PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Bin Ladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ringo Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bin Ladin
vs
Starr

187 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Convicted

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Bin Ladin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ringo Starr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Ladin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bin Ladin lands a nice looking body kick.

Starr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Starr goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bin Ladin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Starr's guard! Nice work there by Bin Ladin!
Starr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Starr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bin Ladin has picked Starr up and slammed him! Starr can't keep hold of the triangle and Bin Ladin manages to pass to side control!

Bin Ladin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Starr to his feet.
Bin Ladin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Starr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bin Ladin!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bin Ladin as Starr shoots in.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bin Ladin.
Starr looks gassed!
Bin Ladin misses with a head kick.
Bin Ladin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bin Ladin lands a slapping body shot.
Bin Ladin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Starr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Bin Ladin actively working from the bottom here.

Bin Ladin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Starr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bin Ladin's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Ladin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Starr.
Bin Ladin works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starr looking to sit in guard and control but Bin Ladin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Starr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bin Ladin has passed into half guard!
Bin Ladin passes into side control, despite Starr's attempt to control the position.

Bin Ladin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Ladin slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bin Ladin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Bin Ladin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Starr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bin Ladin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Starr wants to improve his position but Bin Ladin is controlling well.
Starr manages to get to full guard.

Starr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bin Ladin is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Ladin trying to control but Starr is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Bin Ladin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bin Ladin connects with a high kick.
Bin Ladin lands a front kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bin Ladin. That's going to slow Starr down.

Starr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bin Ladin wants to control but Starr postures up.

Starr goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bin Ladin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Starr's guard! Nice work there by Bin Ladin!
Starr is breathing heavily.
Starr keeping moving, preventing Bin Ladin from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bin Ladin manages to get himself to full guard.
Starr trying to control but Bin Ladin is working from the bottom.
Bin Ladin controls Starr momentarily but Starr frees himself.
Starr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bin Ladin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Bin Ladin is looking for a triangle but Starr pushes his legs off easily.
Starr wants to pass the guard but Bin Ladin is keeping the position.
Starr trying to control the position from guard on top but Bin Ladin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starr tries to free his leg and advance position but Bin Ladin is retaining full guard.
Bin Ladin wants to sweep but no luck.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Starr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Starr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bin Ladin. That one must have hurt.

Starr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Starr is working for a submission of some sort.
Starr prevents Bin Ladin from improving his position.

Starr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bin Ladin sees it coming and defends easily.
Starr is looking to take a break and control but Bin Ladin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bin Ladin kicks off Starr and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A head kick from Bin Ladin lands but Starr takes it in his stride.
Bin Ladin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Starr's calf.
Bin Ladin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Starr looks for a takedown but Bin Ladin sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bin Ladin.
Bin Ladin delivers a nice body kick.
Starr takes a kick to the side of the head.
Starr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bin Ladin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Starr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bin Ladin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Omar Bin Ladin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bin Ladin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Starr's sensitive parts.
Bin Ladin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bin Ladin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bin Ladin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Omar Bin Ladin is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bin Ladin - that will leave a mark!
Bin Ladin lands with a nice body kick.
Bin Ladin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bin Ladin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Ladin throws a nice head kick!
Bin Ladin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bin Ladin throws a head kick but Starr moves out of range.

Bin Ladin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bin Ladin misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bin Ladin throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starr tries for a takedown but Bin Ladin manages to get underhooks.
Bin Ladin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Starr blocks it with crossed arms.

Bin Ladin breaks from the clinch.

Bin Ladin gets caught flat footed, as Starr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Starr looking to sit in guard and control but Bin Ladin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Starr looking for a sweep. Not yet Starr, not yet.
Starr keeping moving, preventing Bin Ladin from controlling successfully.
Starr trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bin Ladin drops back looking for a leg! Starr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Starr manages to kick Bin Ladin off! Bin Ladin jumps back into Starr's guard.

Starr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Starr keeping moving, preventing Bin Ladin from controlling successfully.

Starr is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bin Ladin has his hands clasped together but Starr extends an breaks Bin Ladin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Starr.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ringo Starr!