PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khal Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Know Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stark
vs
Know Wrestling

174 cm
23
138 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

150 cm
30
130 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, I Know Wrestling!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark throws the kick towards the body but Wrestling avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Wrestling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wrestling counters with a stiff right hand.
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wrestling blocks a jab.
Stark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like I Know Wrestling has been cut.

Wrestling shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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 wants to control but Wrestling is keeping busy.
Wrestling looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wrestling is nestled in close to Stark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling working the head and body with strikes.
Wrestling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stark wants to improve his position but Wrestling is controlling well.
Wrestling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wrestling working the head and body with strikes.
Stark trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Stark wants to hold on but Wrestling pushes him away.
Wrestling scoring with strikes but Stark is staying in there.
Wrestling working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wrestling pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stark is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling dominating with strikes here.
Wrestling lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stark is trying desperately to improve position.
Wrestling lands a big shot there that rocks Stark but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrestling landing strikes from the mount and Stark is in trouble!
Wrestling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You get the feeling that Stark really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Wrestling trying to control but Stark is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stark is bucking up trying to escape but Wrestling cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wrestling raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestling scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wrestling cracks Stark with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wrestling unloading with bombs!
Wrestling working Stark over with strikes here.
Wrestling lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stark sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wrestling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stark trying to control but Wrestling postures up.

Stark actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling working the head and body with strikes.
Wrestling is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stark trying to control but Wrestling postures up.
Wrestling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stark keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wrestling connects with a nice short shot to Stark's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrestling drops an elbow to the side of Stark's head.
Stark is trying to stand back up but Wrestling is controlling him
Wrestling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wrestling is keen to just control but Stark is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I Know Wrestling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on I Know Wrestling's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stark throws a poor cross that misses
and Wrestling counters with a stiff right hand.
Wrestling misses the jab.
Stark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wrestling tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
I Know Wrestling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Stark. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wrestling now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Wrestling shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wrestling looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wrestling postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wrestling must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrestling showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling throwing strikes but missing.
Wrestling wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wrestling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Stark lands with a straight right. Wrestling didn't see that one coming.
Stark throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wrestling counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Wrestling drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wrestling working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wrestling just content to control the position.
Stark managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wrestling.
Wrestling working the ground and pound from side control.
Wrestling prevents Stark from escaping the position.
Wrestling cracks Stark with a big elbow.
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!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Stark is looking to reverse the position.
Stark is working hard here to advance position.
Wrestling lands a few punches from side control.
Stark is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wrestling connects with a decent elbow.
Wrestling lands a nice forearm strike.
Wrestling working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is letting Wrestling control him for a moment.
Stark wants to get back to his feet but Wrestling drags him back down.
I Know Wrestling has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wrestling working the ground and pound.
Wrestling working the ground and pound from side control.
Wrestling postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wrestling happy to just control the position for now.
Wrestling working away.
Wrestling scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stark to see if he's OK.
Wrestling working away.
Stark tries to bench press Wrestling off him but Wrestling keeps the position.
Wrestling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark can't do much from the bottom here.
Wrestling cracks Stark with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wrestling is putting a hurting on Stark here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wrestling working the head with strikes.
Wrestling cracks Stark with a big elbow.
Wrestling controls the position.
Wrestling working the ground and pound from side control.
Stark is looking to reverse the position.
Wrestling scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I Know Wrestling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on I Know Wrestling's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Wrestling lands a jab to Stark's midsection.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wrestling misses with a wild body shot.
Wrestling has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark defending well as Wrestling loads up on a big left hand.
Wrestling cracks Stark with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stark throws a right hand that misses
and Wrestling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Wrestling shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wrestling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wrestling scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wrestling missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wrestling working over Stark with some ground and pound. Stark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrestling lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling trying to control the action but Stark is working from the bottom.
Wrestling is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stark has hold of Wrestling's hands but Wrestling slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stark makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Stark.
Wrestling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stark looking to control.
Wrestling pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Wrestling lands a couple of elbows.
Wrestling wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stark trying to keep a closed guard but Wrestling is proving a slippery customer.
Wrestling working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stark's head.
Stark controls Wrestling momentarily but Wrestling frees himself.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Wrestling from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Wrestling moved out of range nicely.
Wrestling looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wrestling slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wrestling displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wrestling connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
Wrestling displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Wrestling.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Stark throws a sloppy body shot
and Wrestling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stark misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wrestling counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stark thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrestling stuns Stark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrestling sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrestling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrestling cracks Stark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wrestling tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Wrestling scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wrestling in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling landing strikes.
Wrestling misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wrestling slows the pace down.
Wrestling lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Wrestling's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A lull in the action here as Wrestling stalls from top position.
Wrestling cracks Stark with a big right hand but Stark just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Khal Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark tries to improve position but can't.
Wrestling working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I Know Wrestling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wrestling has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... I Know Wrestling!
A pretty intense looking I Know Wrestling took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.