PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Starner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micah Magnum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micah Magnum acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Starner
vs
Magnum

172 cm
27
165 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

173 cm
27
155 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glen Starner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Micah Magnum!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magnum wants to clinch up but Starner keeps it at a distance.
Starner takes a swing at Magnum's ribcage but misses.
Magnum tries to clinch
and Starner counters with a left and a right that stings Magnum.
Starner swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnum.
Starner lands a head shot.
Glen Starner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starner tries to bum rush Magnum with a series of wild strikes but Magnum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Starner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magnum ducks under a wild hook from Starner.
Starner looks to land a combination. Magnum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Magnum is rocked!
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!
Starner takes a swing at Magnum's ribcage but misses.
Magnum is still on wobbly legs! Can Starner finish him?
Starner throws a shot to the body.
Starner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magnum pinned against the cage. Magnum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Magnum seems to have recovered his senses.
Magnum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Starner counters with a stiff right hand.
Magnum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Starner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magnum moves in looking to clinch but Starner pushes him off.
Magnum moves in looking to clinch but Starner pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Magnum. No joy for Starner on that attempt.
Starner shoots in for a double leg but Magnum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Starner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Starner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magnum's knee momentarily.
Starner swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnum.

Magnum rushes Starner and presses him up against the cage.
Magnum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Starner avoids it.
Magnum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Starner blocks it with crossed arms.
Magnum missing with knees to the body.
Starner avoiding damage as Magnum throws knees to the body.
Starner lands a hook that snaps the head of Magnum backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Magnum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Starner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Starner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magnum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Starner blocks it with crossed arms.
Magnum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Starner is defending well for now.
Magnum missing with knees to the body.
Starner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Magnum up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magnum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Magnum tries to land knees in the clinch but Starner avoids the damage to the body.

Starner tightens his grip and picks Magnum up, before dumping him to the ground. Magnum manages to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Starner won't allow Magnum to sweep him here.
Starner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum keeping moving, preventing Starner from controlling successfully.
Starner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Starner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Starner content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Glen Starner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Starner swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnum.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnum tries to clinch but Starner is having none of it.
Starner thuds his right hand into Magnum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Micah Magnum has been cut.
Starner connects with a nice looking jab.
Starner fails to land the takedown.
Magnum tries to clinch there but Starner circles away.

Magnum darts in and clinches Starner up against the cage.
Magnum is trying to maintain a safe position but Starner gets an underhook and turns Magnum into the cage.
Starner avoiding damage as Magnum throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magnum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Starner blocks it with crossed arms.
Starner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Starner gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Starner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glen Starner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micah Magnum's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Magnum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magnum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Starner.
Starner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Magnum swivels and escapes.
Glen Starner is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magnum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Magnum as Starner shoots in.
Magnum darts in trying to clinch
and Starner counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Magnum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magnum stuffs the takedown attempt from Starner. Starner gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Starner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starner. Magnum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starner looks to land a combination but Magnum avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starner keeps the fight on the outside.
Magnum tries to clinch up.
Starner misses with an uppercut.
Magnum swats away the attempt to clinch by Starner.

Starner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Magnum's guard.
Magnum keeping moving, preventing Starner from controlling successfully.
Starner content to stall in guard here.
Starner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starner wants to pass the guard but Magnum is keeping the position.
Starner wants to control from the top but Magnum keeps moving.
Starner throws a big elbow that misses.
Starner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Magnum is trying to keep Starner in close.
Starner throws a strike but Magnum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starner keeping moving, preventing Magnum from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnum not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Magnum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Starner working a defensive guard here.

Micah Magnum has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Magnum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starner misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Magnum wants to clinch but Starner slips to the side
and Starner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magnum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Starner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Magnum is looking to clinch but Starner is avoiding it.
Starner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Starner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Starner scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starner swinging wildly here.
Starner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Magnum's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glen Starner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Micah Magnum's cut.
That's time! Starner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Starner swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnum.

Starner drops Magnum with a left right combo! Starner follows him down to the ground into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big shot lands for Starner! That's hurt Magnum! Will he recover? Starner fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Starner!
Glen Starner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.