PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Valac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes into the arena with P.O.D. - Alive blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Stark
vs
Valac

186 cm
24
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Goran Valac!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valac.
Stark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Valac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stark misses with an elbow over the top.
Stark with a knee to the head.

It looks like Goran Valac has been cut.
Valac tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valac is trying to break the clinch but Stark is controlling him.
Valac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valac has had enough of the clinch but Stark keeps him there for the moment.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stark drops Valac with a big knee straight up the middle! Valac is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Valac is rocked!
Valac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Goran Valac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valac looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.

Stark rushes Valac and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark misses with a body punch.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Valac blocks with his arms.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valac.
Stark misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valac managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valac blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Valac is defending well for now.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valac tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
Valac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Valac tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
Stark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Valac letting Stark take a breather here.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is stalling here.
Valac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valac can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Valac looks gassed!
Stark tries a body shot but Valac blocks it.
A knee to the head by Stark.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valac's face.

That has opened up Goran Valac's cut even more.
Stark stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goran Valac's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Valac misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Valac misses.

Stark drives through and clinches with Valac against the cage.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Valac is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stark obliges.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valac blocks it with crossed arms.
Valac avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Valac blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Valac working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valac takes an elbow to the temple.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Valac is breathing heavily.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark throws an elbow that misses.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a punch to the body.
Valac tries to break the clinch but Stark is controlling the position.
Stark slowing the pace effectively.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stark obliges.
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 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valac avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Valac's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stark obliges.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valac can do to turn this around?
Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Valac is blocking nicely.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valac blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark is pushing Valac up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valac blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Valac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valac wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Stark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Goran Valac's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Stark has Valac up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark working Valac over with knees to the body.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valac's face.
Stark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valac in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arthur Stark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Valac's ribcage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Valac can't break the clinch.
Stark avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Valac blocks it.
Stark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valac's efforts to push away.
Valac working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Valac takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark working Valac over with knees to the body.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Valac's ribcage.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stark with a knee to the head.

The cut above Goran Valac's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands an elbow just above Valac 's eye.
The referee calls for Stark to work.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Stark has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valac's face.
Valac is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Valac has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arthur Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valac wants to get back to striking at distance but Stark won't allow it.
Valac seems to have recovered his senses.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Valac is blocking nicely.
Valac is trying to push Stark away but Stark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stark obliges.
Goran Valac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valac wants to get back to striking at distance but Stark won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Valac is blocking nicely.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Come on Stark - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Stark!
Arthur Stark spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.