PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stroud's choice of entrance music: Septic Flesh - Pyramid God. This should be a great matchup!

The Great
vs
Stroud

176 cm
26
170 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

184 cm
24
183 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris The Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Stroud!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stroud stuffs the takedown attempt from The Great. The Great gets slowly back to his feet.
Stroud scores with a one two! The Great had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stroud is looking to score with low kicks.

Stroud shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Great manages to get to full guard.
Stroud must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stroud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroud throws a big elbow that misses.
The Great trying to control the position.
Stroud throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud throwing strikes but missing.
Stroud postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stroud won't allow The Great to sweep him here.
Stroud trying to control the position from guard on top but The Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Great is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stroud slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stroud with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stroud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stroud scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stroud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stroud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stroud advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Great keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Great on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Great keeps working.
Stroud thows a huge punch but The Great dodges it nicely.

The Great actively working from the bottom here.
The Great is not content to let Stroud control the position.
Stroud working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The Great trying to control from the bottom.
Stroud frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stroud throws some wild stikes that The Great manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The Great tries to hold on but Stroud pushes him away.
The Great is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Stroud looking to secure an arm triangle but The Great defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenn Stroud dominated that round.
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.

Stroud shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stroud misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Great.
The Great gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glenn Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stroud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroud closes the distance and clinches up with The Great, looking for a takedown. Stroud pushes The Great against the cage but The Great circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chris The Great has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Stroud.
Stroud moves in looking to clinch but The Great pushes him off.
Stroud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Great sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Great keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from The Great. No joy for Stroud on that attempt.
Stroud throws a jab when The Great was well out of range.
Stroud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Great.
The Great scores with a hook to the body. Stroud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud stuffs the takedown attempt from The Great. The Great gets slowly back to his feet.
Stroud wants to clinch up but The Great keeps it at a distance.
The Great gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stroud.
The Great closes the distance and clinches up with Stroud, looking for a takedown. The Great pushes Stroud against the cage but Stroud circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stroud shoots in looking for a takedown. The Great tries to sprawl out of it but Stroud keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Great manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stroud is looking to score with low kicks.
Stroud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Great leaves Stroud with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Great fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stroud on the side of the head.

The Great looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stroud looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Great trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
The Great stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stroud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Great advances to half guard.
Stroud is looking to control The Great's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stroud avoid being mounted?
The Great is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stroud reverses the position - he's now on top in The Great's guard.
Stroud trying to control but The Great is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Great's head.
Stroud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stroud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Great preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The Great working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stroud doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but The Great is tightening it up a little... Stroud has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Stroud reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Stroud taps out! Nice BJJ there by The Great!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chris The Great!
Chris The Great took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Nutritionists (O.R.G) »Q155 only $49!« for their support in the buildup to the fight.