PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Stalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stalker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Keelhauled. Sumrall has chosen Kutless - Smile as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stalker
vs
Sumrall

190 cm
34
215 lbs
23 - 8 - 2

180 cm
25
205 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnnie Stalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalker misses with a low kick.
Stalker lands a nice looking body kick.
Stalker throws a low kick but Sumrall avoids it.
Stalker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sumrall.
Johnnie Stalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sumrall checks a leg kick.
Sumrall slips a jab and a cross from Stalker.
Stalker scores with a nice right hand.
Stalker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sumrall manages to avoid it.
Stalker with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Stalker. That's going to slow Sumrall down.
Stalker throws a hook to the side of Sumrall's head but Sumrall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Stalker misses
and Sumrall counters with a nice uppercut.
Stalker throws a hook to the side of Sumrall's head but Sumrall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sumrall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Stalker closes the distance and clinches.

Stalker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stalker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stalker throws a wild body kick that Sumrall sees coming a mile off.
Stalker lands a nice shot that snaps Sumrall's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalker cracks Sumrall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stalker misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalker works Sumrall's body with a nice hook.
Stalker misses with a body kick.

A big head kick from Stalker and Sumrall is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Sumrall keeping moving, preventing Stalker from controlling successfully.
Stalker controlling from the top position.
Sumrall keeping moving, preventing Stalker from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker throws a big right hand that misses.
Stalker throws an elbow that misses. Sumrall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stalker's guard. Nice move by Sumrall!
Stalker pulls Sumrall in close to prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnnie Stalker just wasn't active enough.
Sumrall takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stalker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stalker lands a body shot.
Stalker scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumrall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stalker is looking to land body kicks.
Jonah Sumrall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stalker scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Stalker misses.
Sumrall slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnnie Stalker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sumrall walks into a jab.
Sumrall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stalker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stalker with a nice cross.
Stalker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sumrall can do to turn this around?
Stalker scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Stalker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stalker swings for the body but Sumrall moves out of range.
Stalker tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stalker lands with a nice body kick.
Johnnie Stalker is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker lands a leg kick that knocks Sumrall off balance momentarily.
Sumrall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sumrall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stalker.
Stalker cracks a nice hook into Sumrall's ribs.
Stalker throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalker throws a right hand that misses
and Sumrall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stalker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sumrall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stalker throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Sumrall counters by clinching up.
Sumrall looking to throw knees to the head but Stalker is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalker takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Stalker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.
Stalker slowing the pace effectively.
Sumrall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sumrall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sumrall prevents a body shot from Stalker.
Sumrall misses with a knee to the head.

Stalker breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sumrall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sumrall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stalker lands a really nice looking cross but Sumrall seems unphased.
Stalker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stalker throws a shot from downtown. Sumrall moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stalker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalker misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker tries to land a leg kick but Sumrall saw it coming and moves away.
Stalker throws a sloppy head kick and Sumrall moves out of range easily.

A big head kick from Stalker and Sumrall is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Stalker stopping the sweep attempt from Sumrall.
Stalker looking to sit in guard and control but Sumrall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sumrall manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnnie Stalker dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stalker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stalker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stalker throws a leg kick
and Sumrall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sumrall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sumrall is just out of range.
Jonah Sumrall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stalker is looking to score with low kicks.
Stalker fails with the takedown
and Sumrall counters with a head kick. That will keep Stalker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stalker shoots in looking for a takedown. Sumrall tries to sprawl out of it but Stalker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sumrall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
A slapping body kick lands there for Stalker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stalker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stalker connects with a nice looking jab.
Sumrall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stalker throws the kick towards the body but Sumrall avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Sumrall.
Johnnie Stalker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sumrall counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Stalker.
Stalker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stalker.
Stalker digs a good hook to Sumrall's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sumrall stuffs the takedown attempt from Stalker. Stalker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie Stalker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stalker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sumrall moves out of range as Stalker throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Stalker there.
Stalker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stalker looks for the body kick but Sumrall saw that one coming.
Stalker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stalker misses with a head kick.
Stalker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sumrall was well out of range. Poor timing from Stalker.
Stalker throws a low kick but Sumrall avoids it.
Stalker throws a hook but Sumrall avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalker stuns Sumrall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stalker.
Stalker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sumrall's head backwards.
Stalker connects with a leg kick. Sumrall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jonah Sumrall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sumrall blocks a head kick by Stalker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalker catches Sumrall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stalker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sumrall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnnie Stalker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stalker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnnie Stalker!