PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ira Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mega Star will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Stein
vs
Star

198 cm
21
269 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

225 cm
18
228 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ira Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mega Star!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star misses with a body shot.
Stein looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Star fails with the takedown.

Star moves into range and clinches up with Stein.

Star's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stein lands with a nice combination. Star backs away looking to recover.
Ira Stein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stein takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Star has time to react.
Stein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Star's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein scores with a hook to the body. Star takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Star slips under a jab.
Star misses with a few strikes there.

Star shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Star showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stein might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Star trying to control the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mega Star wasn't active enough on the ground.
Star tries a head kick but it misses.

Star shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Star trying to pass the guard but Stein defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein is looking to improve his position.
Stein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stein tries to get out of the position.
Star trying to control the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Star tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stein knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mega Star wasn't active enough on the ground.
Stein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Star slips a straight right by Stein.
Stein goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Star fails with a takedown attempt.
Stein stuffs the takedown.
Ira Stein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mega Star.
Star fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Star.
Stein throws the left hand but Star avoids the punch easily.
Star ducks under a wild hook from Stein.

Star feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Star is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Star advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Star stands up and beckons Stein to join him on the feet.

Star feints and as Stein raises his hands in defense, Star changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mega Star dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Star looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stein!
Star content just to control the position here.
Star is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Star lands a big elbow.

Star stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Star ducks under a wild hook from Stein.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star throws a sloppy head kick and Stein moves out of range easily.

Star drives through with a takedown into Stein's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Star tries to free his leg and advance position but Stein is retaining full guard.
Star with a flurry of punches that miss.
Star pushing down on Stein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Star looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Star performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Star stands up from half guard.
Star will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Star is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Star closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stein circles away.
Ira Stein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Star drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Star looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Star's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mega Star hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Star closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Star wants a takedown.
Ira Stein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mega Star.

Star breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Star fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stein paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stein throws a poor cross that misses

and Star decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stein's guard.
Star looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mega Star.
Stein tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mega Star showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Star is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stein's half guard.
Star stalling.
Stein wants to improve his position but Star is controlling well.

Star is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stein defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mega Star.
Stein misses with a hook. Star ducked under it nicely.

Star has closed the distance and engaged Stein in a clinch.

Star ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Star no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Star manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stein manages to get himself to full guard.
Ira Stein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star forces his way into half guard.
Star content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Star is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stein!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stein looks a forlorn figure.
Star controlling the position easily from mount.

Star has control of Stein's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Stein regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star breaks from Stein's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Star controlling the pace for now.
Star cracks Stein with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mega Star comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Star has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mega Star!