PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erick Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rowan
vs
Stroker

181 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erick Rowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Stroker!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroker motions for Rowan to come forward. Stroker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rowan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stroker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rowan.
Stroker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stroker sizes up Rowan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stroker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stroker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stroker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rowan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rowan looks to land a left hand but Stroker moved out of range nicely.
Rowan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stroker doesn't seem bothered though.
Rowan slips a straight right by Stroker.
Erick Rowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Stroker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stroker.
Stroker walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rowan throws a right and a left that Stroker avoids nicely.
Rowan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Stroker is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Stroker.
Stroker is still on wobbly legs! Can Rowan finish him?
Rowan looks to throw the jab but Stroker is out of range.
Stroker staying out of range there.
Stroker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rowan walks into a stiff left hand from Stroker.
Rowan looks to throw the jab but Stroker is out of range.
Stroker stalks Rowan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rowan's face. Rowan staggers backwards, shaken.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Rowan.
Stroker wants to slow Rowan down by chopping away at his legs.
Rowan throws a looping overhand right but Stroker ducks down to avoid it.
Rowan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rowan.
Rowan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stroker seems to have recovered his senses.
Stroker misses with an uppercut.
Rowan drops Stroker with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Stroker! Rowan dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erick Rowan!