PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coyote Starrk (ranked 2213 p4p, 272 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 1763 p4p, 230 weight class). Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. 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.

Starrk
vs
Puzo

187 cm
34
193 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

185 cm
37
187 lbs
26 - 19 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coyote Starrk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 3, fighting out of New York, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Puzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Starrk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Puzo throws a leg kick
and Starrk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Starrk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puzo scores with a jab. Starrk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Starrk checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Starrk misses its target.
Some bone on bone action there as Starrk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Starrk connects with a solid leg kick.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Starrk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Puzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puzo flicks out a counter leg kick but Starrk steps away.
Puzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Starrk misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Puzo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puzo throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Starrk misses with a looping left.
Puzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Puzo.
Starrk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puzo. Puzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Starrk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puzo lands with a good body shot.
Starrk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puzo missing with a left hand there. Starrk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Starrk misses the target.
Puzo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Starrk defending well as Puzo loads up on a big left hand.
Starrk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Puzo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Puzo tries to work over Starrk's front leg with a kick but Starrk checks it.
Starrk quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Starrk looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Puzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Starrk misses with a left hand
and Puzo counters with a good low kick that Starrk was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starrk checks a leg kick.
Puzo misses with a two punch combination.
Starrk connects with a body shot that sends Puzo's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starrk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Puzo misses with the body kick
and Starrk counters with a straight right hand.
Starrk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Starrk fails to land with a series of punches.
Starrk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Puzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Starrk throws a low kick but Puzo moves out of range easily.
Starrk looks for the body kick but Puzo saw that one coming.
Starrk throws a sloppy body shot
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Starrk.
A jab from Puzo misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk misses with a kick to the body.
Starrk looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Coyote Starrk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puzo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Starrk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Starrk misses with an uppercut. Puzo saw that one coming.
Starrk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Starrk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puzo.
Puzo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Starrk if he has to take too many more of those.
Starrk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puzo. That one must have hurt.
A low kick from Starrk is predictable there
and Puzo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Puzo thumps Starrk with a low kick.
Starrk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Puzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starrk throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starrk tries to close the distance and clinch but Puzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo throws a chopping leg kick but Starrk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Starrk drives through and clinches with Puzo against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Starrk.
Starrk working aggressively here.
Puzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
Puzo lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Puzo fails to land.
Puzo can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Puzo.

Puzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starrk scores with a decent looking hook.
Starrk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Starrk misses with a lunging right hand
and Puzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Puzo misses.
Puzo throws a leg kick but Starrk sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mario Puzo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Starrk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Puzo 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.
Puzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Starrk.
Coyote Starrk is winning the standup battle so far.
Starrk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Starrk checks a low kick from Puzo.
Puzo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Starrk misses with a two punch combination.
Starrk connects with a leg kick. Puzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Starrk throws a jab when Puzo was well out of range.
Puzo checks a leg kick.
Starrk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puzo.
Puzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starrk throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puzo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Starrk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Starrk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puzo thumps Starrk with a low kick.
Starrk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Starrk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo looks to land a left hand but Starrk moved out of range nicely.
Starrk thumps Puzo with a low kick.
Starrk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Starrk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Puzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Starrk checks a leg kick.
Starrk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Starrk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puzo counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Starrk does it's job there.
Puzo looks to land a left hand but Starrk moved out of range nicely.
Starrk misses with a right hand
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Starrk looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
No joy there for Starrk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puzo looks to throw a body kick
enabling Starrk to counter with a crisp jab.
Puzo throws a hook but Starrk avoids it easily.
Starrk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Puzo manages to circle out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puzo throws a leg kick but Starrk checks it.
Starrk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starrk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Starrk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Puzo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Starrk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starrk.
Puzo throws a body punch but Starrk moves out of range.
Starrk just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo throws a leg kick
and Starrk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starrk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Puzo ducks under a wild hook from Starrk.
Starrk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puzo checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a nice uppercut.
Starrk throws a good cross that connects.
Starrk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puzo throws a solid leg kick but Starrk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puzo.
Starrk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Puzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Starrk thinking.
Starrk misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo misses with a body shot.
Puzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Starrk's calf.
A jab from Starrk misses.
Starrk moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPuzo.
Starrk throws a series of punches but Puzo moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Starrk.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Starrk swings for the body but Puzo moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Starrk throws a wild body kick that Puzo sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Starrk misses.
Starrk thows a leg kick but Puzo checks it
and Puzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Puzo scores with a jab. Starrk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Starrk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Puzo throws a low kick, looking for Starrk's leg but Starrk calmly moves out of range.
Puzo staying out of range there.
Starrk throws a combination that misses
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starrk lands with a nice body punch.
Puzo misses with a low kick as Starrk jumps back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice uppercut lands for Puzo. That snapped Starrk's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Puzo.
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 Coyote Starrk will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Crunch! Starrk slams his shin into Puzo's torso.
Starrk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puzo. Puzo obviously looking to wear him down.
Starrk looks to throw a body kick
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starrk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Starrk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Puzo misses with a wild body shot.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starrk.
Puzo misses with a low kick as Starrk jumps back.
Starrk misses the body punch
and Puzo counters with an outside leg kick.
Puzo works Starrk's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starrk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Starrk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Starrk looks to clinch
and Puzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk misses with a double jab.
Puzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Starrk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Starrk jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Starrk looks to land a left hand but Puzo moved out of range nicely.
Starrk misses with a low kick.
Starrk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Starrk misses with a low kick as Puzo jumps back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Starrk checks a leg kick.
Starrk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Puzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Starrk.
Starrk tries to move into range but Puzo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Starrk looks to land a combination but Puzo avoids it well.
Puzo flicks out a counter leg kick but Starrk steps away.
Some wild striking there from Starrk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starrk throws a solid leg kick but Puzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Starrk.
Starrk lands a high kick!
Starrk blocks a leg kick.
Puzo takes a swing at Starrk's ribcage but misses.
Puzo scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puzo checks a low kick from Starrk.
Puzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Puzo connects with a leg kick. Starrk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Puzo connects with a crisp jab.
Puzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Starrk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Starrk pushes Puzo away with a front kick.
Puzo throws a low kick but Starrk moves out of range easily.
Starrk quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starrk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Puzo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Starrk. That did some damage!
Puzo is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Starrk.
Starrk throws a poor cross that misses
and Puzo counters with a nice leg kick.
Starrk throws a body punch but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Puzo is looking to chop away at Starrk's legs.
Puzo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Starrk counters with a head kick.
Starrk thows a leg kick but Puzo checks it
and Puzo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Puzo walks into a straight right hand from Starrk.
A nice leg kick lands there from Starrk.
A left and a right from Puzo both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starrk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starrk throws a jab but it's blocked by Puzo.
Starrk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Starrk tries to score with a low kick but Puzo moves his leg out of the way.
Starrk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puzo.
Puzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Starrk throws a front kick aimed at Puzo's knee but Puzo avoids it well.
Starrk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puzo tries to land a leg kick but Starrk saw it coming and moves away.
Starrk defending well as Puzo loads up on a big left hand.
Starrk throws a leg kick
and Puzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Puzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Puzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puzo 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Puzo!
Mario Puzo made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.