PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Fontana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fontana
vs
Starks

186 cm
23
192 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

180 cm
23
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Fontana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Starks!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starks throws a head kick that misses.
Fontana lands a head shot.
Fontana throws a nice looking combination but Starks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fontana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Andy Starks has been cut.
Fontana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fontana lands with a right hand.

Starks gets a clinch.
Starks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Starks fails to land.
Starks swings wildly with an uppercut but Fontana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starks misses with a punch to the body.
Starks swings wildly with an uppercut but Fontana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Starks swings wildly with an uppercut but Fontana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fontana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks misses with a punch on the inside.
Fontana drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Starks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Starks throws a head punch that misses.
Starks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fontana backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fontana.
Starks throws a head punch that misses.
Starks swings wildly with an uppercut but Fontana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fontana prevents a body shot from Starks.
Starks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Starks.
Starks working aggressively here.
Fontana jumps guard but Starks stands there with Fontana around his waist. Fontana gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Fontana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starks misses with the head strike.
Starks working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starks.
Starks misses with the head strike.
Fontana working aggressively here.
Fontana blocking some punches.
Fontana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A body shot lands from Starks.
Starks throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fontana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Starks smiles and moves away.
Fontana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Starks has time to react.
Fontana fails to land the takedown.
Fontana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fontana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Starks's head backwards.
A combination from Fontana does no damage.
Fontana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fontana looks to land a combination but Starks avoids it well.
Fontana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Starks knocks Fontana to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Fontana is rocked!

It looks like Paulo Fontana has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starks scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fontana to see if he's OK.
Oh Fontana is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fontana tries to bench press Starks off him but Starks keeps the position.
Fontana seems to have got his legs back now.

Starks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fontana, who protects the arm well.
Fontana prevents Starks from improving position.
Fontana tries to buck Starks off but Starks is having none of it.
Fontana struggling a bit here.
Fontana is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Starks is working Fontana over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fontana is looking to reverse the position.
Starks in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fontana gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fontana is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Starks scores with a couple of nice shots.

Starks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fontana is just riding it out for now. Starks eventually gives up the hold.
Starks looks gassed!
Fontana wants to get back to full guard.
Fontana looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fontana trying to control here.
Starks trying to mount his opponent but Fontana defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Starks dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fontana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fontana, as that shot connected.
Starks avoids the body shot from Fontana.
Starks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fontana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Starks gets the takedown into side control.
Fontana tries to improve position but can't.
Fontana manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Fontana wants to work for an arm triangle but Starks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Starks manages to get to full guard.
Starks has a closed guard, preventing Fontana from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Starks is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Fontana has his hands clasped together but Starks extends an breaks Fontana's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Starks.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andy Starks! Andy Starks retains his middleweight title!