PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hong Bok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bok
vs
Starks

189 cm
23
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hong Bok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Starks!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starks looks to land a body kick but Bok moved away.

Bok clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bok with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bok is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Starks swings wildly with an uppercut but Bok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starks misses with the head strike.

Starks pulls guard successfully.

Starks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Starks has his foot on Bok's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bok works his way back into a safe position though.

Bok avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bok wants to control from the top but Starks keeps moving.
Bok is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bok tries to free his leg and advance position but Starks is retaining full guard.
Bok preventing the sweep.
Bok knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Starks on the ground.
Bok trying to control the position from guard on top but Starks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Starks is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Bok frees his head nicely. Oh but Starks has switched to an armbar! Bok is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Andy Starks!