PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bork Laser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bork Laser has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bork Laser seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Laser
vs
Stark

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
265 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bork Laser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Stark!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laser fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Laser.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Stark enables Laser to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stark manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Stark is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Laser defends well.
Laser makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Laser slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Laser stands up and waves to Stark to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laser throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laser shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bork Laser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laser shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stark pinned against the cage. Stark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laser wants to clinch but Stark slips to the side
and Stark counters with a right hand to the body.
Laser wants to clinch but Stark slips to the side
and Stark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Laser shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Laser tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Stark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laser defends it nicely.
Laser throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laser tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laser shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense.
Laser is breathing heavily.
Laser throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stark's waist but Stark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laser off to one side.
Laser fails with the takedown
and Stark counters with a nice body shot.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Laser manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Stark scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Laser is not content to let Stark control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laser. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laser is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee asks Stark politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stark prefers to stall for the moment though.
Laser on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laser tries to get out of the position.
Stark throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Laser gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Stark is working for a kimura but Laser is defending it quite comfortably.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Laser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stark might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Laser haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark prevents Laser from improving his position.
Laser keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stark slows the pace down in half guard.
Laser wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stark in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stark scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Laser trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bork Laser will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stark throws a hook but Laser blocks it.
Stark shoots in and drives through. Laser sprawls well.
Laser stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laser wants it to stay on the feet.
Laser shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Laser shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark tries for a takedown but Laser sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bork Laser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Stark.

Stark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Laser's guard.

Laser looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stark won't allow Laser to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Laser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark throws an elbow that misses. Laser uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stark's guard. Nice move by Laser!
Stark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Laser stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laser trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Laser is really struggling to control Stark but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stark tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laser sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stark's guard.
Stark tries to get to full guard but Laser has control of the leg.
Stark is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stark wants to control but Laser is keeping busy.
Stark is looking to improve his position.

Stark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laser controlling the action here.
Laser passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stark tries to lock up and control but Laser gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Stark defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Laser.
Laser trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to improve his position but Laser isn't that keen on the idea.
Laser looking to control but Stark is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stark is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laser can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stark is looking to escape.
Stark wants to hold on but Laser pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bork Laser will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Laser leaves Stark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Stark tries to sprawl but Laser drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bork Laser overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laser takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Laser trying to control the action but Stark is working from the bottom.
Stark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laser is working away from the top position though.
Laser wants to take a breather but Stark is having none of it.
Stark controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bork Laser just wasn't active enough.
Laser shoots in and drives through. Stark sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stark gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laser is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Laser's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laser prevents Stark from improving position.
Laser tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Stark tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stark has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stark throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laser is trying to control Stark's posture but Stark avoids it.
Stark throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Stark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laser knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stark throws an elbow but Laser slips to the side and avoids it well.
Laser defending against the ground and pound.
Stark wants to control but Laser is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laser sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Laser gets full guard.
Stark throwing strikes but missing.
Stark wants to control from the top but Laser keeps moving.
Laser working a defensive guard here.
Stark trying to control but Laser is working from the bottom.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laser working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
Laser keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Laser working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark.
Stark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. James Stark hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laser is fending him off so far but Stark persists. Nope, Laser circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laser as he avoids it easily.
Bork Laser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Stark.
Laser misses with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Stark.
I think Laser 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bork Laser!