PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thai Minator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minator comes to the cage accompanied by Thai Fight Music. Thai Minator could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robb Stark's chin.

Minator
vs
Stark

169 cm
24
164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

167 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thai Minator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robb Stark!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stark closes the distance and clinches.
Minator's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stark takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Robb Stark has been cut.
Minator lands a nice knee to the body.
Minator tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Minator blocks it.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Minator stalling against the cage.
Minator is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stark is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Minator.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Minator takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Minator controls the action.
Minator lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Minator's ribcage.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Minator avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is trying to stall.
Minator throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stark avoiding damage.
Minator misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stark.
Stark landing knees to the head.

It looks like Thai Minator has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
Stark prevents a body shot from Minator.
Minator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Minator landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Minator pressing his opponent against the cage.
Minator trying to stall but Stark improves his position.
Stark blocks the elbow strike.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Minator is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands 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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stark tries to throw a body punch but Minator avoids it by throwing Stark back against the cage.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Minator lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Minator.
Minator looking to throw knees to the head but Stark is blocking nicely.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stark obliges.
Minator is breathing heavily.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Minator misses with an elbow strike.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Minator avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark prevents a body shot from Minator.
Minator takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stark obliges.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Minator lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark has Minator pushed against the cage.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Minator blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Minator tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Minator blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Minator misses with an elbow over the top.
Stark managing to block the knees to the body from Minator.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Minator is trying to stall.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Minator tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Minator on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Minator misses with an elbow over the top.
Minator tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Minator back against the cage.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Minator blocks with his arms.
Stark controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Minator avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
Stark is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Minator is defending well for now.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Minator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robb Stark dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Minator tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stark tries a low kick but Minator avoids it.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.

Stark gets a clinch.
Stark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Minator is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Minator.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Minator misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stark lands an elbow just above Minator 's eye.
Minator looking to stall.
Stark struggles to land a body shot inside as Minator controls his hands.
Stark misses with an elbow over the top.
Stark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stark obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minator looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark throws a head punch that misses.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Minator is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Minator lands a knee to the body.
Robb Stark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Minator avoids the damage to the body.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Minator.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Minator avoids the damage to the body.
Stark throws an elbow that misses.
Minator lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Minator being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Minator's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minator taking a breather.
Minator lands an elbow inside that Stark shrugs off.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minator lands with a light punch inside.
Minator lands a knee to the head.
Minator blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark throws a head punch that misses.
Minator avoids a wild elbow strike from Stark.
Minator tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Minator.
Minator lands a nice knee to the body.
Minator managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Minator has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stark takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minator.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Minator avoids the damage to the body.
Minator lands an elbow that stopped Stark in his tracks for a moment.
Minator scores with a hook to the body.
Minator blocks an uppercut.
Minator struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Minator has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Minator pulls his leg out and moves away.
Minator tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Minator tries to clinch up.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown. Minator tries to sprawl out of it but Stark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Minator manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Minator tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Minator rushes Stark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Minator throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Minator managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark is trying to pull guard but Minator turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thai Minator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robb Stark.
Minator makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minator.
Minator displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stark up against the cage.
Stark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minator's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
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 landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Minator lands an elbow just above Stark 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robb Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Minator moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Minator tries to stall but Stark uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Minator lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark prevents a body shot from Minator.
Minator blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Minator blocks with his arms.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Minator looking to stall.
Minator blocks the elbow strike.
Minator lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Minator avoids the damage to the body.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minator pushes Stark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Minator.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minator on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Minator is trying to drag Stark to the mat but Stark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stark is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minator avoids it.
Minator lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Minator lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Minator throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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. Minator is defending well for now.
Minator scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Minator tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minator blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Minator.
Minator lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Minator is trying to drag Stark to the mat but Stark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Minator comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Minator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Minator softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minator lands a knee to the body.
Minator has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thai Minator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minator is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
Minator looking to slow down the pace here.
Stark misses with a punch on the inside.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minator avoids it.
Minator lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark pushes off an throws an elbow but Minator leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Minator throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Minator tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minator with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Minator smiles and moves away.

Stark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Minator trying to land knees to the body.
Minator leaning against his opponent.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Minator is defending well for now.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minator misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stark.
Thai Minator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark slows down the pace here.
Stark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Minator misses with some punches.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Minator blocks it with crossed arms.
Minator working Stark over with knees to the body.
Minator creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark is looking to control Minator's arms but Minator gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stark has his back to the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minator taking a breather.
Minator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thai Minator showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stark has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robb Stark!