PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Westen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Westen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Stoker
vs
Westen

178 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
198 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Stoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Westen!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westen shoots in for a takedown but Stoker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Stoker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Westen quickly recovers to half guard.
Westen wants to control but Stoker is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Stoker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Westen sees it coming and defends easily.
Westen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Stoker.
Stoker throwing strikes from guard but Westen blocks nicely.
Stoker throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker trying to control but Westen is working from the bottom.
Stoker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stoker distracts Westen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stoker working some strikes from top position.
Stoker works over Westen with some ground and pound from guard.
Westen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stoker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Westen is looking for a triangle but Stoker pushes his legs off easily.
Stoker wants to pass the guard but Westen is keeping the position.
Stoker throwing strikes from guard but Westen blocks nicely.
Stoker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Westen on the ground.
Stoker content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westen keeping moving, preventing Stoker from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pat Stoker just wasn't active enough.

Stoker clinches.
Westen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stoker fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Stoker forces Westen back against the cage and clinches.
Stoker scores with a shoulder strike.
Westen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stoker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pat Stoker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Westen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westen keeps control of Stoker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stoker gets underhooks to prevent Westen's takedown attempt.
Westen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stoker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stoker gets underhooks to prevent Westen's takedown attempt.
Westen looks winded!

Stoker is trying to trip Westen. He has hold of a leg but Westen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stoker persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Stoker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stoker with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stoker with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stoker throws a right and a left that Westen avoids nicely.

Stoker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pat Stoker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stoker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stoker is looking to advance position but Westen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Westen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stoker is looking to escape.
Stoker wants to hold on but Westen pushes him away.
Westen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stoker is looking to escape.
Stoker wants to hold on but Westen pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Westen is working for a guillotine from mount but Stoker frees his head quite easily.
Stoker is squirming around, avoiding Westen's attempts to control the action.

Westen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stoker is now in Westen's guard. A big mistake from Westen there, giving up the dominant position!
Stoker wants to control from the top but Westen keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pat Stoker just wasn't active enough.
Stoker tries to clinch up.
Westen fails with the takedown.
Westen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stoker sprawls well. Stoker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Westen gets slowly back to his feet.
Westen is breathing heavily.
Westen circles away from the clinch attempt.

Stoker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stoker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stoker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Westen is looking for a triangle but Stoker pushes his legs off easily.
Stoker tries to stand but Westen is controlling from the bottom.
Westen keeping moving, preventing Stoker from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stoker looking to sit in guard and control but Westen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stoker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Westen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stoker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker keeping moving, preventing Westen from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Stoker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A nice combination there by Stoker.

It looks like Roy Westen has been cut.
Westen keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoker doesn't manage to clinch there - Westen circles away.

Stoker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stoker showed some decent athleticism there.
Stoker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Westen's head.
Westen is not content to let Stoker control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stoker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

We're going to have a standup here because Pat Stoker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stoker tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Westen counters by moving into the clinch.
Stoker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Stoker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stoker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stoker tries to land knees in the clinch but Westen avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Westen.

Stoker drags the fight down to the ground.
Stoker trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Westen trying to control the position from guard on top but Stoker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Westen looking to sit in guard and control but Stoker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker trying to control but Westen is working from the bottom.

Pat Stoker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Westen is defended easily by Stoker.
Stoker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Westen.
Pat Stoker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Westen.
Westen tries for a takedown but Stoker circles away easily
and Stoker counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stoker shoots in looking for a takedown. Westen tries to sprawl out of it but Stoker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Westen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stoker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Westen misses with a takedown attempt - Stoker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Westen stuffs the takedown.

Stoker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roy Westen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pat Stoker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Stoker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stoker 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Stoker!