PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Dirtnock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Stram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dirtnock
vs
Stram

180 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

185 cm
20
168 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition
BioPharm Nutrition

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 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sterling Dirtnock !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Stram!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirtnock lands with a nice body kick.
Stram fails with the takedown
and Dirtnock counters with a leg kick.
Stram fails with the takedown
and Dirtnock counters with a big head kick but Stram shrugs it off.
Stram gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sterling Dirtnock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Stram.

Dirtnock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stram works his way to full guard. Good work.

Stram is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Dirtnock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dirtnock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stram on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stram throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dirtnock escapes and throws Stram's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stram looking for a sweep but Dirtnock has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Stram wants to hold on but Dirtnock pushes him away.

Dirtnock stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Dirtnock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stram quickly recovers to half guard.
Dirtnock is pressing down on Stram's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stram is holding on for now.

Stram looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirtnock trying to mount his opponent but Stram defends it.
Dirtnock is thwarting Stram's attempts to control the position.
Dirtnock tries to stand and escape but Stram is controlling the position.
Dirtnock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Dirtnock moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Stram.
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!
You can see the frustration on Stram's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirtnock controlling the position from side mount.
Stram regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stram wants to control but Dirtnock is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Stram looking for submissions off his back.
Dirtnock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stram wants to control but Dirtnock is keeping busy.
Dirtnock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dirtnock wants to stand but Stram has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dirtnock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stram trying to control but Dirtnock postures up.
Dirtnock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sterling Dirtnock .
Stram misses with a takedown

and Dirtnock moves into the clinch.
Stram looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Dirtnock dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dirtnock scores with a spinning back kick!
Stram with a poor takedown

and Dirtnock counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stram!
Stram is desperately trying to improve his position but Dirtnock has a good base and remains in mount.
Dirtnock looking to control and managing it successfully.

Dirtnock looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dirtnock forces the positional change into back control.
Dirtnock controlling from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirtnock avoiding Stram 's attempts to control his hands.
Stram rolls, trying to escape but Dirtnock keeps control of the position.
Dirtnock is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Stram can't escape the position.
Stram rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stram tries to roll over but Dirtnock keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stram gets full guard.
Dirtnock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Stram looking for a guillotine here but Dirtnock defends easily.

Stram working for submissions but it's allowed Dirtnock to get to half guard.
Stram tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Stram looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stram looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stram has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dirtnock is working away from the top position though.
Dirtnock wants to stand but Stram has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dirtnock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dirtnock 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stram is looking for a sweep. Dirtnock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stram is trying to control but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Dirtnock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stram quickly recovers to half guard.

Stram looking for submissions off his back.
Stram wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stram trying to control from the bottom.
Dirtnock tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stram controls his leg.
Dirtnock prevents Stram from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Dirtnock dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Stram misses with a takedown
and Dirtnock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stram's knee momentarily.
Stram with a poor takedown
and Dirtnock counters with an inside leg kick.
Dirtnock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Dirtnock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dirtnock breaks the clinch.
Stram misses with a takedown
and Dirtnock counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stram is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sterling Dirtnock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Stram.
Stram shoots and misses
and Dirtnock counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stram is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Dirtnock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dirtnock has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stram uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stram with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dirtnock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sterling Dirtnock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stram stops Dirtnock from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirtnock is pulling down on Stram's head. It's preventing any offense from Stram, at least for the moment.

Stram drops back looking for a leg! Dirtnock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dirtnock manages to kick Stram off! Stram jumps back into Dirtnock 's guard.
Dirtnock wants to stand up but Stram is controlling him.

Stram drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stram jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stram looking to pass the guard.
Dirtnock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dirtnock tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirtnock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stram throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dirtnock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stram pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dirtnock is keeping the position for now.
Dirtnock is pulling down on Stram's head. It's preventing any offense from Stram, at least for the moment.

Dirtnock pushes Stram off and gets back to his feet.
Stram with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dirtnock counters with a solid body kick.
Stram fails with the takedown
and Dirtnock counters with a nice leg kick.
Stram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirtnock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Dirtnock throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stram tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dirtnock is in Stram's guard.
Dirtnock stands up over Stram, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dirtnock wanted to stand there but Stram had control of the position.

Stram is looking for a triangle but Dirtnock pushes his legs off easily.

Stram looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dirtnock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stram's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stram is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dirtnock pulls his head out easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dirtnock controlling the pace.
Dirtnock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stram wants to get back to full guard.
Dirtnock has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Stram works to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stram working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sterling Dirtnock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dirtnock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sterling Dirtnock !
Sterling Dirtnock took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.