PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pele Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Starker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Starker's choice of entrance music: Under Milk Wood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ronaldo
vs
Starker

177 cm
25
266 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pele Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Starker!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ronaldo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Ronaldo tries to keep at a distance but Starker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Starker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Starker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Starker stalling.
Starker lands an elbow inside that Ronaldo shrugs off.

It looks like Pele Ronaldo has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Starker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Starker lands an elbow inside that Ronaldo shrugs off.
Starker lands an elbow just above Ronaldo 's eye.
Ronaldo takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starker works on Ronaldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
Starker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Starker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ronaldo's defenses.
Good body shot from Starker.
Starker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starker.
Nice elbow from Starker.

Ronaldo is rocked!
Starker presses Ronaldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Ronaldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Starker pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Ronaldo! Starker unloads with more strikes and Ronaldo sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Starker!
A relieved looking Paul Starker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.