PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elio Mohorovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stringer has chosen The Loner as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mohorovic
vs
Stringer

182 cm
23
201 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

181 cm
25
185 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elio Mohorovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Stringer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Stringer.
Stringer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stringer throws a right and a left that Mohorovic avoids nicely.
Mohorovic swinging wildly here.
Mohorovic misses with a straight right.
Stringer wants to clinch up but Mohorovic keeps it at a distance.
Stringer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mohorovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stringer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stringer misses with a combination
letting Mohorovic counter with a right hand.
Stringer misses with an uppercut. Mohorovic saw that one coming.
Stringer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mohorovic drops his hands momentarily and Stringer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohorovic throws a hook but Stringer avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Mohorovic.
A shot to the liver by Stringer. Beautiful body shot.
Mohorovic avoids the body shot from Stringer.
Avon Stringer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mohorovic shoots for a takedown but Stringer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stringer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mohorovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stringer slips a jab from Mohorovic.
Mohorovic throws a series of punches but Stringer moves out of range.
Mohorovic loads up on a big right hand but Stringer slips the punch.
Stringer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mohorovic is breathing heavily.
Stringer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stringer lunges at Mohorovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mohorovic's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic misses with a jab to the body
and Stringer counters with a thumping low kick.
Mohorovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stringer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stringer throws a leg kick which misses Mohorovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Mohorovic tries to avoid it.
A jab from Mohorovic misses.
Stringer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mohorovic throws out the jab.
Mohorovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mohorovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stringer. Stringer obviously looking to wear him down.
Stringer digs a good body shot into Mohorovic's ribs.
Avon Stringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nice combo by Stringer! Oh, that's hurt him - Mohorovic falls to the canvas and Stringer follows him into side control.

Mohorovic is rocked!

It looks like Elio Mohorovic has been cut.
Mohorovic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Oh Mohorovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stringer controlling from mount.
Mohorovic seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Stringer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mohorovic tries to lock up and control but Stringer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stringer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mohorovic is looking to escape.
Stringer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mohorovic kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mohorovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mohorovic tries to hold on but Stringer pushes him away.
Mohorovic is working to get back to half guard.
Mohorovic wants to hold on but Stringer pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stringer tries to control but Mohorovic wriggling away.
Stringer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avon Stringer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elio Mohorovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good leg kick by Stringer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stringer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mohorovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mohorovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mohorovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stringer looks to land a right hand but Mohorovic moved out of range.
Stringer lands a head shot.
Stringer takes a swing at Mohorovic's ribcage but misses.
Stringer misses with a wild combination.
Stringer stuns Mohorovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohorovic throws a lazy right hand but Stringer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stringer thows a body shot but no joy.
Stringer cracks Mohorovic with a good jab.
Mohorovic thuds a left hand into Stringer's body.
Stringer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mohorovic is just out of range.
Stringer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mohorovic at a distance.
Mohorovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stringer.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mohorovic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stringer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stringer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stringer digs a good hook to Mohorovic's body.
Mohorovic ducks right into an uppercut from Stringer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stringer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Stringer throws a hook to the side of Mohorovic's head but Mohorovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stringer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stringer looks to land a left hand but Mohorovic moved out of range nicely.
Stringer misses with the combination.
Stringer dodges the punch combination from Mohorovic.
Stringer throws a hook to the side of Mohorovic's head but Mohorovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stringer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stringer feints and then cracks Mohorovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mohorovic down.
Avon Stringer seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer just misses with a punch to the body.
Stringer fails to land with a series of punches.
Mohorovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stringer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stringer scores with a body shot.
Mohorovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stringer can pounce on him.
Stringer 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.
Stringer lands a jab to Mohorovic's midsection.
Stringer throws a nice looking combination but Mohorovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stringer looks to land a combination but Mohorovic avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Stringer.
Stringer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mohorovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stringer counters with a one-two to the body.
Stringer misses with a series of wild punches.
Stringer misses with a body shot.
Stringer is looking to clinch but Mohorovic is avoiding it.
Mohorovic misses with a jab to the body
and Stringer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stringer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mohorovic's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stringer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mohorovic's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stringer tries to bum rush Mohorovic with a series of wild strikes but Mohorovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stringer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mohorovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stringer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avon Stringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elio Mohorovic's cut.
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!

Stringer throws a nice looking combination but Mohorovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stringer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mohorovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stringer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stringer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stringer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mohorovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Avon Stringer has been cut.
Mohorovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stringer tries to clinch but Mohorovic moves away
letting Mohorovic counter with a right hand.
Stringer connects with a right hand. Mohorovic shakes it off.
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stringer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mohorovic looks to land a right hand but Stringer moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohorovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Stringer looks to land a combination. Mohorovic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stringer is looking to slow Mohorovic down with leg kicks.
Stringer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stringer misses with a looping left.
Stringer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mohorovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mohorovic walks into a left hand.
Stringer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mohorovic misses with a body shot
and Stringer counters with a series of strikes. Mohorovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohorovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Stringer.
Mohorovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Elio Mohorovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer throws and low kick but Mohorovic moves out of range easily.
Stringer thuds a left hand into Mohorovic's body.
Stringer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stringer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stringer misses with an uppercut.
Stringer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mohorovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Mohorovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mohorovic dodges the punch combination from Stringer.
Good exchange - Stringer coming out on top.
Stringer works Mohorovic's body with a nice hook.
Mohorovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic misses with an uppercut. Stringer saw that one coming.
Mohorovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Stringer tries to clinch but Mohorovic moves away
and Mohorovic counters with a series of strikes. Stringer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stringer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mohorovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mohorovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stringer.
Stringer misses with a few strikes there.
Stringer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mohorovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stringer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mohorovic.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stringer, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Stringer.
Stringer misses with a few strikes there.
Mohorovic checks a leg kick.
Stringer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stringer duly obliges.
Mohorovic misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Mohorovic misses its intended target.
Stringer misses the shot to the body.
Mohorovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stringer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stringer lands a head shot.
Stringer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mohorovic manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Avon Stringer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stringer 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avon Stringer!