PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Styill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Starship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styill comes to the cage accompanied by Many Men. Starship has chosen i made it as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Styill
vs
Starship

185 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Styill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Starship!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starship changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Styill tries to avoid it but Starship manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Styill to the ground. Styill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Styill with a poor takedown

and Starship counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Styill controlling Starship's posture.
Starship prevents Styill from getting back to his feet.
Starship missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Starship scoring with some ground and pound.
Styill wants to sweep here but Starship controlling him for the moment.
Styill looking to control but Starship passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starship sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Styill defending well though.

Starship is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Styill sees it coming and defends easily.
Styill wants to improve his position but Starship is controlling well.
Styill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Starship scores with a couple of nice shots.

Styill makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Styill pivots, looking for a leg kick but Starship is out of range and Styill settles back down.

Styill scores a takedown into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starship is looking to improve his position but Styill isn't that keen on the idea.
Styill with shots to the head and body - Starship looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styill with a couple of short strikes.
Styill landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Styill.
Starship tries to reverse the position but Styill maintains control.
Styill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Starship is desperately trying to improve his position but Styill has a good base and remains in mount.
Starship looks gassed!
Styill putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Styill lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Styill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Starship is wriggling around trying to escape.
Styill looking to control but Starship is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starship is looking to improve his position but Styill isn't that keen on the idea.
Styill with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Starship tries to reverse the position but Styill maintains control.
You get the feeling that Starship really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Styill.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Styill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Styill cracks Starship with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Styill has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Starship's face.
Styill wants to control the pace but Starship is squirming around nicely.
Styill controlling his opponent.
Styill landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styill working Starship over with strikes here.
Styill fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Styill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Styill tries to control but Starship wriggling away.
Styill lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Styill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Starship looks a forlorn figure.
Styill with the ground and pound from mount.
Styill lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Starship hang on?
Styill lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Styill lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Starship hang on?
Starship is looking to get to half guard.
Styill lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Styill dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Styill shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Starship's guard.

Starship is looking for a triangle but Styill pushes his legs off easily.
Styill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Styill throws a big right hand that misses.
Starship avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Styill trying to control the position from guard on top but Starship is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Styill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Styill might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Starship utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Styill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Styill throws a combination that misses

and Starship holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Styill wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Styill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Starship fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styill misses with a few strikes there.

Styill shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Starship looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Styill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Styill looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Starship looking for a kimura from the bottom but Styill passes into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starship taking punishment in the form of punches.
Starship takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Styill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Starship is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Starship is looking for a sweep.
Styill lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Starship on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Styill grinds an elbow into Starship's temple.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Styill gets a takedown into half guard.
Greg Styill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Styill trying to control the action but Starship is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Starship actively working from the bottom here.

Starship is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Styill pulls his head out easily.
Starship keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Styill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Starship keeps working.

Starship looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Starship looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Styill thows a huge punch but Starship dodges it nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styill scoring with punches from side control.
Styill landing a few strikes.
Starship wants to get back to his feet but Styill drags him back down.
Styill scoring with punches from side control.
Starship takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Starship is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Starship tries to improve position but can't.
Styill is chipping away with strikes.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Styill fails with the takedown

and Starship decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Styill's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Styill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starship throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Styill dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Styill scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Starship actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Starship is not content to let Styill control the position.
Styill working Starship over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Styill.
Styill works his foot free and advances to mount.
Starship is looking to improve his position but Styill isn't that keen on the idea.
Styill with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styill landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Styill looking to finish Starship with some ground and pound. This is bad for Starship!
Starship is looking to improve his position but Styill isn't that keen on the idea.
Styill lands with some strikes.
Starship is in a horrible position here. Styill smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Styill landing strikes from the mount and Starship is in trouble!
Styill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Styill wants to control the pace but Starship is squirming around nicely.
Starship really wants to buck Styill off and get back to his feet.
Starship working to try and regain half guard.
Starship takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Starship is desperately trying to improve his position but Styill has a good base and remains in mount.
Styill is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Styill connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Styill lands a big elbow.
Starship is trying desperately to improve position.
Styill with shots to the head and body - Starship looks very uncomfortable down there.
Styill lands a big shot there that rocks Starship but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Starship is working to get back to half guard.
Styill raining down shots from the mount!
Styill is landing with some decent strikes but Starship is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Styill landing strikes from the mount.
Styill lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starship is looking to get to half guard.
Styill pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Starship is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Styill working the ground and pound effectively.
Styill prevents Starship from getting the reversal.
Styill landing strikes from the mount and Starship is in trouble!
Styill working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Styill controlling from the full mount.
Starship is in all sorts of trouble here.
Styill lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Styill.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Starship tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Styill looking to finish Starship with some ground and pound. This is bad for Starship!
Styill looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Starship that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Starship takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Starship is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Styill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Starship is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Starship in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Starship tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Styill tries to control but Starship wriggling away.
Patrick Starship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Styill blocks Starship's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Styill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Styill, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Styill!