PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark has chosen Karri Koira - Lähe mun kaa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Belt
vs
Stark

171 cm
20
151 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

172 cm
21
156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Stark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stark but Stark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Belt. Those never looked like landing.
Belt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stark checks a leg kick.

Stark has taken the fight to the clinch.

Stark successfully pulls guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stark can't keep his opponent in guard - Belt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Belt wants to free his trapped foot but Stark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Belt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stark is trying is best to control the position here.
Belt tries to pass to full mount but Stark defends it.
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stark.
Belt throws an elbow that misses. Stark uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belt's guard. Nice move by Stark!
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
Belt trying to keep a closed guard but Stark is proving a slippery customer.
Stark landing some decent shots from guard.
Belt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stark cracks Belt with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Belt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stark distracts Belt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stark distracts Belt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stark takes a little break here. Belt wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Belt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Stark is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Belt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt is looking to reverse the position.
Stark working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Belt regains half guard.
Stark is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stark lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stark is working away from the top position though.
Stark lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stark working Belt over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belt is staying active underneath Stark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Belt is defending against the submission attempts here by Stark.
Stark trying to mount his opponent but Belt defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands strikes from half guard.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Stark.
Stark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belt defending well though.
Belt is trying to get back to full guard.

Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Belt is defending well.
Stark trying to mount his opponent but Belt defends it.
Still in half guard, Stark seems content to control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Belt tries to get to full guard but Stark has control of the leg.
Stark works his way into side control.
Stark landing strikes.
Belt takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stark cracks Belt with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Belt is looking to regain half guard here but Stark keeps moving and retains side control.
Stark working away.
Stark lands a decent elbow from side control.
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!
Belt can't do much from the bottom here.

Stark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stark landing strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Stark is trying to get an arm triangle but Belt is defending well.
Stark working the ground and pound.

Stark thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Belt is looking for a sweep.
Belt is trying to control Stark's posture but Stark avoids it.
Stark lands a few punches from side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a nice forearm strike.
Stark lands some shots froms side control.
Belt is looking to reverse the position.
Stark cracks Belt with a big right hand but Belt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Stark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Belt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Belt is trying to get back to half guard.
Stark cracks Belt with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Stark's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Belt!
Stark working Belt over with strikes here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stark content just to control the position here.
Stark landing strikes from the mount and Belt is in trouble!
Stark looking to finish Belt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Belt!
Stark with good strikes from the mount here!
Stark working the ground and pound effectively.
Stark looking to finish Belt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Belt!
Belt regains half guard.

Stark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands with a punch from half guard.
Stark winds up and cracks Belt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stark stalling.
Stark works his way into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belt is trying to control Stark's posture but Stark avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stark avoids the head kick by Belt.
Belt fails with a takedown attempt.
Belt throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belt avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark lands with a good body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stark. Belt shrugs it off though.
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Belt 's head but he takes it in his stride.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Belt enables Stark to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Belt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Steven Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stark postures up.
Stark postures up and lands a big shot to Belt's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark lands a couple of digs.
Belt controls Stark momentarily but Stark frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark connects with a couple of short punches.
Stark wants to control from the top but Belt keeps moving.
Stark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stark trying to control but Belt is working from the bottom.
Stark connects with a couple of short punches.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Belt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belt trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stark cracks Belt with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belt has momentary wrist control but Stark slips an elbow through the middle.
Stark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stark connects with a couple of short punches.
Stark controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stark is working Belt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Belt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belt keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stark passes Belt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stark working over Belt with some ground and pound. Belt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belt tries to roll over but Stark keeps him under control.
Stark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Stark is looking for a kimura but Belt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stark to get the leverage.
Stark wants to advance to full mount but Belt doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt has momentary wrist control but Stark slips an elbow through the middle.
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 trying to control but Belt is working from the bottom.
Stark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Belt's head.
Stark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stark passes Belt's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stark working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Belt has hold of Stark's hands but Stark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Belt is looking to improve his position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Belt is trying to maintain the position but Stark is very close to passing his half guard.
Stark is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stark is trying to control the action in half guard but Belt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stark is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Stark is trying to work for a kimura but Belt is defending well.
Belt is looking to get back to full guard here but Stark has managed to pass to side control instead.
Stark moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Belt taking a bit of punishment here - Stark scoring with strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a few punches from side control.
Stark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belt keeps working.
Belt wants to control but Stark postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Belt!
A nice elbow there by Stark.
Stark dominating with strikes here.

Belt is rocked!
Stark drops a big elbow. That's hurt Belt! More shots from Stark and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Stark!