PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ras Gee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gee comes to the cage accompanied by Juju. This should be fireworks!

Gee
vs
Stark

187 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
29
185 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ras Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robb Stark!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Stark. That's going to slow Gee down.
Stark misses with a body punch
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Ras Gee has been cut.
Stark throws a leg kick but Gee checks it.

Stark rushes Gee and presses him up against the cage.
Stark pushes off an throws an elbow but Gee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gee's brow.
Gee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gee jumps guard but Stark stands there with Gee around his waist. Gee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ras Gee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark stalling against the cage.
Stark 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 looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee tries to pull guard but Stark forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gee is trying to pull guard but Stark turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Gee blocks it.
Stark throws an elbow that misses.
Gee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stark to keep the fight standing.

Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stark lands a head kick!
Gee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gee.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Stark is predictable there
letting Gee counter with a right hand.
A jab from Stark does it's job there.
Stark has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark misses with a kick to the body.
Stark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gee tries to counter by clinching up but Stark breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Stark as Gee shoots in.
Gee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stark pinned against the cage. Stark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stark tries a low kick but Gee avoids it.
Gee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stark. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a swing at Gee's ribcage but misses.

Stark clinches with his opponent.
Gee jumps guard but Stark stands there with Gee around his waist. Gee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gee jumps guard but Stark stands there with Gee around his waist. Gee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stark throws an elbow but it misses.
Stark wants to stall.

Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gee tries to keep at a distance but Stark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stark pushes off an throws an elbow but Gee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee fails to pull guard.
Stark taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gee takes an elbow to the temple.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Gee avoids the damage to the body.
Gee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gee letting Stark take a breather here.
Gee tries to pull guard but Stark holds him up against the cage and eventually Gee drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robb Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ras Gee's cut.
That's time! Gee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stark throws a leg kick but Gee checks it.
Gee is looking to counter the offense by Stark and move into the clinch.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gee circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Stark gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stark is looking to control Gee's arms but Gee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stark has his back to the cage.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gee tries to pull guard but Stark won't allow it.
Stark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gee jumps guard but Stark stands there with Gee around his waist. Gee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ras Gee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Gee fails to pull guard.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stark breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Gee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stark.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Gee moves out of range easily.
Stark lands with a kick to the temple. Gee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Ras Gee's cut is getting worse.
Gee moves out of range of the body kick.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Gee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stark throws a lazy uppercut
and Gee counters with an inside leg kick.
Robb Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Stark moves into the clinch.
Gee avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gee is trying to pull guard but Stark has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a punch to the body.
Gee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gee jumps guard but Stark stands there with Gee around his waist. Gee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stark lands a nice elbow.

Gee wants the takedown. Stark is fighting it off but Gee persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Stark's guard against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gee prevents Stark from getting back to his feet.
Gee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gee advances to mount.
Gee looking to control but Stark is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gee moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Stark has worked his arm free - good work by Stark!

Gee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stark is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stark is trying to improve his position.
Stark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Gee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stark keeps working.
Gee working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gee wants to control but Stark is keeping him busy.
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.
The cut man is working on Ras Gee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Stark throws a combination that misses

and Gee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Gee drags the fight down to the ground.

Gee has his foot on Stark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stark works his way back into a safe position though.
Stark is looking to work some ground and pound but Gee has wrist control.
Stark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark stays in close to Gee's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stark throws a leg kick but Gee checks it.
Stark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stark throws a leg kick that misses.
Stark stuffs the takedown.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark throws a front kick aimed at Gee's knee but Gee avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a head kick that Gee semi-blocks.
Stark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Stark moves into the clinch.
Stark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gee's elbow.
Gee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stark smiles and moves away.
Stark throws a lazy uppercut

and Gee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gee.
Stark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stark walks away with a smile on his face. Gee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ras Gee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gee is keeping busy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stark takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stark misses with the head strike.
Stark is looking to control Gee's arms but Gee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stark has his back to the cage.
Gee is trying to pull guard but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Gee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stark smiles and moves away.
Gee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stark.
Gee avoids the body shot from Stark.
Gee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stark misses with a low kick.

Stark closes the distance and pushes Gee back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Stark lands an elbow inside.

Ras Gee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stark stalling.
Gee tries to pull guard but Stark won't allow it.
Gee jumps guard but Stark turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gee blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gee avoids it.
Robb Stark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gee tries to pull guard but Stark holds him up against the cage and eventually Gee drops back down to his feet.
Gee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robb Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stark winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robb Stark!
A very excited looking Robb Stark made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.