PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Sen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroker comes to the cage accompanied by Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me. Sen has chosen Let It Rock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Stroker
vs
Sen

188 cm
28
217 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

194 cm
29
217 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Resistance
Resistance

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Sen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sen throws a right hand that Stroker ducks under and follows up with a left that Stroker also avoids with ease.
Stroker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stroker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stroker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stroker takes one to the chin there.
Sen stuns Stroker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sen lands a right hook to the body.
Stroker takes a swing at Sen's ribcage but misses.
Sen walks into a jab.
Stroker connects with a right hand. Sen shakes it off.
Sen throws the left hand but Stroker avoids the punch easily.
Sen misses the body punch
and Stroker counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroker avoids the body shot from Sen.
Sen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stroker feints and then cracks Sen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sen down.
Stroker scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sen misses with an uppercut.

Stroker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stroker tries to land knees in the clinch but Sen avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Stroker.
Stroker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stroker is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Sen.
Stroker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Stroker jumps into guard, dragging Sen to the mat.

Stroker has his foot on Sen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sen works his way back into a safe position though.

Stroker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sen is aware though and is defending well.

Stroker has his foot on Sen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sen works his way back into a safe position though.
Stroker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stroker has a closed guard, preventing Sen from standing up.
Sen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stroker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sen is one step ahead there.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jin Sen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sen throws out a powerful jab.
Stroker throws a sloppy body shot
and Sen counters with a nice body shot.
Stroker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sen is just out of range.
Stroker walks into a stiff left hand from Sen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen looks to land a combination but Stroker avoids it well.
Sen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stroker circles away quickly and effectively.
Sen misses with a head kick.
Sen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stroker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Sen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bob Stroker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroker throws a lazy body kick
and Sen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sen throws a looping overhand right but Stroker ducks down to avoid it.
Stroker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sen takes a swing at Stroker's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Sen misses
and Stroker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stroker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sen really felt that one!
Stroker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Sen there.
Stroker is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stroker throws a sloppy head kick
and Sen counters with a straight right hand.
Stroker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sen to score with a decent uppercut.
Sen throws a body punch but Stroker moves out of range.
Stroker misses with a leg kick
and Sen counters with an outside leg kick.
Sen thumps Stroker with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroker misses with a low kick as Sen jumps back.
Stroker blocks the body kick.
Sen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroker.
A head kick by Stroker misses
and Sen counters with a three punch combo that has Stroker backing up. Stroker nods at Sen to acknowledge the strikes.
Stroker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Stroker is predictable there
and Sen counters with a left to the body.
Stroker tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sen catches Stroker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sen misses with a hook to the body
and Stroker counters with a head kick.
A low kick from Stroker misses
and Stroker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stroker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sen.
Stroker needs to keep his hands up - Sen had a free shot at his head there.
Sen gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Stroker moves into the clinch.
Sen taking a breather.
Stroker takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Bob Stroker has been cut.
Stroker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stroker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stroker as Sen tries to tie him up.
Stroker content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stroker landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Sen.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stroker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sen smiles and moves away.
Stroker thows a leg kick but Sen checks it
and Sen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stroker throws a lazy right hand but Sen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sen thuds a left hand into Stroker's body.
Sen delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stroker throws a lazy uppercut
and Stroker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sen is looking to slow Stroker down with leg kicks.
Good shot there by Sen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sen scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stroker checks a leg kick.
Sen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stroker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stroker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jin Sen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stroker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stroker misses with an uppercut. Sen saw that one coming.
Sen blocks the body kick.
Sen scores with a shot to the body.
Stroker dodges the punch combination from Sen.
Stroker tries to clinch there but Sen circles away.
Sen catches Stroker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sen lands with a nice body punch.
Stroker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen scores with a spinning back kick!
Sen dips to his left and cracks Stroker with an uppercut!
Sen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stroker on the side of the head.
Sen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sen.
Sen lands with a kick to the temple. Stroker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice leg kick lands there from Sen.
Sen looks to throw the jab but Stroker is out of range.
Stroker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sen lands a slapping body shot.
Sen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sen blocks the body kick.
Sen throws out a leg kick but Stroker moves out of range and Sen only half commits.
Stroker misses with a leg kick
and Sen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sen with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stroker circles away quickly and effectively.
Sen tries a head kick but it misses.
Sen takes a swing at Stroker's ribcage but misses.
Sen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sen jabs at Stroker's body.
Some wild striking there from Sen.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stroker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sen - the referee stops the clock and Stroker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sen. Stroker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sen scores with a nice strike.
Sen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stroker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stroker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Bob Stroker's cut is getting worse.
Sen scoring well with a low kick there.
Stroker misses with the body kick
and Sen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Sen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
That's time! Stroker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stroker.
Stroker is looking to chop away at Sen's legs.
Stroker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Stroker is predictable there
and Sen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stroker misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Sen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good leg kick by Sen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stroker throws a leg kick
and Sen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sen tries a head kick but it misses.
Sen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stroker in his tracks.
Stroker throws a leg kick
and Sen counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stroker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stroker in his tracks.
Sen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroker was well out of range. Poor timing from Sen.
Sen thows a leg kick but Stroker checks it
and Stroker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sen's knee momentarily.
Sen scores with a body shot.
Sen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sen lands a jab to the nose.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses
and Sen counters with a one-two to the body.
Sen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stroker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stroker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sen. Sen obviously looking to wear him down.
Stroker walks into a stiff left hand from Sen.
Sen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sen. That snapped Stroker's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroker misses with a right hand
and Sen counters with a nice uppercut.
Stroker misses with a double jab
and Sen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob Stroker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stroker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sen scores with a punch to the head.
Sen lands with a nice combination. Stroker backs away looking to recover.
Sen lands a jab to Stroker's midsection.
Sen tests Stroker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sen jabs at Stroker's body.
Sen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strokers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sen.
Nice uppercut lands for Sen. That snapped Stroker's head back.
Sen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stroker circles away quickly and effectively.
Sen scores with a jab to the body.
Sen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Bob Stroker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sen swinging wildly here.
Sen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stroker at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen cracks Stroker with an open hand slap.
Sen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sen misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sen avoids the body shot from Stroker.
Stroker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sen takes a swing at Stroker's ribcage but misses.
Sen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stroker slips a jab and a cross from Sen.
Sen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stroker in his tracks.
Sen misses with a body kick.
Sen lands a jab to Stroker's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sen connects with a body shot that sends Stroker's belly button to the back.
A low kick from Stroker is predictable there
and Sen counters with an inside leg kick.
Sen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab by Sen.
Sen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stroker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sen throws a front kick that sends Stroker stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sen scores with a jab.
Sen connects with a right hand. Stroker shakes it off.
Stroker throws a sloppy body shot
and Sen counters with an inside leg kick.
Sen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sen clobbers Stroker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A good leg kick by Sen.
Stroker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Sen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Jin Sen!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Jin Sen!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jin Sen!

Jin Sen wins by unanimous decision!