PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Pahlm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pahlm comes to the ring accompanied by Peace Love & Pitbulls - Dog Church . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pahlm
vs
Stark

197 cm
27
156 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

176 cm
30
166 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
GREEN!160

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Pahlm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Pahlm.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
Stark has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pahlm is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pahlm.
Pahlm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stark checks it well.
Stark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pahlm. Pahlm obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Stark.
Stark misses with a low kick.

Pahlm moves into the clinch.
Stark working hard to break the clinch.
Pahlm lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Stark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pahlm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pahlm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pahlm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stark's brow.
Stark tries to break the clinch but Pahlm is controlling the position.
Stark tries to circle away but Pahlm has him pinned against the ropes.
Stark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pahlm lands an elbow just above Stark 's eye.
Pahlm really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pahlm landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pahlm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pahlm lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark is trying to push Pahlm away but Pahlm has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pahlm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pahlm.
Pahlm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pahlm scores with a shot to the side of Stark's head.
Stark blocks the elbow strike.
Pahlm landing knees to the head.
Pahlm lands a nice uppercut.
Pahlm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pahlm moves away from the strike by Stark.
Pahlm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 throws a right hand that Pahlm ducks under and follows up with a left that Pahlm also avoids with ease.
Pahlm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stark throws the left hand but Pahlm avoids the punch easily.
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.
Pahlm turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Pahlm catches Stark right on the button with a cross.
Rickon Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pahlm.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Pahlm ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark sizes up Pahlm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Pahlm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pahlm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stark checks a leg kick nicely.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pahlm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pahlm misses with a body shot.
Pahlm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Pahlm is out of range.
Pahlm connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark tries to work over Pahlm's front leg with a kick but Pahlm checks it.
Pahlm is looking to score with low kicks.
Pahlm feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Pahlm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pahlm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stark is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pahlm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Pahlm closes the distance and clinches.
Pahlm throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pahlm lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pahlm.
Stark wants to break the clinch but can't.

Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from Pahlm.
Stark throws the left hand but Pahlm avoids the punch easily.
Pahlm looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Stark is looking to chop away at Pahlm's legs.
Pahlm thuds his shin into the meat of Stark's side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pahlm.
Stark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pahlm thows a body kick. Stark tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stark scores with a jab. Pahlm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pahlm pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stark is out of range and Pahlm settles back down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pahlm unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pahlm lands an elbow inside.
Stark is trying to break free.
Stark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pahlm lands an elbow just above Stark 's eye.
Stark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pahlm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pahlm throws an elbow but it misses.
Pahlm creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stark's defenses.
Stark working hard to break the clinch.
Stark wants to break free but Pahlm has control.
Pahlm lands a knee to the head.
Stark is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pahlm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stark's brow.
Pahlm connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stark's face.
Pahlm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pahlm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark working hard to break the clinch.
Stark is looking to break free of the clinch but Pahlm has double underhooks.
Pahlm throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pahlm connects with a knee to the head.
Stark wants to get back to striking at distance but Pahlm won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Pahlm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A solid leg kick lands there for Pahlm.
Stark misses with a left hand

and Pahlm counters with a crisp one two that drops Stark! Pahlm thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stark to his feet! Stark is in big trouble!

Stark is rocked!
Pahlm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Pahlm finish him?
Stark loads up on a big right hand but Pahlm slips the punch.
Stark misses with a kick to the body.
Pahlm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stark with a hook.

Pahlm lands a big right hand that sends Stark crashing to the mat! Pahlm stays standing though and waves Stark back to his feet!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stark in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pahlm slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Pahlm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stark drops his hands momentarily and Pahlm needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Stark just on the top of the head. Stark drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Stark - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johan Pahlm!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Johan Pahlm made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.