PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jay El Pee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IB Strokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strokin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Be Strokin'. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

El Pee
vs
Strokin

150 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

150 cm
26
155 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay El Pee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, IB Strokin!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strokin throws a lazy uppercut
letting El Pee counter with a right hand.
El Pee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Strokin moves out of range of the strikes.
Strokin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Pee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
El Pee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
El Pee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Strokin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
El Pee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Pee misses with a few strikes there.
El Pee cracks Strokin with an open hand slap.
Strokin throws a jab but it's blocked by El Pee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strokin misses with a left hand
and El Pee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strokin lands a lovely overhand right.
A combination from El Pee does no damage.
El Pee throws a body shot but no joy.
El Pee throws a big shot that misses.
Strokin works El Pee's body with a nice hook.
Strokin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
El Pee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strokin counters with a nice uppercut.
Strokin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Pee connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strokin looks to land a left hand but El Pee moved out of range nicely.
Strokin scores with a hook.
El Pee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
El Pee throws an overhand right that lands on Strokin's shoulder, as Strokin tries to avoid the shot.
El Pee misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Strokin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strokin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract El Pee.
Strokin fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Pee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Strokin.
El Pee throws a right hand that misses
enabling Strokin to counter with a crisp jab.
Strokin slips under a jab from El Pee.
El Pee swings for the body but Strokin moves out of range.
Strokin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from El Pee lands.
Strokin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strokin lands the left hand.
Strokin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
El Pee throws a jab but it's blocked by Strokin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Pee throws a right hand that misses
and Strokin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strokin misses the body punch
letting El Pee counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strokin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Strokin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Pee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strokin throws a poor cross that misses
and El Pee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Pee takes a swing at Strokin's ribcage but misses.
El Pee feints a jab promting Strokin to slip. El Pee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Strokin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Strokin missing with a left hand there. El Pee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Pee catches Strokin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay El Pee dominated that round.
That's time! El Pee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from El Pee misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strokin. El Pee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from El Pee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jay El Pee is winning the standup battle so far.
El Pee misses with a left hand
letting Strokin counter with a right hand.
Strokin takes a swing at El Pee's ribcage but misses.
Strokin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Strokin throws a hook but El Pee avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Pee throws a hook but Strokin avoids it easily.
El Pee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strokin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from El Pee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strokin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. El Pee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strokin misses with a hook. El Pee ducked under it nicely.
El Pee misses with a left hand
and Strokin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strokin throws a looping overhand right but El Pee ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from El Pee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice cross by Strokin.
Strokin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and El Pee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strokin moves forwards but El Pee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
El Pee avoids the body shot from Strokin.
It looked like El Pee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strokin throws an overhand right that lands on El Pee's shoulder, as El Pee tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strokin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and El Pee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
El Pee misses with a wild body shot.
Strokin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Strokin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Pee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
El Pee misses with an uppercut
and Strokin counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strokin misses with a left hand
and El Pee counters with a stiff right hand.
El Pee looks to score with a jab to the body but Strokin is just out of range.
Strokin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from El Pee with a body shot.
El Pee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
El Pee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Strokin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
El Pee throws a shot from downtown. Strokin moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strokin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strokin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
El Pee swings for the body but Strokin moves out of range.
Strokin lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from El Pee misses the target.
Strokin blocks a jab.
Strokin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
El Pee misses with a left hand
and Strokin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps El Pee thinking.
El Pee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strokin slips under a jab from El Pee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Strokin finds it's target.
El Pee misses with an uppercut

and Strokin counters with a nice right hand that sends El Pee toppling to the canvas! El Pee scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Strokin finish him?!

El Pee is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Pee ducks under a wild hook from Strokin.
Oh El Pee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by El Pee.
El Pee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
El Pee throws a big counter combination but Strokin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Strokin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Pee throws out the jab.
Strokin throws out a counter right but El Pee avoids it with no problem.
El Pee seems to have got his legs back now.
El Pee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strokin was well out of range. Poor timing from El Pee.
Strokin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
El Pee works Strokin's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

IB Strokin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Strokin misses the shot to the body.
It looked like El Pee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
El Pee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strokin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
El Pee throws a hook but Strokin avoids it easily.
El Pee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Strokin finds it's way round the side to connect with El Pee's head.
El Pee takes a swing at Strokin's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - El Pee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strokin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
El Pee misses with an uppercut
and Strokin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps El Pee thinking.
Strokin misses with an uppercut. El Pee saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strokin lands with an uppercut that bounces El Pee off the cage and back into range.
El Pee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
El Pee misses with a straight right.
El Pee swings widly with a right hand
and Strokin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Strokin moves out of range as El Pee strikes.
Strokin slips a jab from El Pee.
A nice side step and Strokin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
El Pee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strokin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed El Pee momentarily.
El Pee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Strokin misses.
Strokin's jab looks to have found its range, popping El Pee under the eye.
El Pee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strokin.
Strokin misses with a looping left.
It looked like El Pee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Pee looks to land a right hand but Strokin moved out of range.
A nice side step and Strokin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
El Pee looks to land a left hand but Strokin moved out of range nicely.
Strokin misses with a hook to the body
and El Pee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
El Pee throws a hook but Strokin blocks it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether El Pee might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Pee lands with a hook. Strokin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strokin misses with an uppercut. El Pee saw that one coming.
El Pee throwing a counter right hand but Strokin manages to avoid it.
Strokin throws out a loose jab but El Pee uses good head movement to avoid it.
El Pee throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from El Pee does it's job there.
IB Strokin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Pee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
El Pee cracks Strokin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
El Pee swings for the body but Strokin moves out of range.
Strokin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Pee was well out of range. Poor timing from Strokin.
An attempted straight right counter from El Pee misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strokin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strokin moves out of range of the strikes.
El Pee cracks Strokin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strokin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strokin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from El Pee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from El Pee.
El Pee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Strokin throws a hook but El Pee blocks it.
Strokin thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jay El Pee.
I think El Pee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!