PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Loc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stryker
vs
Loc

185 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Stryker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, King Loc!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loc punishes Stryker's body with a nice straight punch.
Loc looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Stryker gets the takedown into side control.
Stryker scoring with punches from side control.

Stryker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Loc is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stryker is controlling him well.
Loc takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Stryker's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stryker lands a few punches from side control.
Stryker working the body and head with strikes.
Stryker cracks Loc with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Loc takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stryker lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stryker working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker working the head and body with strikes.
Loc on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stryker working the head with strikes.
Stryker scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stryker working the body and head with strikes.
Loc is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stryker is working Loc over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stryker working the ground and pound from side control.
Stryker working the body and head with strikes.
Stryker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stryker scoring with punches from side control.
Stryker cracks Loc with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stryker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stryker lands a nice forearm strike.
Stryker looks up at the clock and then as Loc takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stryker smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loc takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stryker remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Stryker lands a nice forearm strike.
Loc is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stryker is controlling him well.
Loc is not content to let Stryker control the position.
Stryker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Loc is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stryker connects with a decent elbow.
Stryker cracks Loc with a big elbow.
Stryker landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loc on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stryker scoring with punches from side control.
Stryker grinds an elbow into Loc's temple.
Stryker landing a few strikes.
Stryker cracks Loc with a big elbow.
Loc on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stryker lands a decent elbow from side control.
Loc takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Loc takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Stryker is working to tighten is grip on Loc's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Loc has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Stryker is really squeezing tight and eventually Loc passes out! Stryker breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sam Stryker!