PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man-Black Sabbath. 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.

Stark
vs
Edgar

189 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

168 cm
22
173 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
Edgar tried to score with a low kick but Stark checks it.
Stark lands with an overhand left.
Anthony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Edgar gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Edgar prevents Stark from improving his position.
Edgar working the head and body with strikes.
Edgar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Edgar wants to take a breather but Stark is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark wants to improve his position but Edgar is controlling well.
Edgar is trying to control. Stark wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Edgar prevents Stark from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Stark.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Stark.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edgar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edgar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Anthony Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edgar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Edgar fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Edgar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stark is working hard here to advance position.

Stark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Edgar prevents Stark from improving his position.
Edgar working over Stark with some ground and pound. Stark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Stark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Edgar pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is looking to take a break and control but Stark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Edgar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stark stuns Edgar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark scores with the left hand. Edgar knows he should have avoided that one.
Stark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Edgar looks for a takedown but Stark sprawls well.
Edgar fails with the takedown.
Edgar looks gassed!
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a decent looking hook.
Edgar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Stark digs a good hook to Edgar's body.
Stark lands a nice looking body shot.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark throws a right hand that Edgar ducks under and follows up with a left that Edgar also avoids with ease.
Stark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stark lands a jab.
Stark is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stark throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Edgar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Edgar walks into a stiff left hand from Stark.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
Stark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Edgar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Stark scores with a hook.
Stark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Edgar is rocked!
Stark lands with a shot to the body.
Edgar is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
Edgar avoids the body shot from Stark.
Edgar seems to have recovered his senses.
Stark throws a solid leg kick but Edgar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stark.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark lands a right hook to the body.
Anthony Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stark throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
Edgar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Stark connects with a looping right hand.
Edgar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stark lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Stark catches Edgar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Edgar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice combination there by Stark.
Stark stuns Edgar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Edgar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stark.
Stark lands a head shot.
Stark digs a good hook to Edgar's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edgar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stark lands a nice hook to Edgar's body. Edgar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edgar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edgar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the body from Stark misses
and Edgar counters with an outside leg kick.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edgar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Edgar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Edgar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edgar can do to turn this around?
Edgar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Edgar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edgar.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Frank Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edgar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edgar takes one to the chin there.
Stark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stark cracks a nice hook into Edgar's ribs.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Edgar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edgar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
Stark jabs at Edgar's body.
Edgar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
Edgar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stark lands a with a good body shot.
Stark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stark cracks Edgar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stark misses with a double jab.
Stark lands a glancing blow to the side of Edgar's head.
Edgar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a front kick aimed at Edgar's knee but Edgar avoids it well.
Stark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No luck for Stark with that takedown attempt.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Edgar is out of range.
Stark lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Stark.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense.
Edgar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Edgar on the side of the head.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Edgar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Stark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Stark dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stark tries to bum rush Edgar with a series of wild strikes but Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Stark is looking to wear down Edgar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Edgar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Stark actively working from the bottom here.
Edgar trying to control from half guard but Stark is working away.
Stark is trying to get back to full guard.

Stark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Edgar pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edgar not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stark looking for submissions off his back.
Edgar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Stark actively working from the bottom here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Edgar shoots for a double leg takedown but Stark sprawls well. He's pushed Edgar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edgar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Edgar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anthony Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stark punishes Edgar's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to de liver by Stark. Beautiful body shot.
Stark cracks Edgar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stark scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stark finds it's way round the side to connect with Edgar's head.
Stark lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edgar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Edgar needs to keep his hands up - Stark had a free shot at his head there.
Stark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark connects with a body shot.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edgar walks into a jab.
Stark jabs Edgar right on the nose. Edgar blinks but takes it well.
Stark scores with a hook.
Stark scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Stark finds it's target.
Edgar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stark leaves Edgar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anthony Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Edgar.
Stark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stark throws a one two combo.
Stark cracks Edgar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Edgar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stark lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Edgar backs up against the cage.
Stark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frank Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
Stark throws a shot to the body.
Stark scores with a hook to the body. Edgar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Stark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stark thuds a left hand into Edgar's body.
Edgar takes one to the chin there.
Danga de danga de dang - Stark scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheers as Stark lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edgar doesn't seem phased though.
Stark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stark thuds his right hand into Edgar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Edgar walks into a stiff left hand from Stark.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark lands with a nice body punch.
Stark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edgar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stark, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Stark!