PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Stoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Infinite Mass - Bullet. Stoke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tear the world down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Williams
vs
Stoke

195 cm
29
217 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

175 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Union Fight Gear

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jericho Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rob Stoke!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stoke.
Stoke scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Jericho Williams has been cut.
Stoke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams is looking to clinch but Stoke is avoiding it.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stoke.
Stoke cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Stoke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Stoke throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.

Stoke tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stoke fails to land.
Stoke throws a head punch that misses.

Stoke has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stoke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stoke on the ground.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoke lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Stoke goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Williams is on top in guard.
Stoke has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Williams has passed into side control.
Stoke is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to get to his feet but Stoke is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Williams in his guard.

Stoke has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Stoke has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Williams is looking to defend but Stoke has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Williams! Stoke pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Williams taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rob Stoke!
Rob Stoke managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Union Fight Gear, into his post fight interview.