PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker has chosen Die Motherfucker Die by Dope as his entrance music. Charles Stryker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bautista
vs
Stryker

170 cm
24
196 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

188 cm
34
193 lbs
25 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Stryker!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stryker throws a one two combo.
Stryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stryker misses the shot to the body.
Stryker connects with a nice looking jab.
Stryker throws a hook but Bautista blocks it.
Stryker checks a leg kick nicely.
Stryker misses with a hook
and Bautista counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stryker thinking.
Bautista takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stryker punishes Bautista's body with a nice straight punch.
Bautista walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bautista punishes Stryker's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bautista is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stryker's half guard.
Bautista wants to control but Stryker is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker manages to get to full guard.
Bautista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bautista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bautista slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fidel Bautista wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bautista throws a leg kick
and Stryker counters with a stiff right hand.
Bautista misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stryker lands a head shot.
Bautista takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stryker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stryker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stryker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bautista looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bautista has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stryker.
Stryker tests Bautista's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stryker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bautista.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stryker moves away.
Charles Stryker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stryker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bautista.
Bautista takes one to the side of the head.
Bautista finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bautista misses with a left hand
and Stryker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stryker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bautista on the side of the head.
Stryker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stryker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bautista had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bautista tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stryker is able to avoid easily.
Stryker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Stryker.
Stryker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bautista uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stryker.
Stryker misses with a body punch
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stryker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bautista lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stryker at a distance.
Stryker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stryker ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Bautista misses with a takedown
and Stryker counters with a stiff right hand.
Stryker moves in looking to clinch but Bautista pushes him off.
That kick from Stryker tenderised Bautista's leg. Bautista is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stryker misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stryker leaves Bautista with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bautista gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Stryker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bautista misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Stryker.
Bautista fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stryker thuds a left hand into Bautista's body.
Stryker cracks Bautista with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bautista has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stryker finds it's way round the side to connect with Bautista's head.
Stryker scores with a nice body kick.
Charles Stryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bautista lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stryker at a distance.
Stryker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bautista looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stryker!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista wants to control but Stryker is keeping him busy.
Stryker struggling a bit here.
Bautista is putting a hurting on Stryker here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista cracks Stryker with a big right hand but Stryker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bautista trying to control the position but Stryker is working away.
Stryker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bautista.
Bautista working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista lands an elbow.
Bautista wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stryker keeps working.
Bautista working the ground and pound from side control.
Bautista lands a few punches from side control.
Bautista trying to control the action but Stryker is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bautista connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautista misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stryker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stryker tries to buck Bautista off but Bautista is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fidel Bautista 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!

Stryker works Bautista's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stryker throws out a loose jab but Bautista uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bautista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stryker connects with a looping right hand.
Stryker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautista moves away.
Stryker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bautista misses with a body punch
and Stryker counters with a left and a right that stings Bautista.
Stryker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautista manages to avoid it.
Stryker tries to clinch but Bautista is having none of it.
Stryker throws a jab but it's blocked by Bautista.
Stryker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Stryker checks a leg kick.
Bautista throws a looping overhand right but Stryker ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stryker.
Stryker tries to clinch but Bautista moves away
and Bautista counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Stryker.
A jab lands there for Bautista.
Bautista uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stryker.

Stryker has Bautista up against the cage in a clinch.
Stryker presses Bautista against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stryker tries to work over Bautista's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bautista tries to throw a body punch but Stryker avoids it by throwing Bautista back against the cage.
Stryker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautista is trying to drag Stryker to the mat but Stryker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stryker tries a body shot but Bautista blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stryker.
Stryker can't find room to land a body shot as Bautista controls the action.
Bautista tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stryker's elbow.
Stryker blocks a body shot from Bautista.
Stryker is working Bautista over against the cage.
Bautista blocks an uppercut.
Bautista misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bautista gets through Stryker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bautista throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strykers head.
Stryker prevents a body shot from Bautista.
Stryker misses with a body punch.
Bautista blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bautista tries a body shot but Stryker blocks it.
Bautista misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stryker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stryker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bautista struggles to land a body shot inside as Stryker controls his hands.
Stryker can't find room to land a body shot as Bautista controls the action.
Bautista tries to pull guard but Stryker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stryker fails to land.
Stryker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stryker is trying to stall.
Stryker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bautista is defending well for now.
Bautista is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bautista.
Stryker scores with a shoulder strike.
Stryker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stryker is pressed up against the cage. Bautista has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stryker down to the mat. Stryker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stryker jabs Bautista to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stryker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bautista throws a series of punches but Stryker avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stryker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Stryker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bautista, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautista misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stryker lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Stryker.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Stryker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stryker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Stryker!
Charles Stryker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.