PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilliam Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes to the cage accompanied by The Terminator. Bob Stroker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Howard
vs
Stroker

190 cm
23
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
213 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

CROWN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilliam Howard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard throws a hook but Stroker blocks it.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard lands a body shot.
Stroker ducks straight into an uppercut from Howard and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Stroker maanges to regain guard straight away.

It looks like Bob Stroker has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stroker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Howard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Howard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Howard throws a big right hand that misses.
Howard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Howard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stroker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howard postures up in Stroker's guard and throws a big left but Stroker blocks it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howard throws a jab when Stroker was well out of range.
Howard lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Stroker's shoulder, as Stroker tries to avoid the shot.
Stroker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Howard throws a body punch but Stroker moves out of range.
Howard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stroker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stroker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Howard throws the left hand but Stroker avoids the punch easily.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroker moves away.
Howard misses the jab.
Stroker avoids the body shot from Howard.
Stroker cracks the inside of Howard's front leg.
Stroker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Stroker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stroker staying out of range there.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroker manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Stroker.
A head kick from Stroker lands but Howard takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Stroker.

Stroker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Stroker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stroker crunches a lovely knee into Howard's ribcage.
Stroker lands a nice knee to the body.
Stroker effectively controlling the action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroker.
Stroker scores with a knee to the head.
Stroker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Stroker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Stroker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stroker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howard as Stroker tries to tie him up.
Stroker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Stroker breaks the clinch.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stroker.
Stroker fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker swinging wilding here.

Stroker pushes Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Stroker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroker.

Stroker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stroker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stroker scores with a body shot.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Howard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stroker can pounce on him.
Stroker scoring well with a low kick there.
Stroker lands a body shot.
Stroker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Howard backs up against the cage.
Stroker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Howard takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws out a loose jab but Stroker uses good head movement to avoid it.

Stroker gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Stroker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Stroker rushes Howard and presses him up against the cage.
Stroker lands a knee to the body.
Stroker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stroker lands a hook that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Stroker lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard letting Stroker take a breather here.
Stroker looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Stroker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Howard is keeping busy.
Stroker lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker slows down the pace here.

Stroker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stroker counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Stroker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Stroker lands a with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Howard misses its intended target.
Stroker throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob Stroker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stroker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Howard misses the body punch
letting Stroker counter with a right hand.
Stroker blocks a jab.
Howard looks to land a left hand but Stroker moved out of range nicely.
Howard swings for the body but Stroker moves out of range.
Jab by Stroker.
Stroker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stroker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stroker thuds his shin into the meat of Howard's side.
Gilliam Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stroker misses with a few strikes there.
Stroker tests Howard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stroker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Howard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bob Stroker seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Stroker forces Howard back against the cage and clinches.
Stroker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stroker pressing his opponent against the cage.

Stroker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Stroker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroker.

Stroker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Howard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stroker lands with a slapping head kick.
Stroker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Stroker darts in and clinches Howard up against the cage.
Stroker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stroker landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stroker.

Stroker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Stroker does no damage.
Stroker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Stroker connects with a solid leg kick.
Stroker connects with a jab.
Howard takes a swing at Stroker's ribcage but misses.
Stroker scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stroker.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stroker 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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stroker - that will leave a mark!
Howard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stroker!
Stroker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Howard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stroker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stroker looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
Howard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stroker.
Howard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stroker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Howard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Howard misses with a body punch
and Stroker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Stroker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stroker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Stroker darts in and clinches Howard up against the cage.
Stroker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Stroker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard misses the body punch

and Stroker moves into the clinch.
Howard working aggressively here.
Stroker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stroker lands a knee to the head.
Howard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stroker tries a knee to the head but Howard blocks it.
Stroker blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard working aggressively here.
Stroker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stroker blocks an uppercut.
Howard working aggressively here.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stroker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Stroker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stroker pushes Howard away with a front kick.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroker.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stroker.
Howard throws a jab when Stroker was well out of range.
Howard throws a jab when Stroker was well out of range.
Howard takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stroker throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
Howard throws a jab but it's blocked by Stroker.
Howard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Howard slips a jab and a cross from Stroker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Stroker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Stroker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Howard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stroker counters with a nice leg kick.
Stroker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stroker lands a high kick!
Howard lands with a hook. Stroker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Stroker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stroker looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stroker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Stroker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stroker - that will leave a mark!
Howard takes one to the chin there.
Howard misses with a hook.
Stroker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stroker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Howard misses with a hook to the body
and Stroker counters with a good low kick that Howard was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Howard misses with a hook to the body
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroker is just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stroker.
Howard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stroker wants to clinch.
Stroker throws a good cross that connects.
Howard throws a sloppy body shot
and Stroker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Crunch! Stroker slams his shin into Howard's torso.
Howard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Howard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stroker - the referee stops the clock and Howard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stroker. Howard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stroker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a straight left.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroker was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Howard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stroker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Howard.
A head kick from Stroker lands but Howard takes it in his stride.
Stroker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Howard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stroker counters with a head kick. That will keep Howard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stroker staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick lands from Stroker.
Good standup being displayed there by Howard as he connects with a hook.

Stroker has managed to clinch.
Howard misses with the head strike.

Stroker breaks the clinch.

Stroker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the cage.
Stroker connects with a knee to the head.
Howard misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stroker.

Stroker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stroker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Howard's hands.
Stroker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Stroker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Howard misses with a hook. Stroker ducked under it nicely.
Stroker slips under a jab.
Howard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stroker counters with a leg kick.
Howard jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Stroker closes the distance and clinches.
Stroker tries to stall but Howard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Stroker breaks the clinch.
Howard misses with a shot to the body

and Stroker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stroker trying to land knees to the body.
Howard misses with some punches.
Stroker scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stroker is trying to stall.
Stroker leaning against his opponent.
Howard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stroker backwards.
Stroker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroker.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stroker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stroker crunches a lovely knee into Howard's ribcage.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stroker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stroker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stroker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stroker stalling.

Stroker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Stroker is out of range.
Stroker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Howard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Stroker really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Howard misses with a body shot
and Stroker counters with a nice body kick.
Stroker moves away from the strike by Howard.
Stroker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroker.

Stroker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the cage.
Stroker connects with a knee to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Stroker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stroker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Howard takes a knee right on the jaw!

Stroker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stroker scores with a kick to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stroker.
Howard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Howard misses with a body shot
and Stroker counters with an outside leg kick.
Stroker stalks Howard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Howard's face. Howard staggers backwards, shaken.
Howard looks to land a left hand but Stroker moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Howard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stroker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Stroker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard, pushing him back against the cage.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stroker lands a knee to the head.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howard lands with a right to the head.
Stroker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bob Stroker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Howard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stroker blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stroker.
Stroker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Stroker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Stroker.
Stroker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Stroker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stroker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stroker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stroker scores with a nice head shot.
Howard misses the body punch
enabling Stroker to counter with a crisp jab.
Stroker lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Stroker. That's going to slow Howard down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stroker.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Stroker slips the punch.
Howard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stroker counters with a nice leg kick.
Howard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stroker swinging wilding here.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroker was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Stroker slips the punch.
Howard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stroker.
Stroker lands with an overhand left.
Stroker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Howard. That did some damage!
A slapping body kick lands there for Stroker.
Nice body kick from Stroker.
Stroker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stroker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stroker connects with a solid leg kick.
Stroker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice defenses there by Stroker.
Stroker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Stroker's shoulder, as Stroker tries to avoid the shot.
Howard swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Stroker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stroker.
Stroker is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stroker breaks from the clinch.

Stroker rushes Howard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Howard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Howard misses with some punches.
Stroker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard's face.
A right hand to the body from Stroker.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Stroker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stroker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Howard lands a shoulder strike.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Stroker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stroker stalling.

Stroker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Stroker.
Stroker lands a front kick.
Stroker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Howard misses with a jab to the body
and Stroker counters with an inside leg kick.
Stroker throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Stroker dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice body kick there by Stroker.
Howard misses with a body shot.
Howard misses with a jab to the body
and Stroker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Howard really felt that one!
Stroker misses with the combination.
Stroker connects with a body shot.
Stroker thuds his shin into the meat of Howard's side.
Stroker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Stroker has managed to clinch.
Stroker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stroker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stroker is pushing Howard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Stroker scores a nice knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroker.
Stroker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stroker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stroker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.

Stroker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Stroker.
Howard throws a big shot that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stroker!
Howard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard misses with a body punch
and Stroker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stroker looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
Stroker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stroker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stroker scores with a leg kick.
Stroker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Stroker is out of range.

Stroker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stroker blocks an uppercut.
Stroker landing knees to the head.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.

Stroker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stroker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Howard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stroker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howard misses with a looping right.
Howard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stroker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Howard throws a big shot that misses.

Stroker has managed to clinch.
Stroker tries to stall but Howard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Stroker breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a hook but Stroker avoids it easily.
Stroker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stroker.
Stroker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Stroker scores with a nice strike.
Howard swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Stroker gets a clinch.
Howard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stroker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stroker leaning his opponent against the cage.
Howard lands a nice uppercut.
Stroker with a knee to the head.
Stroker is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns Stroker into the cage.
Howard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Howard misses with a punch on the inside.
Stroker is trying to maintain a safe position but Howard gets an underhook and turns Stroker into the cage.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A head punch on the inside from Howard fails to land.
Stroker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Howard's face.
Howard managing to block the knees to the body from Stroker.
Stroker lands an elbow that stopped Howard in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howard.
Stroker tries to stall but Howard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Howard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Howard as Stroker tries to tie him up.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stroker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bob Stroker.
Howard misses with a body shot
and Stroker counters with a three punch combo that has Howard backing up. Howard nods at Stroker to acknowledge the strikes.
Howard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stroker throws a head kick that Howard semi-blocks.
Howard misses with a body shot
and Stroker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Howard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gilliam Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Stroker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stroker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Stroker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stroker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 44:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 44:50
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Stroker!
Bob Stroker is the new light heavyweight champion!