PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Fester (ranked 5006 p4p, 470 weight class) and Ben Strayer (ranked 4927 p4p, 464 weight class). Uncle Fester has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fester
vs
Strayer

182 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Arcticus University: London
Voodoo Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Uncle Fester !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Strayer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fester scores with a sloppy right hand. Strayer should have avoided that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Strayer or perhaps it was just good defense by Fester , which made it look bad.
Fester cracks Strayer with an open hand slap.
Fester clobbers Strayer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fester lands a really nice looking cross but Strayer seems unphased.
Fester looks to land a left hand but Strayer moved out of range nicely.
Fester misses with an uppercut.
Strayer fails with a takedown attempt.
Fester could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice uppercut there from Fester .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strayer manages to avoid it.
Strayer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fester defends it well.
Strayer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fester .
Strayer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fester lands with a hook. Strayer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fester connects with a jab.
Fester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Fester misses the target.
Strayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fester .
Strayer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fester avoids it really well and circles away.
Uncle Fester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Strayer.
No luck for Strayer with that takedown attempt.
Fester lands a body shot.
Jab, jab by Fester - just one landing.
No joy there for Fester , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fester listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fester throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Fester misses the target.
Fester scores with a crisp jab that stopped Strayer in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fester lands a jab to Strayer's midsection.
Fester scores with a jab.
Fester keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Fester as Strayer shoots in.
Fester just misses with a punch to the body.
Strayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fester lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left lands for Fester .
Strayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fester .
Fester stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fester wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Fester . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fester .
Uncle Fester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Strayer clinches up with Fester and pushes him back against the cage.
Strayer is trying to drag Fester to the mat but Fester just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Strayer looks winded!
Strayer is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fester wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fester wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fester gets underhooks to prevent Strayer's takedown attempt.
Strayer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fester after a bit of a struggle.

Fester breaks the clinch.
Fester misses the jab.
Strayer moves away from the strike by Fester .
A slow jab from Fester misses its intended target.
Strayer staying out of range there.
Strayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strayer moves in looking to clinch but Fester pushes him off.
A left lands for Fester .
Strayer tries for a takedown but Fester circles away easily
and Fester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fester works Strayer's body with a nice hook.
Fester leaves Strayer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fester is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fester moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fester missing with a left hand there. Strayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fester loads up on a big right hand but Strayer slips the punch.
Strayer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fester throws an overhand right that lands on Strayer's shoulder, as Strayer tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Fester misses its intended target.
Strayer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fester jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uncle Fester dominated that round.
That's time! Fester 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fester lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fester scores with a body shot.
Fester swats away the attempt to clinch by Strayer.
Strayer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Fester misses.
Strayer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strayer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Strayer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fester as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Fester finds it's way through Strayer's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Fester .
Strayer slips a straight right by Fester .
Fester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strayer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Strayer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strayer avoids the body shot from Fester .
Uncle Fester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fester lunges at Strayer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Strayer's hand.
Fester looks to land a right hand but Strayer moved out of range.
Fester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strayer can do to turn this around?
Strayer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fester 's waist but Fester gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strayer off to one side.
Uncle Fester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Strayer.
Strayer is breathing heavily.
Fester scores with a hook.
Strayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strayer slips a straight right by Fester .
Nice uppercut there from Fester .
Fester loads up on a big right hand but Strayer slips the punch.
Fester lands a jab.
Fester looks to land a left hand but Strayer moved out of range nicely.
Fester looks to score with a jab to the body but Strayer is just out of range.
Fester cracks Strayer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Strayer slips a straight right by Fester .
Strayer is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fester is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Strayer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strayer shoots in for a takedown but Fester shows good takedown defense.
Strayer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fester is fending him off so far but Strayer persists. Nope, Fester circles away and we're back to standing.
Fester moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strayer blocks a jab.
Fester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Fester misses.
Strayer moves out of range as Fester strikes.
Strayer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fester darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Fester misses.
Strayer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fester but Fester pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fester lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strayer moves out of range of the strikes.
Fester lands with a cross.
Fester looks to score with a jab to the body but Strayer is just out of range.
No luck for Strayer with that takedown attempt.
Fester lands with an uppercut that bounces Strayer off the cage and back into range.
Fester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fester connects with a right hand. Strayer shakes it off.
Fester lands with a shot to the body.
Fester loads up on a big right hand but Strayer slips the punch.
Fester throws a jab but it's blocked by Strayer.
Fester scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strayer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fester pinned against the cage. Fester gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strayer is defended easily by Fester .
Fester is looking to counter punch.
Strayer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fester sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strayer somewhat.
Fester throws a shot to the body.
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!
Fester lands with a straight right. Strayer didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uncle Fester dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fester feints a jab promting Strayer to slip. Fester then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Strayer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fester throws an off balance right hand
and Strayer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fester bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Strayer's head backwards.
Strayer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fester circles away.
Fester misses with an uppercut.
Strayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fester .
Strayer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fester misses with a hook. Strayer ducked under it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Fester as Strayer shoots in.

Fester gets caught napping as Strayer dives in and scores a takedown. Fester manages to retain guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Fester manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fester is trying to break the clinch but Strayer is controlling him.
Strayer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fester is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Strayer prevents Fester from breaking the clinch.
Fester is trying to force a seperation but Strayer has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strayer wants a takedown but no success here.
Uncle Fester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Strayer.
Fester has had enough of the clinch but Strayer keeps him there for the moment.
Strayer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fester 's efforts to push away.
Fester can't find room to land a body shot as Strayer controls the action.
Strayer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Strayer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fester just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fester is trying to maintain a safe position but Strayer gets an underhook and turns Fester into the cage.
Fester gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Strayer.
Fester has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A frustrated look appears on Fester 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strayer throws a head punch that misses.
Fester tries to break the clinch but Strayer is controlling the position.
Strayer is trying to drag Fester to the mat but Fester just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Strayer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fester fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fester throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fester scores with a nice head shot.
Strayer misses with a takedown attempt - Fester sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ben Strayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fester looks to land a right hand but Strayer moved out of range.
A big right from Fester misses.
Strayer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fester lands a jab to the head.
Strayer moves out of range of the strikes.
Fester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circling - Fester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Fester lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strayer doesn't seem phased though.
Good exchange - Fester coming out on top.
Fester misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strayer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fester swivels and escapes.
Fester is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strayer shoots in looking for a takedown but Fester manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strayer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Fester misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Fester misses the target.
It seemed like Strayer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fester darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fester misses with a wild body shot.
Fester works the jab nicely.
Strayer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fester lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fester .
The fighters circling - Fester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fester misses with a straight right.
Ben Strayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uncle Fester is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fester lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uncle Fester showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fester 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uncle Fester !