PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker has chosen Go To Sleep as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Charles
vs
Stryker

182 cm
26
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
28
147 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Stryker!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stryker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Charles with a hook.
A head kick misses from Charles.
Charles moves out of range of the body kick.
Stryker tries to clinch up.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stryker.
An inside leg kick lands from Stryker.
Charles misses with a series of wild punches.
Charles tries to clinch up but Stryker circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles defending well as Stryker loads up on a big left hand.
Stryker misses with a straight left.
Stryker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stryker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stryker misses with a wild body shot.
Charles checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stryker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Stryker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stryker lands a jab.

Stryker moves into the clinch successfully.
Charles tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.
Charles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Charles pushes Stryker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles has had enough of the clinch but Stryker keeps him there for the moment.
Stryker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Charles tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.
Stryker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stryker misses with a punch to the body.

Charles breaks from the clinch.
Stryker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stryker doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles digs a good body shot into Stryker's ribs.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Charles.

It looks like Billy Stryker has been cut.
Charles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stryker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Charles.
Stryker misses the shot to the body.
Stryker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Charles under the eye.
Stryker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stryker connects with a nice looking jab.
Stryker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stryker throws a hook but Charles avoids it easily.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stryker was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Stryker.

Charles moves into range and clinches up with Stryker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stryker looking to throw knees to the head but Charles is blocking nicely.
Stryker misses with a knee strike.
Stryker tries to work over Charles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Charles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stryker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Charles's efforts to push away.
Charles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Charles lands a body shot.
Charles tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.
Charles tries to circle away but Stryker has him pinned against the cage.

Charles breaks from the clinch.
Stryker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stryker.
Charles throws a head kick that misses.
Stryker looks to land a left hand but Charles moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Stryker.
Stryker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Charles misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stryker. Charles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Charles with a hook.
Charles lunges at Stryker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stryker's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles cracks Stryker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Charles.
Charles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stryker tries a head kick but it misses.

Charles moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stryker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Stryker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Charles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charles can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Stryker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Charles misses with a jab to the body
and Stryker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stryker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stryker misses the jab.
Stryker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charles.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stryker circles away quickly and effectively.
Stryker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stryker throws out a loose jab but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stryker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Charles on the side of the head.
Charles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stryker.
Stryker takes a jab right on the kisser.
David Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
Charles misses with a few strikes there.
Charles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stryker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Charles.
Stryker moves away from the strike by Charles.
Charles sizes up Stryker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker moves out of range of the strikes.
Stryker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Stryker.
Charles keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles tests Stryker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Charles throws a series of punches but Stryker moves out of range.
Charles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stryker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stryker takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Charles throws a series of punches but Stryker avoids them all with ease.
Charles keeps the fight on the outside.
Stryker misses with a straight left.
Stryker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Charles is looking to slow Stryker down with leg kicks.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stryker was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles scores with a jab to the body.
Stryker lands a slapping body shot.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stryker, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stryker ducks under a wild hook from Charles.
A telegraphed right hand from Stryker misses the target.
Stryker throws a chopping leg kick but Charles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Charles blocks a head kick by Stryker.
Stryker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stryker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Stryker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Charles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Charles is trying to force a seperation but Stryker has the dominant position.

Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stryker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stryker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stryker moves in looking to clinch but Charles pushes him off.
Charles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stryker jabs Charles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Stryker misses.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stryker manages to avoid it.
Charles tries a head kick but it misses.
Stryker throws a push kick but Charles slaps the foot to one side.
Charles misses with a double jab.
Stryker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stryker misses with a low kick.
Stryker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stryker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stryker is looking to score with low kicks.
Charles throws a right hand that Stryker ducks under and follows up with a left that Stryker also avoids with ease.
Stryker is looking to clinch but Charles is avoiding it.
Charles misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stryker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stryker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Charles counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Charles moves away from the strike by Stryker.
Charles lands a really nice looking cross but Stryker seems unphased.
David Charles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Charles as he connects with a hook.
Charles misses with a head kick.
Charles throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Charles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Stryker's cut.
That's time! Charles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Stryker just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stryker circles away quickly and effectively.
Stryker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stryker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Stryker is looking to land body kicks.
Stryker throws a push kick but Charles slaps the foot to one side.
Stryker dodges the punch combination from Charles.
Stryker throws the left hand but Charles avoids the punch easily.
Stryker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Charles finds it's way round the side to connect with Stryker's head.
Stryker throws out a loose jab but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Charles misses.
Charles throws a leg kick which misses Stryker's front leg but catches the back leg as Stryker tries to avoid it.
Charles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stryker backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stryker.
Stryker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stryker on the side of the head.
Stryker walks into a stiff left hand from Charles.
Stryker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stryker tries a head kick but it misses.
Charles throws a looping overhand right but Stryker ducks down to avoid it.
Charles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stryker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left lands for Charles.

Stryker clinches.
Stryker swings wildly with an uppercut but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stryker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stryker has Charles pressed against the cage, preventing Charles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Charles has had enough of the clinch but Stryker keeps him there for the moment.
Stryker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charles's elbow.
Stryker lands a nice uppercut.
Stryker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stryker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stryker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stryker scores with a shoulder strike.
Charles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Charles working hard to break the clinch.

Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles throws a looping overhand right but Stryker ducks down to avoid it.
Stryker throws a low kick but Charles avoids it.
Charles throws a shot from downtown. Stryker moves away and avoids it.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stryker momentarily.
Billy Stryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Charles keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Stryker lands but Charles takes it in his stride.
Charles tries to clinch up.

Stryker forces Charles back against the cage and clinches.
Stryker misses with the head strike.
Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stryker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charles blocks it with crossed arms.
Stryker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stryker lands with a right to the head.
David Charles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stryker prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stryker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charles's brow.
Stryker has Charles pressed against the cage, preventing Charles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stryker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stryker throws a jab when Charles was well out of range.
Stryker misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles swats away the attempt to clinch by Stryker.
David Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stryker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Charles.
Stryker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Charles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stryker throws a lazy right hand but Charles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charles on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Charles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Stryker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Charles 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... David Charles!