PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denis Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andreas comes into the arena with Dragging Dead Bodies in Blue Bags Up Really Long Hills blaring out of the sound system. 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?

Andreas
vs
Stoker

183 cm
26
173 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
178 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Denis Andreas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreas scores with a head kick. Stoker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stoker misses with a leg kick.
Andreas wants to clinch up but Stoker keeps it at a distance.
Denis Andreas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker swats away the attempt to clinch by Andreas.

Andreas closes the distance and clinches.
Stoker working hard to break the clinch.
Stoker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andreas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stoker's defenses.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Andreas.
Andreas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andreas connects with a knee to the head.
Andreas connects with a knee to the head.
Stoker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andreas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andreas lands an elbow inside.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andreas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreas connects with a knee to the head.
Stoker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andreas crunches a lovely knee into Stoker's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Andreas.
Andreas scores with a knee to the head.
Andreas lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andreas.
Stoker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andreas landing knees to the head.
Andreas lands a damaging elbow.
Andreas lands an elbow that stopped Stoker in his tracks for a moment.
Andreas connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker is trying to push Andreas away but Andreas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stoker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andreas is defending well.
Andreas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andreas lands a nice knee to the body.
Stoker looks winded!
A knee to the head by Andreas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stoker takes an elbow to the temple.
Andreas scores with a knee to the head.
Andreas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stoker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andreas's brow.
Andreas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Andreas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Andreas scores with a knee to the head.
Andreas scores with a knee to the head.
Andreas crunches a lovely knee into Stoker's ribcage.
Stoker is trying to stall.
Andreas lands a knee to the body.
Andreas lands a nice elbow.
Andreas connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreas lands a nice knee to the body.
Andreas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andreas connects with a knee to the head.
Andreas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Stoker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stoker looking to slow down the pace here.
Andreas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Andreas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Andreas lands a good knee to the midsection. Stoker won't want to take too many of those.
Andreas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stoker misses with a punch to the body.
Andreas working Stoker over with knees to the body.
Andreas lands a nice elbow.
Andreas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stoker's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stoker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Stoker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andreas landing knees to the head.
Andreas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoker blocks it with crossed arms.
Andreas lands an elbow that stopped Stoker in his tracks for a moment.
Andreas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stoker's face.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but Stoker blocks with his arms.
Andreas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stoker.
Stoker can't get the takedown.
Andreas scores with a knee to the head.
Andreas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stoker's defenses.
Andreas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Denis Andreas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Stoker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andreas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stoker trying to stall but Andreas improves his position.
Stoker is trying to drag Andreas to the mat but Andreas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Andreas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Andreas clinches.
Andreas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stoker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andreas looking to throw knees to the head but Stoker is blocking nicely.
Stoker is trying to break the clinch but Andreas has him pressed against the cage.
Andreas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stoker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Andreas prevents it.
Andreas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Denis Andreas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andreas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Andreas managing to block the knees to the body from Stoker.
Andreas connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Andreas obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andreas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Andreas.
Andreas crunches a lovely knee into Stoker's ribcage.
Stoker is breathing heavily.
Andreas lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andreas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stoker's face.
A knee to the head by Andreas.
Andreas scores a nice knee to the body.
Andreas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Andreas scores a nice knee to the body.
Stoker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andreas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stoker can do to turn this around?
Andreas crunches a lovely knee into Stoker's ribcage.
Stoker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andreas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andreas lands a nice knee to the body.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andreas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stoker.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andreas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andreas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stoker.
Andreas lands a knee to the head.
Andreas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andreas with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Andreas up against the cage.
Andreas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stoker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Andreas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Denis Andreas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Stoker.
Andreas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Andreas landing knees to the head.
Andreas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Andreas.
Stoker avoiding damage as Andreas throws knees to the body.
Stoker is trying to break the clinch but Andreas has him pressed against the cage.
Andreas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Andreas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andreas trying to land knees to the body.
Stoker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andreas.
Andreas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andreas pushes off an throws an elbow but Stoker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Andreas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stoker's efforts to push away.
Andreas lands an elbow inside that Stoker shrugs off.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andreas.
Andreas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stoker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stoker avoids it.
Andreas lands an elbow just above Stoker 's eye.
Andreas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoker blocks it with crossed arms.
Stoker misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andreas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stoker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stoker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but Stoker blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoker blocks the elbow strike.
Andreas lands an elbow that stopped Stoker in his tracks for a moment.
Andreas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andreas tries a knee to the head but Stoker blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Andreas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Andreas fails with an attempt to clinch.

Andreas pushes Stoker up against the cage in a clinch.
Andreas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stoker managing to block the knees to the body from Andreas.
Andreas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andreas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Andreas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stoker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andreas lands a knee to the body.
Andreas keeps control of Stoker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andreas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stoker.
Stoker wants a takedown but no success here.
Stoker wants to take the fight to the mat but Andreas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Andreas lands an elbow inside that Stoker shrugs off.
Andreas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stoker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andreas looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Andreas.
Stoker is trying to maintain a safe position but Andreas gets an underhook and turns Stoker into the cage.
Stoker blocks an elbow strike.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stoker is trying to stall.
Andreas tries to land knees in the clinch but Stoker avoids the damage to the body.
Stoker blocks an elbow strike.
Andreas lands an elbow just above Stoker 's eye.
Andreas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andreas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Denis Andreas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Stoker.
Knees to the body from Andreas.
Andreas lands a nice elbow.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the head but Stoker blocks with his arms.
Andreas landing knees to the body.
Andreas misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoker is looking to control Andreas's arms but Andreas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stoker has his back to the cage.
Andreas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stoker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Andreas.
Stoker tries to break free but Andreas pushes him back against the cage.
Andreas misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andreas lands an elbow that stopped Stoker in his tracks for a moment.
Andreas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stoker's face.
Stoker blocks an elbow strike.
Stoker managing to block the knees to the body from Andreas.
Stoker lands a hook that snaps the head of Andreas backwards.
Andreas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stoker avoids it.
Stoker blocks the elbow strike.
Stoker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andreas fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreas wants to clinch.
Andreas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andreas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andreas tries to clinch up but Stoker circles away and keeps his distance.
Stoker lands a nice shot to the body.
Andreas checks a leg kick.
Andreas is looking to clinch but Stoker is avoiding it.
Stoker cracks Andreas with a good jab.
Stoker misses with a straight right.
Andreas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andreas lands a two punch combo.
Andreas wants to clinch.
Andreas thuds his shin into the meat of Stoker's side.
Andreas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Stoker rushes Andreas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andreas with a knee to the head.
Albert Stoker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andreas lands an elbow inside that Stoker shrugs off.
Andreas landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andreas working Stoker over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andreas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andreas connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Andreas.
Stoker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andreas avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Andreas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andreas 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Andreas!
An out of breath Denis Andreas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.