PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Azinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroker's entrance music is Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me. A fine choice. Azinger has chosen Racoon - No mercy as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Stroker
vs
Azinger

188 cm
37
215 lbs
30 - 12 - 2

204 cm
28
220 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Heavy handed

$300

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Azinger!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azinger is out of range and Stroker settles back down.
Stroker slips under a jab.
Azinger lands a jab to Stroker's midsection.
Azinger looks to throw the jab but Stroker is out of range.
Paul Azinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Stroker clinches up against the cage.
Azinger misses with the head strike.
Azinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stroker is defending well for now.
Stroker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Azinger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Azinger scores with a shot to the side of Stroker's head.
Stroker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azinger trying to control the position but instead, Stroker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Azinger into the cage.
Stroker jumps guard but Azinger stands there with Stroker around his waist. Stroker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Azinger is pushing Stroker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stroker misses with a knee strike.
Azinger can't find room to land a body shot as Stroker controls the action.
Azinger lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azinger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stroker up against the cage.
Azinger lands a left hand.
Azinger throws an elbow but it misses.
Azinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stroker is defending well for now.
Stroker looking to throw knees to the head but Azinger is blocking nicely.
Stroker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroker controls his hands.
Stroker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stroker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stroker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azingers head.
Azinger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Azinger fails to land.
Stroker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stroker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azinger being controlled against the cage.
Stroker throws a punch but it's blocked by Azinger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azinger prevents a body shot from Stroker.
Stroker taking a breather.
Stroker avoids the elbow strike from Azinger, against the cage.
Stroker blocks an elbow strike from Azinger.

Stroker jumps guard and drags Azinger to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stroker has a closed guard, preventing Azinger from standing up.
Stroker is trying to keep Azinger in close.
Stroker keeping full guard, as Azinger tries to pass.
Azinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stroker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azinger wants to stand but Stroker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stroker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Stroker working for a triangle but Azinger defends it easily.
Azinger wants to control from the top but Stroker keeps moving.
Stroker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Azinger's corner is telling him to maintain position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Azinger hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Azinger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stroker throws a lazy right hand but Azinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stroker throws a jab but it's blocked by Azinger.
Azinger scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azinger scores with a jab. Stroker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Azinger lands a nice shot to the body.
Azinger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Bob Stroker has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azinger was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroker.
Stroker throws a leg kick
and Azinger counters with a straight right hand.
Stroker slips a straight right by Azinger.
Stroker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azinger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azinger fakes the leg kick and cracks Stroker in the body.

Stroker rushes Azinger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Azinger.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azinger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker pushes Azinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stroker.
Azinger can't find room to land a body shot as Stroker controls the action.
Azinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stroker can't find room to land a body shot as Azinger controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Azinger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Azinger misses with a wild combination.
A clash of legs there as Stroker blocks the low kick.
Good exchange - Azinger coming out on top.
Stroker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Azinger lunges at Stroker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stroker's hand.
Azinger walks into a jab.
Azinger misses with a straight left.
Azinger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azinger, as that shot connected.
Stroker throws a shot from downtown. Azinger moves away and avoids it.
Azinger blocks a jab.
Azinger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azinger misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Stroker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Azinger misses with a double jab.
Stroker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stroker throws a leg kick but Azinger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Azinger avoids the head kick by Stroker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Azinger in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good work by Azinger as he checks the leg kick.
Stroker tries to work over Azinger's front leg with a kick but Azinger checks it.
Azinger throws a hook to the side of Stroker's head but Stroker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azinger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Azinger throws an off balance right hand
and Stroker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Stroker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stroker throws a leg kick but Azinger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Azinger moves out of range of the body kick from Stroker.
Azinger takes a swing at Stroker's ribcage but misses.
Azinger wants to clinch up but Stroker keeps it at a distance.
Azinger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stroker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paul Azinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azinger lands a lovely overhand right.
Azinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azinger throws a hook but Stroker avoids it easily.
Azinger tries to clinch but Stroker moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Azinger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stroker.
Stroker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azinger.
Azinger moves out of range of the leg kick from Stroker.
Stroker walks into a straight right hand from Azinger.
Stroker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stroker avoids the body shot from Azinger.
Stroker defending well as Azinger loads up on a big left hand.
Stroker throws a leg kick which misses Azinger's front leg but catches the back leg as Azinger tries to avoid it.
Stroker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Azinger does no damage.
Stroker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azinger misses with an uppercut
and Stroker counters with a straight right hand.
Stroker is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Azinger blocks the leg kick.
Stroker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azinger.
Azinger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stroker thumps Azinger with a low kick.
Azinger missing with a left hand there. Stroker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azinger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stroker lands with an uppercut that bounces Azinger off the cage and back into range.
Stroker misses with a head kick.
Azinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stroker.
Azinger takes a kick to the side of the head.

Azinger is rocked!
Azinger ducks into an uppercut from Stroker and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Stroker!
Bob Stroker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.