PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lockon Stratos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lockon Stratos enters the cage!

Son
vs
Stratos

179 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lockon Stratos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stratos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stratos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Son.
Stratos throws a chopping leg kick but Son manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Son avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Son misses with a looping right.
Stratos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stratos throws a head kick but Son moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Son. That snapped Stratos's head back.
A swing and a miss from Son.
Lockon Stratos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Son scores with a nice head shot.
Son on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stratos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stratos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Son misses.
Son looks to land a left hand but Stratos moved out of range nicely.
Son throws a jab when Stratos was well out of range.

Stratos pushes Son up against the cage in a clinch.
Son drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stratos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Son takes a knee right on the jaw!
Son is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stratos lands a nice knee to the body.
Stratos tries to land knees in the clinch but Son avoids the damage to the body.
Stratos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Son.
Son tries to score a body lock takedown but Stratos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Son. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stratos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Son blocks it with crossed arms.
Stratos looks gassed!
Son is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stratos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Son lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Son fails to land.
Stratos misses with a knee strike.
Son is looking for a takedown.
Son managing to block the knees to the body from Stratos.
Stratos tries a knee to the head but Son blocks it.
Son blocks an elbow strike.
Son goes for a takedown attempt but Stratos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Son shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son lands a couple of elbows.
Son throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Son lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Son trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Son postures up and lands a big shot to Stratos's brow.
Son throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Son chips away with some ground and pound.
Son missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Son connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Son is in close to Stratos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Son postures up and lands a big shot to Stratos's brow.
Son working some strikes from top position.
Son working some strikes from top position.
Son is looking to work some ground and pound but Stratos has wrist control.
Son missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Son lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Son content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Son scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Son dominated that round.
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.

Stratos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Son prevents Stratos from getting back to his feet.
Son working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Son might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Son working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Son throwing strikes from guard but Stratos blocks nicely.
Son throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Son is looking to work some ground and pound but Stratos has wrist control.
Stratos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stratos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Son postures up in Stratos's guard and throws a big left but Stratos blocks it.
Stratos is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Son working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Son lands a couple of digs.
Son pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stratos is keeping the position for now.
Stratos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Son throws a big elbow that misses.
Son loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Son has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Son postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Son postures up in Stratos's guard and throws a big left but Stratos blocks it.
Son throwing strikes from guard but Stratos blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son throwing strikes from guard but Stratos blocks nicely.
Son working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Son throws a big elbow that misses.
Son throwing strikes from guard but Stratos blocks nicely.
Son working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Son wants to pass the guard but Stratos is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Son lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stratos keeping moving, preventing Son from controlling successfully.
Son landing with the ground and pound.
Son in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Son working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Son accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stratos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Son postures up in Stratos's guard and throws a big left but Stratos blocks it.
Stratos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Son throwing strikes but missing.
Son scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Son stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stratos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Son lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Son dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Son throws a jab but it's blocked by Stratos.
Son cracks Stratos with a good jab.
Son lands the left hand.
Son is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stratos can do to turn this around?
Danga de danga de dang - Stratos scores with a four punch combination!

Son shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Son missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Son 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.
Son not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Son sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stratos defending well though.
Son throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Son wants to free his trapped foot but Stratos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stratos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Son thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Son landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Son sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stratos defending well though.
Son winds up and cracks Stratos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Son is trying to control the action in half guard but Stratos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Son missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Son not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stratos has hold of Son's hands but Son slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Son throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son working over Stratos with some ground and pound. Stratos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Son working Stratos over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Son lands a nice short elbow.

Stratos is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Son there.
Stratos is still in real trouble! Can Son finish him?
Son scores with a big shot! Stratos's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Stratos! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Son!