PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stone (ranked 127 p4p, 287 weight class) and Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 18 p4p, 45 weight class). Strauss is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Root Of All Evil. 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.

Stone
vs
Strauss

185 cm
38
177
39 - 18 - 2

174 cm
35
170
25 - 7 - 0

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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 39 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stone momentarily.
Stone moves out of range as Strauss strikes.
Strauss wants to clinch
and Strauss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been informed that Strauss has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A lazy left from Strauss finds it's target.
Strauss misses with the combination.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone throws a good cross that connects.
Strauss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Strauss misses with a leg kick
and Stone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strauss throws an off balance right hand
and Stone counters with a solid body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Strauss - just one landing.
Strauss misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Stone misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss tries to land a body kick
and Strauss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Stone gets tackled into the cage by Strauss. Strauss maintains the clinch.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss tries to throw a body punch but Stone avoids it by throwing Strauss back against the cage.
Strauss scores with a shoulder strike.

Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strauss lands a jab-cross combination.
Strauss wants to clinch but Stone slips to the side
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strauss thinking.
Strauss cracks Stone with a good jab.
Stone has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strauss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strauss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strauss throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a nice uppercut.
Strauss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Strauss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strauss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strauss throws a lazy uppercut
and Stone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strauss lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
Strauss connects with an inside leg kick.

Strauss drives through and clinches with Stone against the cage.

Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Stone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strauss.
Strauss misses with a straight left.
Stone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strauss misses with a straight right.
Stone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Strauss is looking to score with low kicks.
Strauss jabs at Stone's body.
Strauss wants to clinch.
It looked like Stone was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stone lands a head shot.
Strauss throws a low kick but Stone moves out of range easily.
Stone throwing a counter right hand but Strauss manages to avoid it.
Strauss throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Strauss is looking to clinch.
Strauss connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss scores with a jab. Stone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Strauss clobbers Stone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strauss misses with a body shot
and Stone counters with a stiff right hand.
Strauss misses with a right hand
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stone on the side of the head.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Strauss moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Strauss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strauss throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strauss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strauss throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Stone throwing a counter right hand but Strauss manages to avoid it.
Strauss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Strauss tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilhelm Strauss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Strauss looks to throw the jab but Stone is out of range.
Strauss throws an off balance right hand
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Strauss swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strauss swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Strauss gets a clinch.
Stone is trying to push Strauss away but Strauss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strauss is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Strauss swinging wildly here.
Stone throwing a counter right hand but Strauss manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss slips a jab from Stone.

Strauss drives through and clinches with Stone against the cage.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Strauss has him pressed against the cage.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Stone breaks from the clinch.
Strauss lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stone connects with a crisp jab.
Strauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strauss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stone is out of range and Strauss settles back down.
Strauss misses with a body shot
and Stone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stone moves away from the strike by Strauss.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Strauss is predictable there
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Strauss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strauss.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Strauss scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Strauss throws a right hand that misses
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Strauss misses with a looping right.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strauss swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Strauss throws a body punch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone moves away from the strike by Strauss.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strauss.
Strauss lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stone at a distance.
Strauss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Strauss tenderised Stone's leg. Stone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Strauss misses with a right hand
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
A jab from Stone misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strauss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Strauss rushes Stone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Stone blocking some punches.
Stone blocks an uppercut.

Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strauss cracks Stone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strauss throws a lazy right hand but Stone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Strauss moved out of range.
Stone looks to land a left hand but Strauss moved out of range nicely.
Strauss fails to land with a series of punches.
Stone slips under a jab.
Strauss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Strauss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss's corner calls for a 1-2. Strauss obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy left from Strauss finds it's target.
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!
Strauss throws a right and a left that Stone avoids nicely.
Strauss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from Strauss.
Strauss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stone throws a shot from downtown. Strauss moves away and avoids it.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone half committed to a counter leg kick.
Strauss connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strauss misses with a kick to the body
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Strauss misses.
And Stone counters with a quick kick to the body but Strauss blocks it.
Strauss misses with an uppercut
and Stone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by Stone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stone.
Good work by Stone as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilhelm Strauss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Strauss scoring well with a low kick there.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strauss manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

Strauss moves into range and clinches up with Stone.
Strauss scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strauss.

Stone breaks the clinch.
Strauss connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stone's hands.
Strauss misses with an uppercut.
Strauss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strauss throws a hook but Stone blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Strauss throws an overhand right that lands on Stone's shoulder, as Stone tries to avoid the shot.
Strauss misses with a looping right.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Strauss.
Strauss swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Strauss misses with a body shot.
Stone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strauss.
It looked like Stone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Strauss.
Strauss walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strauss jabs Stone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strauss misses with a looping left.
Strauss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strauss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strauss.
Strauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Strauss displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strauss swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Stone misses the target.

Strauss clinches up against the cage.
Strauss lands with a light punch inside.
Strauss blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone scores with a punch to the head.
Stone moves forwards but Strauss connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone sets himself, and Strauss steps forward looking for the clinch! Stone avoids it this time.
Strauss bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strauss.
Stone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Strauss lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Strauss digs a good body shot into Stone's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Strauss as he connects with a hook.
Strauss thuds his right hand into Stone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strauss connects with a right hand. Stone shakes it off.
Strauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Strauss.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Strauss.
Good shot there by Strauss.
Strauss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strauss throws a sloppy body shot
and Stone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Strauss. 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!
Strauss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Strauss moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strauss.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strauss tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone thinks about countering with a body kick.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone moves out of range as Strauss strikes.
Stone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Strauss misses.
Strauss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilhelm Strauss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strauss 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

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