PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mullberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by P.O.D. - Alive. Mullberry has chosen Top Gun Anthem as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Stark
vs
Mullberry

186 cm
24
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
188 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Mullberry!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark looks for the body kick but Mullberry saw that one coming.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Mullberry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mullberry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mullberry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.

Stark clinches.
Stark misses with an elbow strike.
Mullberry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mullberry blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Mullberry tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Mullberry blocks it.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mullberry avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mullberry.
Mullberry is trying to break the clinch but Stark is controlling him.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark stalling in the clinch.
Mullberry avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Mullberry has had enough of the clinch but Stark keeps him there for the moment.
Mullberry tries to circle away but Stark has him pinned against the cage.
Mullberry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mullberry blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mullberry blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mullberry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mullberry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mullberry's efforts to push away.
Stark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mullberry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark looks to land a body kick but Mullberry moved away.
Stark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Stark closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Mullberry avoids the damage to the body.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Mullberry blocks it.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Mullberry wants to break free but Stark has control.
Mullberry is trying to break the clinch but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark landing knees to the body.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mullberry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Mullberry blocks it.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mullberry tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
Mullberry is looking to break free of the clinch but Stark has double underhooks.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mullberry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mullberry.
Mullberry avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mullberry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mullberry blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mullberry wants to stall.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Stark landing knees to the head.

Mullberry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullberry.
Stark scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Stark dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullberry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullberry.
Mullberry scores with a hook to the body. Stark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Mullberry moves out of range easily.
Mullberry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mullberry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Mullberry.
Mullberry thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Mullberry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mullberry misses with a hook.
Mullberry cracks Stark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullberry throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullberry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mullberry avoids the head kick by Stark.
Mullberry throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark tries to clinch but Mullberry is having none of it.
Mullberry thows a body shot but no joy.
Mullberry scores with the left hand. Stark knows he should have avoided that one.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark scores with a kick to the body.
Mullberry looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Mullberry swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
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.
Mullberry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mullberry misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullberry. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mullberry.
Stark connects with an inside leg kick.
Arthur Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark tries to clinch there but Mullberry circles away.
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stark walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Stark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullberry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mullberry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stark's head.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stark.
Mullberry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mullberry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Stark gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Mullberry avoids the damage to the body.
Stark looking to stall.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Stark is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mullberry's face.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mullberry avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Stark lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mullberry.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mullberry blocks it with crossed arms.
Mullberry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mullberry's efforts to push away.
Mullberry is trying to break free.
Mullberry can't break the clinch.
Arthur Stark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mullberry is defending well for now.
Stark keeps control of Mullberry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Stark dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mullberry scores with a jab.
Stark walks into a jab.
Mullberry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stark avoids the body shot from Mullberry.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mullberry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stark.
Mullberry swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mullberry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch! Stark slams his shin into Mullberry's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullberry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Mullberry swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullberry just misses with a punch to the body.
Mullberry loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Mullberry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullberry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Stark moves into the clinch.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Mullberry misses with the head strike.
Mullberry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
James Mullberry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mullberry blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Mullberry avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mullberry can't break the clinch.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Mullberry blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Mullberry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mullberry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Mullberry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Mullberry breaks the clinch.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mullberry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mullberry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mullberry looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Mullberry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullberry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mullberry swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Mullberry swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
Mullberry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mullberry misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Arthur Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a lovely overhand right.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Mullberry misses with a body shot.
Stark thuds his shin into the meat of Mullberry's side.
Mullberry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mullberry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mullberry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Stark staying out of range there.
Mullberry dips to his left and cracks Stark with an uppercut!

It looks like Arthur Stark has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullberry lands a lovely overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark throws the kick towards the body but Mullberry avoids it.
Mullberry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mullberry takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Mullberry throws a predictable looking body shot

and Stark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Mullberry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stark 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Stark!
An out of breath Arthur Stark thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.