PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker comes into the arena with Die Motherfucker Die by Dope blaring out of the sound system. Watts has chosen Xxplosive as his entrance music. Charles Stryker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyrone Watts's chin.

Stryker
vs
Watts

188 cm
31
185 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

180 cm
31
200 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Stryker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Watts!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts moves away from the strike by Stryker.
Stryker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Watts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stryker, pushing him back against the cage.
Watts swings wildly with an uppercut but Stryker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stryker blocking some punches.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as Stryker controls the action.
Watts misses with the head strike.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watts lands a nice uppercut.
Watts misses with the head strike.
Watts misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watts.
Stryker swings wildly with an uppercut but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watts misses with the head strike.
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stryker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts blocking some punches.
Watts lands a right hand.
Watts lands with a left to the head.
Stryker throws a head punch that misses.
Watts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stryker backwards.
Watts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strykers head.
Stryker cracks Watts with a nice body shot.
Stryker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stryker misses with the head strike.
Stryker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watts has a couple of punches blocked by Stryker.
Watts prevents a body shot from Stryker.
Watts throws a punch but it's blocked by Stryker.
Stryker lands a body punch.
Stryker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stryker takes a shot to the head.
Watts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stryker backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Watts.
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!
Watts gets through Stryker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watts misses with a body punch.
Stryker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stryker lands an uppercut.
Stryker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stryker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stryker misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Stryker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watts.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watts.
Stryker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watts avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watts.
Watts throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stryker blocks a body shot from Watts.
A head punch on the inside from Watts fails to land.
Watts lands a shot to the body.
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watts misses with a body punch.
Stryker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stryker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stryker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stryker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stryker tries to throw a body punch but Watts avoids it by throwing Stryker back against the cage.
Watts blocks an uppercut.
Stryker tries a body shot but Watts blocks it.
Stryker lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Watts - that landed with a thud.
Stryker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watts tries a body shot but Stryker blocks it.
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stryker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watts prevents a body shot from Stryker.
Watts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Watts lands a body shot.
Stryker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watts lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stryker is leaning against Watts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Watts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watts is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyrone Watts will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stryker misses with a low kick.
Watts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stryker's head.
Stryker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watts.

Watts has managed to clinch.
Watts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watts lands an uppercut.
Stryker tries a body shot but Watts blocks it.
Stryker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
Stryker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Watts on the inside.
Stryker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stryker prevents a body shot from Watts.
A shot in the inside from Watts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stryker presses Watts against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker misses with some punches.
Tyrone Watts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as Stryker controls the action.
Stryker misses with the head strike.
Stryker lands a hook that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
Stryker throws a punch but it's blocked by Watts.
Watts working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Stryker.
Stryker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stryker lands with a short shot to the head.
Stryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stryker working aggressively here.
Watts tries a body shot but Stryker blocks it.
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stryker throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strykers head.
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 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watts.
Watts lands a body punch.
Stryker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stryker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watts or not.
Stryker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stryker misses with the head strike.
Watts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stryker working aggressively here.
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Watts.
Watts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stryker struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker throws a head punch that misses.
Stryker throws a punch but it's blocked by Watts.
Stryker has a couple of punches blocked by Watts.
A short left from Watts.
Watts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watts misses with some punches.
Stryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watts swings wildly with an uppercut but Stryker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Stryker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stryker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stryker cracks Watts with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker tries a body shot but Watts blocks it.
Stryker prevents a body shot from Watts.
Watts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stryker is leaning against Watts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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 blocks an uppercut.
Stryker lands with a short shot to the head.
Watts throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watts avoids the elbow strike from Stryker, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stryker.
Watts misses with the head strike.
Watts lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stryker struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
Stryker scores with a shot to the side of Watts's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Charles Stryker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stryker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stryker wants it to stay on the feet.
Stryker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Watts misses with a looping right.
Stryker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stryker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watts.
Stryker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watts tries to bum rush Stryker with a series of wild strikes but Stryker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stryker has time to react.
Watts avoids the body shot from Stryker.
Stryker throws a leg kick but Watts sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Watts.
Stryker shoots in but Watts avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Watts tries to clinch but Stryker is having none of it.
Stryker throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Watts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stryker to score with a decent uppercut.
Stryker throws a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Watts. No joy for Stryker on that attempt.

Watts has Stryker up against the cage in a clinch.
Watts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stryker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stryker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Watts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker prevents a body shot from Watts.
Stryker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stryker misses with a punch to the body.
Watts misses with some punches.
Watts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stryker backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watts.
A head punch on the inside from Watts fails to land.
Stryker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stryker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stryker's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watts misses with some punches.
Stryker blocks an uppercut.
Watts gets through Stryker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watts gets through Stryker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watts misses with some punches.
Stryker prevents a body shot from Watts.
Watts misses with a punch to the body.
Watts lands an uppercut.
Stryker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wattss head.
Watts working aggressively here.
Watts tries a body shot but Stryker blocks it.
Stryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stryker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stryker throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stryker.
Watts throws a punch but it's blocked by Stryker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stryker lands with a left to the head.
Stryker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts prevents a body shot from Stryker.
Stryker has a couple of punches blocked by Watts.
Stryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watts misses with the head strike.
Watts lands with a light punch inside.
Watts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watts.
Stryker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stryker throws a head punch that misses.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stryker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Watts misses with a hook to the ribs.

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 Charles Stryker.
Well Stryker 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Watts!
After the fight, Tyrone Watts was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.