PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Stucco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stucco comes to the cage accompanied by Epic. This should be fireworks!

Stucco
vs
Strong

182 cm
21
169 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trey Stucco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Strong!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Stucco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strong lands a jab to Stucco's midsection.
Strong tries to bum rush Stucco with a series of wild strikes but Stucco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stucco misses the shot to the body.
Strong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stucco.
Strong throws a right and a left that Stucco avoids nicely.
Strong throws a shot from downtown. Stucco moves away and avoids it.
Stucco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stucco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strong to score with a decent uppercut.
Strong looks to land a combination but Stucco avoids it well.
Strong misses with a body shot.
Stucco throws a big shot that misses.
Strong scores with a sloppy right hand. Stucco should have avoided that one.
Stucco misses with a looping right.
Stucco missing with a left hand there. Strong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strong swings for the body but Stucco moves out of range.
Strong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stucco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stucco is breathing heavily.
Strong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stucco counters with a right hand to the body.
Strong misses with a two punch combination.
Stucco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strong cracks Stucco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Stucco.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Stucco.
Strong misses with a wild combination.
Strong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stucco rather than just go for the knockout.
Strong misses with a double jab.
Strong connects with a body shot.
Strong fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stucco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stucco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strong lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong moves out of range as Stucco strikes.
Strong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stucco.
Stucco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trey Stucco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strong looks to land a combination. Stucco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stucco takes one to the chin there.
Donk. Strong catches Stucco right on the button with a cross.

Stucco is rocked!
Strong looks to land a combination. Stucco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oh Stucco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strong tries to bum rush Stucco with a series of wild strikes but Stucco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stucco seems to have got his legs back now.
A punch combination from Strong misses.
Strong lands with a nice body punch.
Strong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stucco misses with a double jab
and Strong counters with a two punch combo.
Strong throws a body punch but Stucco moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Strong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong scores with a jab. Stucco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Strong throws a series of punches but Stucco moves out of range.
Strong thows a body shot but no joy.
Stucco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stucco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Strong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strong thuds a left hand into Stucco's body.
Strong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stucco's head.
Stucco missing with a left hand there. Strong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stucco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strong connects with a body shot.
Stucco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stucco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Strong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stucco thinking.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stucco manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Stucco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stucco throws the left hand but Strong avoids the punch easily.
Strong fails to land with a series of punches.
Strong moves out of range of the strikes.
Stucco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Strong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strong misses with a wild combination.
Strong throws a combination that misses
and Stucco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stucco scores with a jab to the body.
Stucco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strong counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stucco takes one on the button.
Strong cracks Stucco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stucco. Stucco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stucco tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Strong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stucco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Strong counters with a straight right hand.
Stucco connects with a right hand. Strong shakes it off.
Strong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strong lands with an overhand left.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stucco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Strong throws a series of strikes that have Stucco backpedaling.
Strong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stucco circles away quickly and effectively.
Stucco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strong lands the left hand.
Stucco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strong scores with the left hand. Stucco knows he should have avoided that one.
Strong jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Strong punishes Stucco's body with a nice straight punch.
Strong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong throws a right and a left that Stucco avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Strong misses.
A big left from Stucco misses.
Strong throws a series of punches but Stucco moves out of range.
Strong lands a nice hook to Stucco's body. Stucco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Strong thuds a left hand into Stucco's body.
Strong scores with the left hand. Stucco knows he should have avoided that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Strong scores with a four punch combination!
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Stucco is just out of range.
Stucco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strong was well out of range. Poor timing from Stucco.
Strong lands with a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Strong.
Stucco looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strong misses with the combination.
Stucco keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Strong.
Stucco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strong misses with a hook to the body
and Stucco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stucco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Strong looks to score with a jab to the body but Stucco is just out of range.
Stucco catches Strong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Strong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stucco doesn't seem bothered though.
Stucco thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Strong does no damage.
Strong misses with a hook to the body
and Stucco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliver Strong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stucco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stucco cracks Strong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stucco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stucco thuds his right hand into Strong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stucco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strong throws a shot to the body.
Strong scores with a jab to the head.
Strong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Strong misses the target.
Stucco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stucco thinking.
Nice shot by Stucco.
Strong lands a slapping body shot.
Strong lands with a hook. Stucco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strong throws a right hand that Stucco ducks under and follows up with a left that Stucco also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Stucco misses the target.
Strong misses with a two punch combination.
Strong slips a jab from Stucco.
Strong misses with a hook. Stucco ducked under it nicely.
Stucco looks to land a left hand but Strong moved out of range nicely.
Stucco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Stucco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Strong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stucco was well out of range. Poor timing from Strong.
Stucco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Stucco throws a combination. Strong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Strong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Stucco misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stucco takes one on the button.
Strong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stucco backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Strong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stucco misses with a few strikes there.
Strong lands a glancing blow to the side of Stucco's head.
Stucco avoids the body shot from Strong.
A jab from Stucco misses.
Strong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stucco.
Stucco misses with a series of wild punches.
Strong cracks Stucco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strong stalks Stucco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stucco's face. Stucco staggers backwards, shaken.
Strong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Strong is working the combinations to good effect here.
A left and a right from Strong both land. Nice combination.
Strong blocks a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strong takes a swing at Stucco's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Strong.
Stucco misses with an uppercut. Strong saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong takes a swing at Stucco's ribcage but misses.
Strong blocks a jab.
A combination from Strong does no damage.
Stucco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stucco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strong throws a nice looking combination but Stucco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stucco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strong misses with an uppercut.
Oliver Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stucco.
Strong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stucco misses with an uppercut. Strong saw that one coming.
A combination from Strong does no damage.
Strong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stucco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strong counters with a nice uppercut.
Stucco is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Strong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stucco misses with a combination
and Strong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Strong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stucco.
Strong staying out of range there.
Strong misses with a double jab
and Stucco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stucco jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Strong fails to land with a series of punches.
Stucco swings for the body but Strong moves out of range.
Strong scores with a one two! Stucco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stucco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strong throws a series of strikes that have Stucco backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a right hand that Stucco ducks under and follows up with a left that Stucco also avoids with ease.
A combination from Strong does no damage.
Stucco connects with a jab.
Strong defending well as Stucco loads up on a big left hand.
Strong misses with a looping left.
Strong misses with a double jab
and Stucco counters with a nice uppercut.
Stucco throws an overhand right that lands on Strong's shoulder, as Strong tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stucco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stucco throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
Strong tries to bum rush Stucco with a series of wild strikes but Stucco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong throws a right hand that Stucco ducks under and follows up with a left that Stucco also avoids with ease.
Trey Stucco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver Strong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Decent striking displayed by Stucco there.
Stucco throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stucco walks into a straight right hand from Strong.
Stucco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strong lands with a shot to the body.
Strong cracks Stucco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stucco needs to keep his hands up - Strong had a free shot at his head there.
Strong with a jab.
A cross from Strong lands.
Strong misses with the combination.
Strong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stucco.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strong throws a series of punches but Stucco moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stucco might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Strong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Strong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Strong closes the distance and lands a one-two.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strong 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Strong!