PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orphan Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orphan Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnson Stroker's chin.

Black
vs
Stroker

225 cm
25
299 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
28
265 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orphan Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnson Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a leg kick but Stroker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Black throws the kick towards the body but Stroker avoids it.
Stroker misses with a low kick as Black jumps back.
Stroker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black scores with a jab. Stroker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Johnson Stroker has been cut.
Stroker throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black slips under a jab.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Orphan Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a hook to the side of Stroker's head but Stroker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stroker misses with a combination
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Stroker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Black is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black misses with a body kick.
Black works the jab nicely.
Black looks to throw the jab but Stroker is out of range.
Stroker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Black wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Black is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stroker.
Decent striking displayed by Black there.
Stroker drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That has opened up Johnson Stroker's cut even more.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Stroker ducks down to avoid it.
Black misses with a double jab.
Black 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.
Black misses with a hook
and Stroker counters with a left to the body.
Black throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stroker missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stroker lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stroker.
Stroker lands a damaging elbow.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Stroker has him pressed against the cage.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Stroker - that landed with a thud.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroker controls his hands.
Stroker leaning against his opponent.
Stroker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Stroker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Stroker controls the action.
Stroker stalling.
Stroker lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Orphan Black has been cut.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
A body shot lands from Stroker.
Black is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black avoiding damage as Stroker throws knees to the body.
Black avoiding damage as Stroker throws knees to the body.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroker controls his hands.
The referee calls for Stroker to work.
Stroker lands a nice knee to the body.
Stroker lands an elbow inside.
Stroker is struggling to control the position.
Stroker lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
Stroker slowing the pace effectively.
Black trying to stall but Stroker improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stroker.
Stroker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Stroker.

Black is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stroker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Stroker prevents a body shot from Black.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to stall.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stroker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stroker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroker.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroker controls his hands.
Stroker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Stroker.

Orphan Black's cut is getting worse.
Stroker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Stroker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stroker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Black is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker missing with knees to the body.
Clinched against the cage, Stroker lands a big elbow that drops Black! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Black is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnson Stroker!
Johnson Stroker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.