PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hughtavious Barkevious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Stanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Barkevious
vs
Stanko

193 cm
25
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hughtavious Barkevious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eddie Stanko!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barkevious misses with a body shot.
Stanko doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkevious circles away.
Barkevious swinging wildly here.

Stanko lands a left and a right that send Barkevious crashing to the mat, dazed. Stanko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Barkevious is rocked!

It looks like Hughtavious Barkevious has been cut.
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!
Stanko slips a jab and a cross from Barkevious.
Oh Barkevious is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Stanko moves into range and clinches up with Barkevious.
Barkevious seems to have got his legs back now.
Stanko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barkevious's defenses.
Barkevious has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barkevious is trying to push Stanko away but Stanko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Stanko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stanko doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkevious circles away.
Stanko misses with a double jab.
Stanko tries to clinch up.
Barkevious lands a body shot.
Barkevious looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stanko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stanko wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barkevious.

Stanko takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Barkevious's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stanko lands a knee to the head.
Stanko landing knees to the head.
Barkevious wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stanko lands a big knee to the head and Barkevious goes down! Stanko pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Stanko!
The defeated Hughtavious Barkevious had this to say: 'Hughtavious don't lose dis fight. If Hughtavious was so inclined, Hughtavious could'a put dis foo' in the ground, but Hughtavious done gone all gracious on y'all and let dis dude have himself a win over Hughtavious. Hughtavious like to make otha brothas feel good 'bout deyselves e'ry now'n ag'.