PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Coke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Coke
vs
Stoker

187 cm
28
177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
178 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Fast

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Coke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stoker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Coke counters with a two punch combo.
Coke tries to clinch up but Stoker circles away and keeps his distance.
Coke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stoker connects with a looping right hand.
Stoker misses with a few strikes there.
Coke lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stoker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Coke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coke throws a nice looking combination but Stoker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coke shoots for a double leg takedown but Stoker sprawls well. He's pushed Coke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Albert Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker looks to land a right hand but Coke moved out of range.
Stoker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stoker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Coke's head backwards.
Stoker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stoker ducks right into an uppercut from Coke.
Stoker tries to bum rush Coke with a series of wild strikes but Coke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Coke doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoker circles away.
Coke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stoker is fending him off so far but Coke persists. Nope, Stoker circles away and we're back to standing.
Stoker missing with a left hand there. Coke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Stoker drives through with a takedown into Coke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Coke is looking for a triangle here but Stoker uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Stoker advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coke is in a horrible position here. Stoker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoker content just to control the position here.
Coke bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Stoker pulls Coke in close to prevent any damage.
Coke tries to stand but Stoker is controlling from the bottom.
Coke is fighting to break Stoker's control of his arms but Stoker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Coke wants to pass the guard but Stoker is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stoker holds on and takes a little breather.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Albert Stoker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Coke looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Coke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stoker throws a hook to the side of Coke's head but Coke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoker misses with a hook. Coke ducked under it nicely.
Coke moves away from the strike by Stoker.
Good shot there by Stoker.
Coke stuffs the takedown attempt from Stoker. Stoker gets slowly back to his feet.
Stoker digs a good body shot into Coke's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a poor cross that misses
and Coke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stoker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stoker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Coke blocks a head kick by Stoker.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coke.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Coke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Stoker lands.
Coke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoker misses with a looping left.
Coke throws a series of punches but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Stoker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stoker swings for the body but Coke moves out of range.
Stoker works the jab nicely.
Stoker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Stoker misses.
Stoker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Coke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoker circles away quickly and effectively.
Stoker misses with a hook. Coke ducked under it nicely.
Coke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stoker's head backwards.
Stoker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stoker throws a hook to the side of Coke's head but Coke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoker throws out a leg kick but Coke moves out of range and Stoker only half commits.
Stoker misses with an uppercut
and Coke counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coke closes the distance and clinches up with Stoker, looking for a takedown. Coke pushes Stoker against the cage but Stoker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stoker lands a nice shot that snaps Coke's head back.
Coke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coke looks to land a combination but Stoker avoids it well.
Good work by Coke as he checks the leg kick.
Coke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Coke staying out of range there.
Coke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stoker misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stoker counters with a one-two to the body.
Coke wants to clinch up but Stoker keeps it at a distance.
Stoker throws a body punch but Coke moves out of range.
Stoker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stoker circles away.

Stoker clinches up with Coke and pushes him back against the cage.
Coke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stoker breaks from the clinch.

Stoker closes the distance and clinches.
Stoker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Coke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Stoker tightens his grip and picks Coke up, before dumping him to the ground. Coke manages to land in guard.
Stoker wants to control from the top but Coke keeps moving.
Coke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stoker is one step ahead there.
Stoker connects with a couple of short punches.
Coke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stoker is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker wants to control from the top but Coke keeps moving.
Stoker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Coke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Coke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stoker's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Coke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stoker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Coke has Stoker in his guard.

Coke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stoker slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Stoker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stoker jabs Coke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Coke checks a low kick from Stoker.
A punch combination from Coke misses.
Stoker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coke is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Stoker or perhaps it was just good defense by Coke which made him look bad.
Albert Stoker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stoker is looking to score with low kicks.
Coke moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coke.
Stoker misses with an uppercut.
Stoker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Stoker moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stoker.
Coke wants to get back to striking at distance but Stoker won't allow it.
Coke is looking to break free of the clinch but Stoker has double underhooks.
Coke is trying to force a seperation but Stoker has the dominant position.
Stoker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Coke's efforts to push away.
Stoker prevents Coke from breaking the clinch.
Coke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stoker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coke is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker tries for a takedown but Coke manages to get underhooks.
Coke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coke is trying to push Stoker away but Stoker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Stoker manages to break the clinch.
Coke throws a right hand that Stoker ducks under and follows up with a left that Stoker also avoids with ease.
Coke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Coke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Coke fails to land with a series of punches.
Stoker shoots in and drives through. Coke sprawls well.
Jack Coke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Stoker.

Stoker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Coke, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Coke is trying to pull guard but Stoker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coke is trying to break free.
Stoker misses with a body punch.
Coke wants to get back to striking at distance but Stoker won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Stoker.
Coke is looking to break free of the clinch but Stoker has double underhooks.
Stoker wants to break free but Coke has control.
Coke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Stoker pulls guard.
Coke stopping the sweep attempt from Stoker.
Stoker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stoker trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stoker working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coke with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coke being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Albert Stoker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stoker throws a lazy right hand but Coke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jack Coke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coke checks a low kick from Stoker.
A nice combination there by Coke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coke misses with a double jab.
Stoker throws a leg kick but Coke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker misses with a hook. Coke ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Stoker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stoker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Stoker!
Albert Stoker thanked the fans post fight for their support.