PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Straken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Degrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Straken
vs
Degrady

191 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alpha Straken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Degrady!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Straken looks to land a combination. Degrady sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Straken misses with a body shot.
Degrady with the counter takedown but Straken avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Straken as Degrady shoots in.
Straken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Degrady was well out of range. Poor timing from Straken.
Straken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Straken lands with a hook. Degrady tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Straken scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Degrady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Straken.
Degrady with the counter takedown but Straken avoids it easily.
Straken misses with a wild body shot.
Straken misses with a double jab.
Degrady tries to clinch there but Straken circles away.
Straken misses with a few strikes there.
Degrady shoots in and drives through. Straken sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Degrady has Straken up against the cage in a clinch.
Straken is trying to force a seperation but Degrady has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Straken is trying to break the clinch but Degrady has him pressed against the cage.
Straken is trying to push Degrady away but Degrady has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Degrady breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Straken scores with a decent looking hook.
Degrady ducks right into an uppercut from Straken.
Horrible takedown attempt by Degrady or perhaps it was just good defense by Straken, which made it look bad.
Alpha Straken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Degrady.
Degrady is looking to clinch.
A jab from Straken does it's job there.
Straken jabs Degrady to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Straken throws a body punch but Degrady moves out of range.
Straken lands a right hook to the body.
Straken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Degrady misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Straken connects with the punch.

Straken gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Straken keeping moving, preventing Degrady from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Straken wants to stand up but Degrady is controlling him.
Straken trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Straken pushes Degrady off and gets back to his feet.
Alpha Straken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Straken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Straken misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Straken.
Degrady tries to clinch there but Straken circles away.
Degrady shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Straken but Straken pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Straken scores with a hook to the body. Degrady takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Straken lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straken throws a right hand that Degrady ducks under and follows up with a left that Degrady also avoids with ease.
Straken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Degrady.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Straken dips to his left and cracks Degrady with an uppercut!
Degrady takes one to the chin there.
Degrady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Straken.
Straken scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Straken. Degrady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Straken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Degrady on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Degrady gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Straken throws a series of punches but Degrady avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Straken.
Degrady throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpha Straken dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Straken takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Straken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Straken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Straken throws a right and a left that Degrady avoids nicely.
Straken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Degrady can do to turn this around?
Straken lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Straken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Degrady manages to avoid it.
Straken misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Degrady is defended easily by Straken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Straken both land. Nice combination.
Degrady fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Straken stalks Degrady and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Degrady's face. Degrady staggers backwards, shaken.
Degrady fails in his attempt to clinch.
Straken connects with a body shot.
Straken scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Straken both land. Nice combination.
Alpha Straken is winning the standup battle so far.
Straken tests Degrady's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Straken connects with a crisp jab.
Degrady fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alpha Straken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Degrady.
Straken ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Degrady is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Straken lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Straken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Degrady fails with an attempt to clinch.
Degrady wants to clinch.
Degrady has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Degrady there as he acknowledges the shot.
Straken scores with a sloppy right hand. Degrady should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Straken.
Degrady looks for a takedown but Straken sprawls well.
Straken is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straken swinging wildly here.
Degrady takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Degrady takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Straken stuns Degrady with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Straken lands with a good body shot.
Degrady is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Straken.
Straken scores with the left hand. Degrady knows he should have avoided that one.
Straken closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A shot to the liver by Straken. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Straken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Degrady is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Degrady takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrady shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Straken shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Degrady eats them both and turns towards Straken to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Straken throws a combination. Degrady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Straken stalks Degrady and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Degrady's face. Degrady staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from Straken. Those never looked like landing.
Straken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Degrady. Those never looked like landing.
Degrady takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Straken connects with a body shot.
Alpha Straken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Straken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Straken thuds his right hand into Degrady's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Degrady takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alpha Straken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Degrady needs to keep his hands up - Straken had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpha Straken dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Straken connects with a right hand. Degrady shakes it off.
Straken is working the combinations to good effect here.
Degrady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Straken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Straken throws a right hand that Degrady ducks under and follows up with a left that Degrady also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Straken misses.
Degrady fails in his attempt to clinch.
Straken appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Straken throws a right and a left that Degrady avoids nicely.
Degrady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Degrady takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Straken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Degrady tries to clinch but Straken moves out of range.
As Degrady looks to move away, Straken throws a big counter combo but Degrady just gets out of the way.
Straken stalks Degrady and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Degrady's face. Degrady staggers backwards, shaken.
Straken looks to land a left hand but Degrady moved out of range nicely.
Straken cracks Degrady with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Degrady is trying hard to land a takedown here. Straken sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Straken moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Degrady avoids the body shot from Straken.
Straken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Degrady at a distance.
Degrady is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Straken throws a lazy right hand but Degrady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Straken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Degrady moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Straken throws a one two combo.
Straken lands the left hand.
Straken scores with a jab to the body.
Straken lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Straken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Straken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Degrady wants to clinch.
Straken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Degrady takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Straken misses with a few strikes there.
Degrady changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Degrady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Straken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Straken misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Straken feints a jab promting Degrady to slip. Straken then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Degrady slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Degrady takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Degrady avoids the body shot from Straken.
Straken cracks Degrady with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Degrady has managed to clinch.
Degrady keeps control of Straken as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Straken wants to get back to striking at distance but Degrady won't allow it.
Straken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Straken is trying to break free.
Straken gets underhooks to prevent Degrady's takedown attempt.

Degrady manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Straken throws the left hand but Degrady avoids the punch easily.
Straken lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Degrady at a distance.
Straken lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Degrady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alpha Straken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Degrady.
Degrady avoids a punch combination nicely.
Degrady tries to counter with a clinch but Straken shakes him off and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Straken looks to score with a jab to the body but Degrady is just out of range.
Degrady shoots in but no luck this time.
Straken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Straken misses with a two punch combination.
Tony Degrady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alpha Straken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Degrady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Straken.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alpha Straken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Straken, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpha Straken!