PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Von Kuschelbär (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Kuschelbär comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - Always. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Von Kuschelbär
vs
Stoker

183 cm
26
195 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

199 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Arcticus University: London

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Friedrich Von Kuschelbär!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edward Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker throws a body punch but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a right hand but Stoker moved out of range.
Von Kuschelbär blocks a head kick by Stoker.
Von Kuschelbär fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoker manages to avoid it.
Von Kuschelbär pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Kuschelbär dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Von Kuschelbär lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoker circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stoker.
Stoker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Kuschelbär.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Kuschelbär looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
A jab from Stoker misses.
Von Kuschelbär has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.
Von Kuschelbär pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Stoker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a body kick.
Stoker throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär takes a swing at Stoker's ribcage but misses.
Stoker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a leg kick. Stoker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stoker throws a chopping leg kick but Von Kuschelbär manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Von Kuschelbär is looking to wear down Stoker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Von Kuschelbär throws a leg kick
and Stoker counters with a thumping low kick.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body kick that misses
and Stoker counters with a stiff right hand.
Von Kuschelbär throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stoker lands with a shot to the body.
Von Kuschelbär throws a jab but it's blocked by Stoker.
Von Kuschelbär throws an off balance right hand
and Stoker counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Kuschelbär throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Stoker misses.
Stoker misses with a body shot
letting Von Kuschelbär counter with a right hand.
Von Kuschelbär avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Von Kuschelbär is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stoker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Von Kuschelbär does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Kuschelbär takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Von Kuschelbär takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stoker throws a hook to the side of Von Kuschelbär's head but Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Kuschelbär sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Kuschelbär looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a left hand
and Stoker counters with a stiff right hand.
Stoker takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Von Kuschelbär does it's job there.
A jab lands there for Von Kuschelbär.
Stoker throws a head kick but Von Kuschelbär moves out of range.
Von Kuschelbär fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Stoker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Kuschelbär drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stoker sprawls and moves away.
Stoker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stoker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Donk. Von Kuschelbär catches Stoker right on the button with a cross.
Von Kuschelbär swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Stoker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Von Kuschelbär misses the jab.
Von Kuschelbär throws a wild body kick that Stoker sees coming a mile off.
Stoker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Von Kuschelbär throws a big shot that misses.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stoker checks a leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoker manages to avoid it.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a good low kick that Stoker was not able to check.
Von Kuschelbär misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Von Kuschelbär comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Von Kuschelbär shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Von Kuschelbär not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Von Kuschelbär thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stoker's head.
Stoker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Von Kuschelbär scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Von Kuschelbär dominated that round.
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.

Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Kuschelbär. Stoker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stoker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Von Kuschelbär finds it's way round the side to connect with Stoker's head.
Von Kuschelbär moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Kuschelbär swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stoker checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Stoker.
Stoker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Von Kuschelbär throws a lazy uppercut
and Stoker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Von Kuschelbär tenderised Stoker's leg. Stoker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a right hand
and Stoker counters with an outside leg kick.
Von Kuschelbär thumps Stoker with a low kick.
Stoker punishes Von Kuschelbär's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoker throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker throws a solid leg kick but Von Kuschelbär takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stoker.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a kick to the body
and Stoker counters with a body kick.
Von Kuschelbär throws a body kick that misses
and Stoker counters with a right hand to the body.
Von Kuschelbär misses with an attempted mid kick.
Von Kuschelbär on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Kuschelbär avoids a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Stoker
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stoker thinking.
Stoker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stoker throws a leg kick but Von Kuschelbär checks it.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a wild body shot.
Stoker throws out a counter right but Von Kuschelbär avoids it with no problem.
Stoker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Von Kuschelbär dives in for a single leg takedown but Stoker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Kuschelbär is just out of range.
Stoker slips a straight right by Von Kuschelbär.
Von Kuschelbär moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Von Kuschelbär at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Kuschelbär. Stoker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoker throws a head kick that misses.
Von Kuschelbär fakes the leg kick and cracks Stoker in the body.
Stoker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Von Kuschelbärs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body punch from Stoker.
Stoker tries to land a front kick but Von Kuschelbär steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Von Kuschelbär is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stoker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stoker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Von Kuschelbär throws a series of punches but Stoker avoids them all with ease.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Von Kuschelbär.
Stoker cracks Von Kuschelbär with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Von Kuschelbär ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Stoker throws a hook but Von Kuschelbär avoids it easily.
Von Kuschelbär scores with a kick to the body.
A jab from Von Kuschelbär misses.
Stoker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stoker takes a swing at Von Kuschelbär's ribcage but misses.
Stoker misses with an uppercut
and Von Kuschelbär counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stoker's knee momentarily.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Von Kuschelbär.
Stoker tried to score with a low kick but Von Kuschelbär checks it.
Von Kuschelbär needs to keep his hands up - Stoker had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a lazy uppercut
letting Von Kuschelbär counter with a right hand.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Von Kuschelbär.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Von Kuschelbär lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stoker's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoker misses with a straight right.
Von Kuschelbär swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Von Kuschelbär feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stoker's calf.
Von Kuschelbär throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Kuschelbär throws a shot from downtown. Stoker moves away and avoids it.
Stoker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Von Kuschelbär lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Stoker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Von Kuschelbär here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stoker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Von Kuschelbär postures up in Stoker's guard and throws a big left but Stoker blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edward Stoker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!

Stoker misses with a hook. Von Kuschelbär ducked under it nicely.
Stoker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Von Kuschelbär doesn't seem bothered though.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Kuschelbär manages to avoid it.
Von Kuschelbär throws a big shot that misses.
Stoker lands a jab to the nose.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Kuschelbär fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stoker checks it well.
Stoker connects with a nice looking jab.
Stoker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stoker missing with a left hand there. Von Kuschelbär was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Kuschelbär does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Von Kuschelbär looks to land a body kick but Stoker moved away.
Von Kuschelbär keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär thows a leg kick but Stoker checks it
and Stoker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stoker works the jab nicely.
Von Kuschelbär ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stoker lands with a shot to the body.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Kuschelbär was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Stoker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Kuschelbär.
Stoker lands with a shot to the body.
Von Kuschelbär connects with an inside leg kick.
Stoker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stoker loads up on a big right hand but Von Kuschelbär slips the punch.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Kuschelbär connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stoker momentarily.
Von Kuschelbär tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Kuschelbär.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Kuschelbär keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoker.
Stoker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Von Kuschelbär missing with a left hand there. Stoker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Von Kuschelbär misses with the combination.
Von Kuschelbär lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Von Kuschelbär misses with a looping right.
Stoker throws out a counter right but Von Kuschelbär avoids it with no problem.
Von Kuschelbär works the jab nicely.
Von Kuschelbär just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker takes a swing at Von Kuschelbär's ribcage but misses.
Edward Stoker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoker checks the leg kick.
Stoker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.

Von Kuschelbär is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stoker's half guard.
Von Kuschelbär drops an elbow to the side of Stoker's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Von Kuschelbär.
Friedrich Von Kuschelbär overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Kuschelbär throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Von Kuschelbär throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Von Kuschelbär is just content to waste time from the top position. Stoker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Von Kuschelbär wants to pass the guard but Stoker is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Kuschelbär throws a strike but Stoker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Stoker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Kuschelbär is keeping the position for now.
Stoker won't allow Von Kuschelbär to sweep him here.
Von Kuschelbär looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stoker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Von Kuschelbär is looking for a sweep. Stoker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Stoker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stoker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Stoker!
Our winner, Edward Stoker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.