challis throws a leg kick but Stryker moved away.
Challis ducks under a wild hook from Stryker.
Stryker shoots for a takedown but Challis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Collin Challis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Stryker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Stryker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Challis thows a body shot but no joy.
Challis missing with a left hand there. Stryker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Challis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stryker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Challis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stryker somewhat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Challis. Stryker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Challis throws a leg kick but Stryker sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Stryker clinches up with Challis and pushes him back against the cage.
Challis tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.
Challis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Challis tries to break free but Stryker pushes him back against the cage.
Challis is trying to break the clinch but Stryker has him pressed against the cage.
Challis prevents a body shot from Stryker.
Challis blocks a body shot from Stryker.
A head punch on the inside from Stryker fails to land.

Challis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Challis slips a straight right by Stryker.
Challis scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Challis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Challis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stryker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Challis tries to keep at a distance but Stryker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Challis is trying to break the clinch but Stryker is controlling him.
Challis is trying to break free.
Challis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stryker keeps control of Challis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Challis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stryker lands a really nice looking cross but Challis seems unphased.
Challis ducks under a wild hook from Stryker.
Collin Challis is winning the standup battle so far.
Challis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stryker.
Stryker works Challis's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Challis scores with a push kick.
Challis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stryker's sensitive parts.
Challis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stryker.
A head kick misses from Challis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stryker moves in looking to clinch but Challis pushes him off.
Challis throws a jab when Stryker was well out of range.
Stryker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Challis at a distance.
Challis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stryker misses with a right hand
and Challis counters with an inside leg kick.

Stryker rushes Challis and presses him up against the cage.

Challis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stryker shoots in and drives through. Challis sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Challis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Challis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stryker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Challis tries to score with a low kick but Stryker moves his leg out of the way.
Collin Challis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Challis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Challis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Challis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stryker throws a leg kick but Challis checks it.
Challis tries to land a front kick but Stryker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stryker misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis moves out of range as Stryker strikes.
Challis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stryker.
The fighters circling - Challis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Challis tries to work over Stryker's front leg with a kick but Stryker checks it.
A swing and a miss from Stryker.
Challis throws a leg kick but Stryker checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Challis there.
Challis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Stryker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Challis breaks from the clinch.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Stryker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Challis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Challis misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Collin Challis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Stryker throws a shot to the body.
Billy Stryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Challis is looking to score with low kicks.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Stryker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Challis lands a head kick!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Challis takes a swing at Stryker's ribcage but misses.
Stryker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Challis is able to avoid easily.
Challis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Challis takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stryker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Challis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick and Stryker moves out of range easily.
Stryker moves out of range as Challis strikes.
Challis throws a low kick, looking for Stryker's leg but Stryker calmly moves out of range.
A big left from Challis misses.
Challis fakes the leg kick and cracks Stryker in the body.
The crowd cheers as Challis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stryker doesn't seem phased though.
Challis thumps Stryker with a low kick.
Challis wants to slow Stryker down by chopping away at his legs.
Stryker tries to work over Challis's front leg with a kick but Challis checks it.
Stryker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Challis.
Challis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stryker checks a low kick from Challis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Stryker misses the target.
Stryker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Challis.
Challis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stryker lands with a nice combination. Challis backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Collin Challis has been cut.
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!
Stryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Challis motions for Stryker to come forward. Challis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Challis throws a leg kick but Stryker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Challis pushes Stryker away with a front kick.
Challis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Challis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stryker wants to clinch.
Challis slips a jab from Stryker.
Challis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Challis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Challis keeps the fight on the outside.
Challis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stryker. That did some damage!
Stryker blocks the body kick.
Stryker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stryker misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a nice head kick!
Stryker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Challis throws out the jab.
Challis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Challis is looking to score with low kicks.
Stryker throws a head kick but Challis moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stryker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Challis checks it well.
Challis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Challis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stryker clobbers Challis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Challis throws a leg kick which misses Stryker's front leg but catches the back leg as Stryker tries to avoid it.
Collin Challis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stryker misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Collin Challis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Challis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Collin Challis!