PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Grady might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to (no) Self Esteem. 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.

O Grady
vs
Stoker

200 cm
27
300 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

220 cm
26
285 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richie O Grady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stoker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Grady.
O Grady misses with a looping right.
O Grady wants to clinch.
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoker scores with a jab.
O Grady shoots in for a takedown but Stoker shows good takedown defense.

O Grady gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stoker takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Grady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stoker blocks the elbow strike.
O Grady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Grady creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Grady throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Grady throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Grady just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stoker's brow.
O Grady misses with a body punch.
O Grady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stoker tries to work over O Grady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoker just leaning against O Grady, taking a breather.
O Grady throws an elbow but it misses.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Grady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoker avoiding damage as O Grady throws knees to the body.
Stoker stalling against the cage.
Stoker lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Grady backwards.
O Grady misses with an elbow over the top.
Stoker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Grady has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stoker.
Stoker lands a hook that snaps the head of O Grady backwards.
O Grady misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoker.
O Grady landing knees to the head.

It looks like Wade Stoker has been cut.
O Grady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoker blocks it with crossed arms.
O Grady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but Stoker blocks with his arms.
O Grady blocks a body shot from Stoker.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Grady pushes off an throws an elbow but Stoker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Grady throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
O Grady looking to throw knees to the head but Stoker is blocking nicely.
O Grady using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stoker can't find room to land a body shot as O Grady controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Grady with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
O Grady trying to land knees to the body.

Stoker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoker throws a head kick that misses.
Stoker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Grady tries to clinch but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker tries to score with a low kick but O Grady moves his leg out of the way.
O Grady shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stoker sprawls well. Stoker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Grady gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie O Grady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stoker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Richie O Grady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Grady moves to clinch but Stoker breaks away
and O Grady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Grady is looking to clinch but Stoker is avoiding it.
Stoker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Grady's hands.
Stoker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
O Grady avoids the head kick by Stoker.
Stoker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stoker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Grady steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stoker. That one must have hurt.
Stoker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Richie O Grady has been cut.
O Grady doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoker circles away.
O Grady checks a low kick from Stoker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Grady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from O Grady.
Stoker swats away the attempt to clinch by O Grady.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Grady.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Stoker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stoker tries to score with a low kick but O Grady moves his leg out of the way.
O Grady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stoker tries a head kick but it misses.
Stoker swats away the attempt to clinch by O Grady.
A leg kick checked by O Grady.
O Grady changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Grady is defended easily by Stoker.
O Grady misses with a wild combination.
Stoker misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stoker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stoker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stoker connects with a body shot.
O Grady doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoker circles away.
Wade Stoker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Grady lands with a cross.
O Grady moves out of range of the leg kick from Stoker.
Stoker pushes O Grady away with a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stoker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Grady.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Grady throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Grady tries to clinch up but Stoker circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
O Grady has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stoker.
Stoker 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.
Stoker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

O Grady shoots in and bounces Stoker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
O Grady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stoker working a defensive guard here.
O Grady wants to control from the top but Stoker keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Grady in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stoker controlling O Grady's posture.
O Grady trying to control the position from guard on top but Stoker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Grady tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from O Grady.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stoker scores with a decent looking hook.
O Grady takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. O Grady looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stoker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoker lands a big head kick that sends O Grady to the canvas! Stoker follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Stoker! Wade Stoker retains his super heavyweight title!
Wade Stoker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.