PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between C G Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Isaacson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaacson has chosen "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads as his entrance music. 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.

G Stark
vs
Isaacson

180 cm
25
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

182 cm
27
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, C G Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Isaacson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Isaacson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark thuds his right hand into Isaacson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Isaacson misses with a body shot.
Stark lands with an overhand left.
Isaacson misses with a few strikes there.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Isaacson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Stark connects with a good right hand that stumbles Isaacson. Isaacson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark throws a body punch but Isaacson moves out of range.
Stark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Isaacson doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark sizes up Isaacson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Stark lands a left and a right that send Isaacson crashing to the mat, dazed. Stark thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Isaacson is rocked!
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Isaacson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Isaacson is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
Stark misses with a double jab.
Isaacson seems to have recovered his senses.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Isaacson is just out of range.
Stark staying out of range there.
Stark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Isaacson counters with a one-two to the body.
Stark lands with a good body shot.
Isaacson looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands a lovely overhand right.
Isaacson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Isaacson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stark's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stark duly obliges.
Stark swings for the body but Isaacson moves out of range.
Isaacson slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Isaacson moves away from the strike by Stark.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Isaacson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark missing with a left hand there. Isaacson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Isaacson moved out of range nicely.
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Isaacson.
Isaacson misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Stark there.
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Isaacson avoids the body shot from Stark.
Stark swings away with a body shot that misses
and Isaacson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stark's knee momentarily.
Stark dodges the punch combination from Isaacson.
Isaacson misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isaacson misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Stark catches Isaacson right on the button with a cross.
Stark lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Stark catches Isaacson right on the button with a cross.
Isaacson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stark.
Stark thuds a left hand into Isaacson's body.
Isaacson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stark misses with the combination.
Stark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Isaacson dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Stark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Isaacson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Isaacson.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Isaacson counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Isaacson scores with a shot to the body.
Isaacson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
Isaacson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
Isaacson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Isaacson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stark finds it's way round the side to connect with Isaacson's head.
Stark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Isaacson avoids the body shot from Stark.
Isaacson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Isaacson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Isaacson's head.
Isaacson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Isaacson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stark rather than just go for the knockout.
Stark lands with a cross.
Stark misses with a body shot
and Isaacson counters with a nice body shot.
Isaacson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Isaacson slips under a jab from Stark.
Isaacson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stark throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Isaacson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stark backs up against the cage.
Stark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Isaacson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark misses with a body punch
and Isaacson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark stalks Isaacson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Isaacson's face. Isaacson staggers backwards, shaken.
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 lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Isaacson circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark connects with a crisp jab.
Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stark throws a body punch but Isaacson moves out of range.
Isaacson lands a two punch combo.
Isaacson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Isaacson misses with a two punch combination.
Stark takes a swing at Isaacson's ribcage but misses.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Isaacson misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

C G Stark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Isaacson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stark.
Stark throws a shot to the body.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Isaacson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stark lands the left hand.
Isaacson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Isaacson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Isaacson can do to turn this around?
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Isaacson.
Some wild striking there from Isaacson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Isaacson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Stark has got the better of the exchanges.
A punch combination from Isaacson misses.
Isaacson slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Isaacson scores with a jab to the body.
Stark takes a swing at Isaacson's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isaacson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Isaacson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
C G Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Stark.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Isaacson misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Isaacson was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
A jab from Stark finds it's way through Isaacson's defenses.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Isaacson.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Isaacson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stark throws the left hand but Isaacson avoids the punch easily.
Isaacson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stark's head.
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Stark misses.
Stark thuds his right hand into Isaacson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

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.
Isaacson thows a body shot but no joy.
Isaacson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danga de danga de dang - Isaacson scores with a four punch combination!
Isaacson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Stark.
Stark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stark throws a jab when Isaacson was well out of range.
Isaacson throws a predictable looking body shot
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Isaacson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Isaacson.
A punch combination from Isaacson misses.
Stark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark throws a hook but Isaacson blocks it.
Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stark looks to land a right hand but Isaacson moved out of range.
A big right from Stark misses.
A combination from Isaacson does no damage.
Isaacson slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Isaacson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isaacson staying out of range there.
Isaacson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Isaacson blocks a jab.
C G Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Isaacson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stark jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Isaacson can pounce on him.
Isaacson moves out of range as Stark strikes.
Stark misses with a looping left.
Isaacson dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Isaacson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stark cracks Isaacson with a good jab.
Isaacson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stark's head.
Isaacson slips a straight right by Stark.
A looping hook to the body misses from Isaacson. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Stark misses.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Isaacson lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a right hand that Isaacson ducks under and follows up with a left that Isaacson also avoids with ease.
Isaacson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Isaacson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Isaacson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
Isaacson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Isaacson.
Isaacson moves away from the strike by Stark.
Isaacson lands a jab to Stark's midsection.
Stark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good shot there by Isaacson.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
Isaacson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Isaacson throws a nice outside leg kick.
C G Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Isaacson manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Isaacson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
Isaacson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stark dodges the punch combination from Isaacson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Isaacson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nice cross by Isaacson.
Isaacson throws a combination. Stark tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Stark misses.
Stark misses with a double jab
and Isaacson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Isaacson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Isaacson moves away.
A big right from Stark misses.
Stark misses with an uppercut. Isaacson saw that one coming.
Isaacson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stark misses with a looping right.
Isaacson slips under a jab.
Stark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Isaacson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Stark is rocked!
Isaacson steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Stark is out on his feet! Isaacson sets himself and nearly takes Stark's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samuel Isaacson!