PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hank Williams Sr - Ramblin Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ray Lloyd is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stroker
vs
Lloyd

193 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
280 lbs
4 - 7 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnson Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Lloyd!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lloyd lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stroker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stroker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good work by Stroker as he checks the leg kick.
Lloyd throws a solid leg kick but Stroker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a head kick but Stroker moves out of range.
Lloyd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lloyd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stroker tries to clinch up.
Lloyd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stroker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Stroker moves into the clinch successfully.
Stroker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lloyd.
Stroker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stroker just leaning against Lloyd, taking a breather.
Stroker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lloyd's defenses.

It looks like Ray Lloyd has been cut.

Lloyd manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stroker wants to control from the top but Lloyd keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd looking for a sweep. Not yet Lloyd, not yet.

Johnson Stroker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stroker doesn't manage to clinch there - Lloyd circles away.
Ray Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stroker moves in looking to clinch but Lloyd pushes him off.
Lloyd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lloyd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lloyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stroker throws an overhand right that lands on Lloyd's shoulder, as Lloyd tries to avoid the shot.
Lloyd keeps the fight on the outside.
Stroker lands a jab to Lloyd's midsection.
Lloyd looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stroker circles away.
Stroker is looking to chop away at Lloyd's legs.
Stroker is looking to clinch but Lloyd is avoiding it.
Stroker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Stroker forces Lloyd back against the cage and clinches.
Stroker lands a damaging elbow.
Stroker stalls.
Lloyd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnson Stroker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Lloyd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stroker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stroker lands with a light punch inside.
Stroker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Stroker trying to land knees to the body.
Stroker pushes off an throws an elbow but Lloyd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker lands an elbow that stopped Lloyd in his tracks for a moment.
Stroker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stroker misses with a body punch.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the head but Lloyd blocks with his arms.
Stroker stalling the fight.
Stroker missing with knees to the body.
Stroker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stroker lands with a left to the head.
Stroker pushes Lloyd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stroker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stroker scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd takes an elbow to the temple.
Stroker missing with knees to the body.
Stroker trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stroker.
Stroker missing with knees to the body.
Stroker misses with a knee strike.
Stroker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Ray Lloyd's cut even more.
Stroker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lloyd's defenses.
Stroker scores with a shoulder strike.
Lloyd avoiding damage as Stroker throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stroker.
Good body shot from Stroker.
A hook to the body from Stroker.
Stroker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lloyd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stroker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lloyds head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stroker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stroker.
Stroker is leaning against Lloyd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lloyd takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Stroker.
Stroker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lloyd is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stroker.

The cut above Ray Lloyd's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stroker trying to land knees to the body.
Stroker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Stroker.
Stroker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lloyd is defending well for now.
Stroker throws an elbow that misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd tries to pull guard but Stroker won't allow it.
Lloyd tries to stall but Stroker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lloyd jumps guard but Stroker stands there with Lloyd around his waist. Lloyd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stroker.
A right handed body shot lands from Stroker.
Stroker missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lloyd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lloyd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stroker lands a nice uppercut.
Stroker lands an elbow just above Lloyd 's eye.

Ray Lloyd's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice elbow from Stroker.
Stroker lands a nice elbow.
Ray Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson Stroker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ray Lloyd's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnson Stroker!
After the fight, Johnson Stroker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.