PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Woods (ranked 2774 p4p, 3020 weight class) and Paul Starker (ranked 107 p4p, 113 weight class). Starker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor. 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.

Woods
vs
Starker

195 cm
29
270
22 - 6 - 0

190 cm
44
265
24 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Starker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Woods looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Woods dodges an elbow strike from Starker.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Woods is trying to stall.
Starker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Starker on the inside.
Woods takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jake Woods has been cut.
Starker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Starker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Woods avoids a wild elbow strike from Starker.
Starker's coach down at Intergalactic Guerrilla Boxing was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Starker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Starker gets through Woods's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Starker lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Starker.

Jake Woods's cut is getting worse.
Starker lands an elbow inside.

Woods is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Woods! Starker unloads with more strikes and Woods sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Starker!
In his post fight interview, Paul Starker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.