PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Stryker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sherk
vs
Stryker

180 cm
29
179 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

178 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Stryker!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stryker tries to bum rush Sherk with a series of wild strikes but Sherk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stryker lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Bryan Sherk has been cut.
Stryker throws an off balance right hand
and Sherk counters with a nice uppercut.
Stryker slaps away a takedown attempt from Sherk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stryker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stryker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sherk jabs Stryker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Sherk.
Sherk loads up on a big right hand but Stryker slips the punch.

Stryker has Sherk up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Stryker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sherk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sherk prevents a body shot from Stryker.

Stryker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sherk throws a poor cross that misses
and Stryker counters with a left to the body.
Stryker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stryker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stryker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sherk at a distance.
Stryker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stryker misses with a wild combination.
Stryker jabs Sherk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stryker just misses with a punch to the body.
Sherk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stryker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sherk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stryker throws a series of punches but Sherk avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk walks into a jab.
Stryker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sherk moves away.

Stryker rushes Sherk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Stryker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sherk looks to land a right hand but Stryker moved out of range.
Stryker defending well as Sherk loads up on a big left hand.
Stryker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stryker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sherk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stryker misses with a low kick.
Stryker takes a swing at Sherk's ribcage but misses.

Stryker gets a clinch.
Stryker stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker tries a body shot but Sherk blocks it.

Sherk lands a takedown into guard.
Sherk trying to control the position from guard on top but Stryker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stryker wants to stand and escape but Sherk is having none of it.
Stryker is looking to stand back up but Sherk counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Stryker.
Sherk is trying to control. Stryker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sherk works his way into full mount!
Sherk looking to finish Stryker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stryker!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker is squirming around, avoiding Sherk's attempts to control the action.
Sherk lands a big shot there that rocks Stryker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sherk throwing strikes here but Stryker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stryker is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stryker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stryker is squirming around, avoiding Sherk's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sherk cracks Stryker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Stryker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryan Sherk's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sherk blocks a low kick nicely.
Sherk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sherk is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stryker's half guard.
Sherk is pressing down on Stryker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stryker is holding on for now.
Sherk prevents Stryker from standing back up.
Sherk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sherk works his way into full mount!
Sherk with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sherk misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stryker's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sherk with the ground and pound from mount.

Stryker is rocked!
Bryan Sherk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stryker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stryker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sherk pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stryker is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sherk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stryker is still in real trouble! Can Sherk finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sherk postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Stryker out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Sherk goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bryan Sherk!
Bryan Sherk gave a mention to Crippler's Corner in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).