PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stoker (ranked 121 p4p, 22 weight class) and Chins Gone (ranked 589 p4p, 80 weight class). Stoker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Let There Be Rock by AC/DC. Edward Stoker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stoker
vs
Gone

199 cm
34
196 lbs
30 - 15 - 1

183 cm
36
202 lbs
29 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chins Gone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Stoker.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gone.
Stoker catches Gone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gone misses with an uppercut.
Stoker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Gone.
Gone has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Stoker throws a leg kick but Gone checks it.
Nice shot by Stoker.
Gone missing with a left hand there. Stoker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Gone misses its intended target.
Stoker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gone's sensitive parts.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stoker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gone.
Stoker scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stoker misses.
A big left from Gone misses.
Stoker loads up on a big right hand but Gone slips the punch.
Stoker throws out a loose jab but Gone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gone looks to throw the jab but Stoker is out of range.
Gone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stoker at a distance.
Gone cracks Stoker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stoker 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.
Stoker blocks a leg kick.
Gone misses with a hook. Stoker ducked under it nicely.
Gone throws a hook but Stoker avoids it easily.
Gone walks into a jab.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stoker lands a nice shot to the body.
Stoker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gone misses with a straight left.
Stoker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gone's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker 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.
A swing and a miss from Gone.
Stoker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gone misses with a body shot.
Stoker lands a head shot.
Gone walks into a stiff left hand from Stoker.
Stoker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stoker on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Gone.
Stoker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker tries to bum rush Gone with a series of wild strikes but Gone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Gone closes the distance and clinches.
Stoker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoker blocks an uppercut.
Gone blocks a body shot from Stoker.
Stoker tries to throw a body punch but Gone avoids it by throwing Stoker back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gone pushes Stoker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Stoker.
Gone has a couple of punches blocked by Stoker.
Stoker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stoker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Stoker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Gone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stoker scores with a nice right hand.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
Gone misses with a leg kick.
Stoker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gone.
A jab from Stoker misses.
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stoker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gone misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Gone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stoker.
Stoker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stoker thinking.
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gone was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Stoker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gone.
Stoker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gone.
Stoker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gone throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Gone throws a sloppy head kick and Stoker moves out of range easily.
Stoker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Gone. That snapped Stoker's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Stoker misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gone ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Stoker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stoker.
Gone moves out of range of the leg kick from Stoker.
Gone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Stoker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gone misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Stoker misses its target.
Stoker thuds his right hand into Gone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stoker misses with a shot to the body
and Gone counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gone misses the target.
It looked like Stoker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Stoker.
Stoker throws a front kick aimed at Gone's knee but Gone avoids it well.
Gone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stoker throwing a counter right hand but Gone manages to avoid it.
Gone cracks Stoker with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Gone misses.
Stoker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gone is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stoker tries to land a leg kick but Gone saw it coming and moves away.
Stoker takes a swing at Gone's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker throws a hook to the side of Gone's head but Gone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gone connects with a leg kick. Stoker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stoker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stoker is out of range and Gone settles back down.
Gone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Gone throws an overhand right that lands on Stoker's shoulder, as Stoker tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Stoker misses.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Gone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stoker moves out of range as Gone strikes.
Stoker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gone just manages to avoid it.
Gone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoker.
Stoker wants to clinch.
A jab from Gone misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoker. Gone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Stoker.
Stoker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stoker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker scores with a body shot.
Gone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stoker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stoker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gone scrambles back to his feet.
Stoker punishes Gone's body with a nice straight punch.
Stoker tries to clinch there but Gone circles away.
Gone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stoker defends it well.
Gone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stoker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stoker.
Gone throws a leg kick but Stoker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stoker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stoker works over Gone's head and body with a nice combination.
Edward Stoker is winning the standup battle so far.
Gone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gone only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Stoker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stoker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gone scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stoker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gone with a nice cross.
Gone misses with a wild body shot.
Stoker lands a slapping body shot.
Stoker scores with a jab to the head.
Stoker moves out of range as Gone strikes.
Stoker staying out of range there.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gone gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stoker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gone ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Stoker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gone in his tracks.
Gone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Gone misses its intended target.
Gone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stoker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Gone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stoker checks it well.
Stoker punishes Gone's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Gone.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Gone.
Gone scores with a nice right hand.
Gone moves forwards but Stoker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stoker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stoker.
Stoker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Gone ducks down to avoid it.
Gone tries to clinch but Stoker is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker throws a lazy uppercut
and Gone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stoker.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Gone.
Gone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Stoker dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Gone staying out of range there.
Gone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stoker misses with a hook. Gone ducked under it nicely.
Stoker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gone missing with a left hand there. Stoker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gone scoring well with a low kick there.
Gone misses with a straight left.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. Gone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gone throws a hook but Stoker blocks it.
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stoker connects with a body shot that sends Gone's belly button to the back.
Nice shot lands for Gone.
Gone misses with a low kick.
Stoker scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker clobbers Gone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Gone.
Stoker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gone can do to turn this around?
Stoker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gone. That did some damage!
Stoker scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker throws a low kick, looking for Gone's leg but Gone calmly moves out of range.
Stoker cracks Gone with a good jab.

Stoker closes the distance and pushes Gone back into the cage.
Gone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gone tries a body shot but Stoker blocks it.
Gone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Gone lands.
Stoker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stoker lands a nice looking body shot.
Stoker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stoker slips a straight right by Gone.
Gone throws a low kick but Stoker avoids it.
Gone ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Stoker throws a lazy right hand but Gone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoker stuns Gone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Gone.
Gone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stoker.
Gone connects with an inside leg kick.
Stoker stuns Gone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stoker misses with the combination.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gone was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Stoker cracks Gone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Stoker closes the distance and clinches.
Stoker tries a body shot but Gone blocks it.
Stoker lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoker.
Stoker struggles to land a body shot inside as Gone controls his hands.

Gone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Gone misses its intended target.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gone misses the shot to the body.
Gone misses with a head kick.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chins Gone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stoker misses the jab.
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoker scores with a leg kick.
Stoker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Gone.
Stoker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gone checks a leg kick.
Gone misses with a double jab.
Stoker throws a hook but Gone avoids it easily.
Gone scores with a jab to the body.
Gone misses with a looping left.
Stoker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stoker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gone 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gone tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Gone finds it's way through Stoker's defenses.
Stoker moves out of range as Gone strikes.
Stoker blocks a head kick by Gone.
Gone walks into a left hand.
Stoker throws a low kick but Gone avoids it.
Stoker backing away here, and Gone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stoker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gone.
Stoker thuds a left hand into Gone's body.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stoker slips under a jab from Gone.
Gone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stoker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gone moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Gone coming out on top.
Stoker tests Gone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gone misses with a lunging right hand
letting Stoker counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Stoker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stoker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Stoker!
After winning the bout, Edward Stoker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.