PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wea Ponry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ponry
vs
Stark

185 cm
26
195 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wea Ponry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark connects with a high kick.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Ponry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ponry is looking to land body kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stark. Ponry shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ponry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ponry is breathing heavily.
Stark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ponry. That did some damage!
Ponry throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws a push kick but Ponry slaps the foot to one side.
Stark tries to land a front kick but Ponry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ponry avoids a kick to the body.
Ponry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark scores with a nice body kick.
Stark moves out of range of the body kick from Ponry.
Stark looks for the body kick but Ponry saw that one coming.
Stark throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark is looking to chop away at Ponry's legs.
Stark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stark throws a chopping leg kick but Ponry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark fakes the leg kick and cracks Ponry in the body.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Ponry moves out of range easily.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ponry misses with a kick to the body.
Ponry tries to land a front kick but Stark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ponry avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Ponry blocks a head kick by Stark.
Stark steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ponry. That one must have hurt.
Ponry moves out of range of the body kick.
Stark looks to land a body kick but Ponry moved away.
A head kick from Ponry lands but Stark takes it in his stride.
Ponry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Ponry sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stark.
Stark lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ponry will feel that in the morning.
Stark blocks a head kick by Ponry.
Ponry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stark moves out of range of the leg kick from Ponry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ponry misses with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ponry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stark - the referee stops the clock and Ponry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stark. Ponry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ponry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stark can pounce on him.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ponry blocks the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Ponry.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stark - that will leave a mark!
Ponry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stark scores with a kick to the body.
Stark scores with a push kick.
Ponry moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Stark throws a head kick but Ponry moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Ponry.
Stark cracks the inside of Ponry's front leg.
Ponry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ponry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ponry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Ponry sees coming a mile off.
Stark moves out of range of the body kick.
Ponry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ponry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ponry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ponry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stark.
Stark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stark throws a head kick that Ponry semi-blocks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ponry.
Ponry tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Ponry moves out of range easily.
Stark looks to land a body kick but Ponry moved away.
Ponry throws a head kick that Stark semi-blocks.
Stark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Ponry sees coming a mile off.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ponry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Ponry.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stark.
Stark misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Ponry throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Ponry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ponry tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ponry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stark if he has to take too many more of those.
Stark scores with a head kick. Ponry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ponry connects with a high kick.
Stark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stark throws a low kick but Ponry avoids it.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Ponry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Ponry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stark lands with a slapping head kick.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ponry. That's going to slow Stark down.
Ponry misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Stark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Ponry moves out of range easily.
Ponry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ponry. That did some damage!
Ponry blocks the body kick.
Stark takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stark lands a head kick!
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark misses with a leg kick
and Ponry counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ponry.
Stark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stark throws a low kick, looking for Ponry's leg but Ponry calmly moves out of range.
Stark throws a body kick that misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ponry might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ponry fakes the leg kick and cracks Stark in the body.
Ponry walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stark.
Stark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ponry finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stark goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wea Ponry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark throws a low kick but Ponry moves out of range easily.
Ponry throws the kick towards the body but Stark avoids it.
Stark fakes the leg kick and cracks Ponry in the body.
Ponry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ponry checks a leg kick.
Stark throws a push kick but Ponry slaps the foot to one side.
Stark throws a head kick but Ponry moves out of range.
Stark takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ponry blocks a head kick by Stark.
Stark gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ponry counters with a good low kick that Stark was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Ponry.
Ponry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ponry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ponry moves out of range of the body kick.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ponry connects with a solid leg kick.
Stark connects with an inside leg kick.
Ponry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two 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.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Ponry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
Ponry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stark's head.
Tony Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark cracks the inside of Ponry's front leg.
Ponry tries a head kick but it misses.
Ponry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ponry blocks a head kick by Stark.
Ponry throws a push kick but Stark slaps the foot to one side.
Stark misses with a kick to the body.
Ponry throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Ponry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stark lands with a kick to the temple. Ponry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Ponry moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Ponry.
Ponry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ponry scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ponry tries to work over Stark's front leg with a kick but Stark checks it.
Stark has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ponry.
Stark lands with a slapping head kick.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Ponry sees coming a mile off.
Ponry misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ponry throws a head kick that misses.
Stark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ponry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ponry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stark scores with a kick to the body.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Ponry pushes Stark away with a front kick.
Stark blocks a head kick by Ponry.
A head kick from Stark lands but Ponry takes it in his stride.
Ponry lands a head kick!
Ponry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stark misses with a low kick as Ponry jumps back.
Stark is looking to land body kicks.
Stark throws a head kick but Ponry moves out of range.
Ponry blocks a head kick by Stark.
Ponry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark moves out of range as Ponry throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Ponry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
Ponry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ponry checks a leg kick.
Stark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ponry misses with a head kick.
Stark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ponry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ponry throws a leg kick but Stark moved away.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ponry connects with an inside leg kick.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ponry thuds his shin into the meat of Stark's side.
Ponry scoring well with a low kick there.
Stark gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ponry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ponry scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wea Ponry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ponry throws a head kick that misses.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Ponry sees coming a mile off.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark throws a head kick but Ponry moves out of range.
Stark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ponry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stark connects with a solid leg kick.
Stark looks to throw a body kick
and Ponry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stark's knee momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ponry.
Ponry lands a high kick!
Ponry throws a front kick aimed at Stark's knee but Stark avoids it well.
Stark moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Ponry lands a head kick!
Stark throws a head kick but Ponry moves out of range.
Stark looks for the body kick but Ponry saw that one coming.
Stark throws a leg kick but Ponry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ponry throws a wild body kick that Stark sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ponry is looking to land body kicks.
Stark with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stark misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick from Stark lands but Ponry takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Ponry.
Ponry moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
Ponry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ponry tries to land a front kick but Stark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Stark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stark is looking to land body kicks.
Ponry feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Stark on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Ponry.
Crunch! Stark slams his shin into Ponry's torso.
Ponry moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Stark tries to land a front kick but Ponry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ponry pushes Stark away with a front kick.
Stark scores with a head kick. Ponry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ponry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ponry. Stark shrugs it off though.
Wea Ponry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponry scores with a push kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ponry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stark has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stark and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Ponry blocks the low kick.
Ponry blocks the body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stark crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ponry - the referee stops the clock and Stark gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ponry. Stark manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ponry throws a head kick that misses.
Ponry blocks the body kick.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark throws a head kick but Ponry moves out of range.
Ponry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ponry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ponry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ponry avoids a kick to the body.
Ponry moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Ponry throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark blocks a head kick by Ponry.
Ponry misses with a body kick.
Stark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ponry fakes the leg kick and cracks Stark in the body.
Ponry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid body kick from Stark.
Stark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ponry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ponry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark tried to score with a low kick but Ponry checks it.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Ponry sees coming a mile off.
Ponry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stark misses with the body kick
and Ponry makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stark really felt that one!
Ponry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stark. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ponry. That's going to slow Stark down.
Stark misses with a kick to the body.
Stark throws a head kick but Ponry moves out of range.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Ponry moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Ponry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands with a nice body kick.
That kick from Stark tenderised Ponry's leg. Ponry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stark throws a lazy body kick
and Ponry counters with an inside leg kick.
Ponry moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Ponry thumps Stark with a low kick.
Good work by Ponry as he checks the leg kick.
Ponry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ponry throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark lands a front kick.
Ponry is looking to land body kicks.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark throws a push kick but Ponry slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy body kick from Stark
and Ponry counters with a big head kick but Stark shrugs it off.
Stark throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ponry counters with an inside leg kick.
Ponry scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ponry.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Ponry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Ponry sees coming a mile off.
Ponry misses with a head kick.
Stark throws a wild body kick that Ponry sees coming a mile off.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wea Ponry.
I think Ponry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Tony Stark!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Tony Stark!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Tony Stark!

Tony Stark wins by unanimous decision!