PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuki Ito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Stark could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kazuki Ito's chin.

Stark
vs
Ito

183 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

220 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Ito!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark shoots in and drives through. Ito sprawls well.
Stark tries to clinch there but Ito circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Stark blocks the leg kick.
Stark tries for a takedown but Ito sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Stark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ito did well to prevent Stark getting side control.
Stark wants to free his trapped foot but Ito is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stark is working away from the top position though.
Ito is pressing down on Stark's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Ito is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stark is aware though and is defending well.
Stark works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ito looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ito trying to control from the bottom.
Stark is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ito!
Ito wants to control but Stark is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looking to control but Ito is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stark could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stark misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ito avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stark.
Ito keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ito avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stark.
Stark working Ito over with strikes here.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ito is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ito blocking the ground and pound.
Ito can't escape the position.
Ito is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ito looks gassed!
Stark looking to finish with strikes here!
Ito working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ito is in a horrible position here. Stark smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stark raining down shots from the mount!
Stark looking to control but Ito is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ito wants to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ito blocking the ground and pound.
Stark landing strikes from the mount.
Stark scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ito?
Stark with good strikes from the mount here!
Stark fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ito in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ito tries to hold on but Stark postures up.
Stark working Ito over with strikes here.
Stark lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ito is bucking up trying to escape but Stark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stark lands a heavy elbow.
Ito in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ito tries to hold on but Stark postures up.
Ito really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stark looking to control but Ito is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Stark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ito with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jan Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Stark shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stark showed some decent athleticism there.
Ito wants to control but Stark is keeping busy.
Stark is looking to advance position but Ito won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stark lands a nice short elbow.
Stark trying to mount his opponent but Ito defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark wants to free his trapped foot but Ito is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ito has his hands clasped together around Stark's back. He's all about the action.
Ito moves into full guard.
Stark forces his way into half guard.
Stark perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stark tries to pass to full mount but Ito defends it.
Stark thows a huge punch but Ito dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stark seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ito does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stark thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ito's head.
Ito is refusing to be controlled, as Stark sits in half guard.
Stark is really struggling to control Ito but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ito scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stark is trying to stand back up but Ito is controlling him
Jan Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Stark manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Stark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ito.
Ito wants to clinch

and Stark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ito manages to get to full guard.
Stark trying to control but Ito is working from the bottom.
Ito controlling the position.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ito can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stark controls the pace.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stark throwing strikes from guard but Ito blocks nicely.
Ito working a defensive guard here.
Ito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stark is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Stark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ito's guard.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Ito looking for a guillotine here but Stark defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Stark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jan Stark's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ito drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stark wants to stand and escape but Ito is having none of it.
Stark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stark tries to get out of the position.
Ito postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ito is controlling him.
Ito wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Stark might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ito sitting in guard here, content to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ito closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stark did well to prevent Ito getting side control.
Ito trying to control from half guard but Stark is working away.
Stark is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ito wants to pass to mount but Stark is defending the position.

Stark pushes Ito off and gets back to his feet.
Ito shoots and misses

and Stark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stark throwing strikes but missing.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Ito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ito not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but Ito is working from the bottom.
Ito looking for a sweep. Not yet Ito, not yet.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ito throws a head kick that misses.
Ito tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Stark decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ito's guard.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Ito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ito looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ito is on top in guard.
Ito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Ito wanted to stand there but Stark had control of the position.
Stark is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Stark!