PBP Commentary

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

Abrahamsson
vs
Stark

150 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrahamsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Stark shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stark was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stark unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abrahamsson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Abrahamsson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark landing shots from mount.
Abrahamsson wants to get back to his feet.
Abrahamsson is breathing heavily.
Stark lands a nice shot to the head.
Abrahamsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stark on the ground.
Stark with shots to the head and body - Abrahamsson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Abrahamsson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stark lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stark controlling his opponent.
Stark landing shots from mount.
Abrahamsson really wants to buck Stark off and get back to his feet.
Stark connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stark scoring with strikes but Abrahamsson is staying in there.
Stark lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stark raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stark is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Abrahamsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Abrahamsson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Stark dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Abrahamsson's face.
Abrahamsson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Stark cracks Abrahamsson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stark unloading with bombs!
You get the feeling that Abrahamsson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Stark with good strikes from the mount here!
Stark lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Abrahamsson hang on?
Stark controlling from the full mount.
Abrahamsson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Stark lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Abrahamsson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Abrahamsson is bucking up trying to escape but Stark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrahamsson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Stark lands a nice shot to the head.
Stark looking to finish Abrahamsson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Abrahamsson!
Stark has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Abrahamsson's face.
Abrahamsson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Stark punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Abrahamsson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stark lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Abrahamsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Abrahamsson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Stark pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stark lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stark won't let Abrahamsson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

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 working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stark is landing with some decent strikes but Abrahamsson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Abrahamsson tries to buck Stark off but he can't manage it.
Stark with shots to the head and body - Abrahamsson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Abrahamsson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The referee warns Abrahamsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stark fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stark in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stark with a couple of short strikes.
Abrahamsson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Stark punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Folke Stark dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abrahamsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Abrahamsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abrahamsson.
Abrahamsson is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abrahamsson.

Stark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stark scoring with some ground and pound.
Stark throws a strike but Abrahamsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abrahamsson.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abrahamsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abrahamsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abrahamsson lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrahamsson connects with a couple of short punches.

Stark uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Stark.
Abrahamsson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stark is controlling him well.
Stark working the body and head with strikes.
Abrahamsson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stark has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Stark landing a few strikes.
Stark taking a breather here.
Stark working the head with strikes.
Stark is working Abrahamsson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stark scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Abrahamsson to see if he's OK.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abrahamsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrahamsson moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
Stark throws a head kick but Abrahamsson moves out of range.
A combination from Abrahamsson does no damage.
Abrahamsson misses with a few strikes there.
Abrahamsson wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.

Stark drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stark landing with the ground and pound.
Abrahamsson has momentary wrist control but Stark slips an elbow through the middle.
Stark wants to control from the top but Abrahamsson keeps moving.
Stark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stark distracts Abrahamsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abrahamsson is looking to stand up but Stark isn't so interested in that idea.
Abrahamsson has momentary wrist control but Stark slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stark has a takedown stuffed.
Stark slips a jab and a cross from Abrahamsson.

Stark throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Abrahamsson was covering up waiting for the punch and Stark finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stark lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stark stops Abrahamsson from standing up.
Stark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abrahamsson's head.
Stark landing with the ground and pound.
Folke Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abrahamsson is looking to stand back up but Stark counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Abrahamsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Abrahamsson.
Abrahamsson throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
Abrahamsson misses with the combination.
Abrahamsson misses with a wild combination.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abrahamsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Patrik Abrahamsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Folke Stark.
Abrahamsson tries to clinch up but Stark circles away and keeps his distance.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abrahamsson wants to clinch.
Stark looks for a takedown but Abrahamsson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Folke Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Abrahamsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Stark looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Abrahamsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stark is working Abrahamsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stark prevents Abrahamsson from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Stark looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrahamsson wants to stand and escape but Stark is having none of it.
Stark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abrahamsson's head.
Stark prevents Abrahamsson from getting back to his feet.
Abrahamsson is wriggling around but Stark manages to pass to half guard.
Stark lands strikes from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but Abrahamsson sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abrahamsson throws a series of punches but Stark avoids them all with ease.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but Abrahamsson sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A combination from Abrahamsson does no damage.
Abrahamsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
Patrik Abrahamsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Abrahamsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abrahamsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.

Stark drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abrahamsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stark is controlling him.
Stark lands a couple of digs.
Abrahamsson is looking to stand up but Stark isn't so interested in that idea.
Stark lands a couple of elbows.
Stark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stark landing with the ground and pound.
Abrahamsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stark is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Abrahamsson misses with a two punch combination.
Patrik Abrahamsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrahamsson misses with a few strikes there.

Stark closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stark lands in his opponent's guard.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Abrahamsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abrahamsson wants to get back to his feet but Stark is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Abrahamsson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Stark is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Abrahamsson.
Abrahamsson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stark is controlling him well.
Abrahamsson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Stark scores with punches to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrahamsson trying to get back to his feet but Stark is in full control for now.
Stark connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Abrahamsson to escape the position.
Abrahamsson holding both Stark 's hands and preventing any damage.
Stark loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Abrahamsson hold on?
Stark really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Abrahamsson.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Stark.
Stark lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Folke Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stark gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Folke Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stark winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

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