PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Choake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Stanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Choake comes to the cage accompanied by Hans Zimmer - The Kraken. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stanson's choice of entrance music: Until The End. Jermaine Choake has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Choake
vs
Stanson

186 cm
31
183 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

174 cm
28
178 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jermaine Choake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Stanson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stanson moves into the clinch.
Stanson is trying to stall.
Stanson tries to throw a body punch but Choake avoids it by throwing Stanson back against the cage.

Choake is trying to trip Stanson. He has hold of a leg but Stanson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Choake persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Choake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stanson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stanson is trying to keep Choake in close.
Choake throwing strikes but missing.
Choake wants to control from the top but Stanson keeps moving.
Choake throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson keeping moving, preventing Choake from controlling successfully.
Stanson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Choake is controlling him.

Stanson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Choake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Choake pushing down on Stanson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stanson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Choake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Choake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Choake throws a big elbow that misses.
Stanson trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Choake advances position into side control!

Choake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stanson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stanson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson wants to control the position but Choake says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Choake wants to control but Stanson is keeping him busy.

Choake is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stanson sees it coming and defends easily.
Choake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stanson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Choake wants to control from the top but Stanson keeps moving.
Choake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanson is wriggling around but Choake manages to pass to half guard.
Stanson keeping hold of Choake's head, controlling as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choake scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stanson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stanson.
Choake stands and throws Stanson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Stanson's face as Choake controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choake tries to advance to mount but Stanson denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choake creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jermaine Choake dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stanson scores with a body shot.
Choake is looking to land body kicks.

Choake clinches.
Choake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stanson to keep the fight standing.

Stanson gets control of Choake's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stanson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Choake won't allow Stanson to get back to his feet.
Stanson trying to keep a closed guard but Choake is proving a slippery customer.

Choake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Choake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Choake slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Choake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stanson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Choake asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Choake throws a strike aimed at the side of Stanson's head but Stanson avoids it well.
Choake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Choake throwing strikes but Stanson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Stanson working away.
Stanson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choake manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Choake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Choake is retaining full guard.
Stanson throws a big elbow that misses.
Stanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Choake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stanson is one step ahead there.
Choake throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Choake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stanson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choake keeping moving, preventing Stanson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson throwing strikes from guard but Choake blocks nicely.
Stanson trying to control but Choake is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Choake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Brian Stanson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No luck for Choake with that takedown attempt.
Stanson throws a right hand that misses
and Choake counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stanson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Choake counters with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Choake.
Stanson dives in and grabs Choake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Choake pushes down on Stanson's head and hops out.

Stanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Choake pulls guard successfully.

Choake working for a triangle but Stanson defends it easily.
Choake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stanson won't allow Choake to sweep him here.
Stanson looking to sit in guard and control but Choake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Choake dives into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanson is trying to get back to half guard.

Choake looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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 Jermaine Choake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stanson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Choake has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stanson regains guard immediately.

Choake has gone for a leg lock! Stanson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Choake's guard.
Choake scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Stanson throws a strike but Choake rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jermaine Choake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stanson looking to control.
Choake prevents Stanson from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Choake throws a big right hand that misses.
Stanson is trying to keep Choake in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Choake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Choake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Choake wants to control from the top but Stanson keeps moving.
Choake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Choake prevents Stanson from getting back to his feet.
Stanson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Choake has passed into side control.
Choake landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Choake working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A control attempt from Stanson but he's now mounted!
Stanson is trying desperately to improve position.
Choake fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Brian Stanson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choake trying to control but Stanson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Choake working for a guillotine from mount but Stanson is in no mood to give up.
Choake lands with some strikes.
Stanson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Choake landing punches.
Choake looking to control and managing it successfully.
Choake lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Choake lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Choake lands a couple of good shots and Stanson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Choake is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The referee is taking a good look at Stanson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Choake!
Brian Stanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanson tries to escape but Choake has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Choake is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jermaine Choake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stanson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jermaine Choake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Choake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermaine Choake!
Jermaine Choake made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.