PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borg comes to the ring accompanied by Flying in a Blue Dream. Vince Borg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Borg
vs
Stark

190 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

191 cm
22
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Borg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws a body punch but Borg moves out of range.
Stark pushes Borg away with a front kick.
Stark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big left from Borg misses.
Borg doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Borg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borg throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Stark to counter with a crisp jab.
Borg swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Borg throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Borg tries to score with a low kick but Stark moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg misses with a body shot.
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stark closes the distance but Borg moves to the side
and Borg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stark tries to clinch but Borg moves away
and Borg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Borg throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Borg thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark moves out of range as Borg strikes.
Stark lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stark.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Stark misses
and Borg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stark lands with a good body shot.
Borg looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
Borg misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Borg is breathing heavily.
Stark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stark tries to land a front kick but Borg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Borg's calf.
Borg throws a looping overhand right but Stark ducks down to avoid it.
Stark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Borg takes a step back to recover.
Stark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a glancing blow to the side of Borg's head.

Stark clinches with his opponent.
Borg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Stark manages to break the clinch.

Stark pushes Borg up against the ropes in a clinch.
Borg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stark keeps control of Borg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Borg managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark lands a nice uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Borg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Borg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Borg avoids the damage to the body.

Borg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark throws a front kick that sends Borg stumbling back into the ropes.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borg manages to avoid it.
Stark lands with a good body shot.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Borg moves out of range easily.
Stark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borg's sensitive parts.
Stark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borg lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Borg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stark throws a leg kick but Borg moved away.

Borg moves into the clinch.
Borg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Borg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stark has him pressed against the ropes.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Borg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Borg avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Stark.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Borg prevents a body shot from Stark.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark is working Borg over against the ropes.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Borg is blocking nicely.
Stark displaying some good clinch control by pressing Borg up against the ropes.
Stark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Borg's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stark.
Stark scores with a hook to the body.
Borg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Borg wants to stall.
Borg avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Borg has had enough of the clinch but Stark keeps him there for the moment.

Borg breaks the clinch.
Stark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Borg looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Stark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borg's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg lands a right hook to the body.
Borg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borg scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Stark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Borg misses with a jab to the body

and Stark counters by moving into the clinch.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Borg.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Borg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Borg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stark prevents Borg from breaking the clinch.

Borg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Borg checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stark counters with a leg kick.
Borg defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Borg throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Borg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stark counters with a good, hard body kick but Borg shrugs it off.
Borg misses with a body shot.
Borg throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Borg throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Borg avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark lands the left hand.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark is looking to clinch but Borg is avoiding it.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark delivers a nice body kick.
Thomas Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg throws a body punch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws a series of punches but Borg avoids them all with ease.
Stark delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark tries to land a front kick but Borg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stark slips under a jab.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Borg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slow jab from Borg misses its intended target.
Stark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borg.
Borg will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
Stark throws a leg kick which misses Borg's front leg but catches the back leg as Borg tries to avoid it.
Stark lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Borg if he has to take too many more of those.
Stark lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stark cracks Borg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stark throws a head kick that misses
and Borg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Borg on the side of the head.
Stark thumps Borg with a low kick.
Borg is looking to wear down Stark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Borg's head.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Stark! Borg is backing up but he can't get away as Stark lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Borg and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas Stark! Thomas Stark retains his light heavyweight title!