PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ake Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Tootoosis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stark
vs
Tootoosis

190 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ake Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerry Tootoosis!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tootoosis ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Stark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tootoosis staying out of range there.
Tootoosis slips a jab from Stark.
Stark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tootoosis.

Tootoosis gets a takedown into half guard.
Stark pushes Tootoosis off looking to stand but Tootoosis dives back in and keeps control.
Tootoosis slows the pace down in half guard.
Tootoosis is trying to control. Stark wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stark is trying to stand.
Stark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Tootoosis there.
Tootoosis is taking a breather. Stark says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stark has hold of Tootoosis's hands but Tootoosis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stark is trying to stand back up but Tootoosis is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tootoosis is keen to just control but Stark is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Tootoosis.
Tootoosis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tootoosis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Tootoosis there.
Stark is trying to stand back up but Tootoosis is controlling him
Tootoosis drops an elbow to the side of Stark's head.
Tootoosis is taking a breather. Stark says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stark pushes Tootoosis off looking to stand but Tootoosis dives back in and keeps control.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Stark is in trouble now - Tootoosis has advanced to mount!
Stark is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tootoosis lands a big shot there that rocks Stark but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stark is bucking up trying to escape but Tootoosis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Tootoosis.
Tootoosis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tootoosis dominating with strikes here.
Stark is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tootoosis lands a heavy elbow.
Tootoosis landing strikes from the mount and Stark is in trouble!
BOOM! Tootoosis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tootoosis lands a big elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tootoosis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tootoosis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stark is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tootoosis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tootoosis content just to control the position here.
Tootoosis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The referee warns Stark that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stark takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tootoosis looking to finish Stark with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stark!
Tootoosis lands with some strikes.
Stark is trying to stand up.
Tootoosis lands with some strikes.
Tootoosis raining down shots from the mount!
Tootoosis lands a big elbow.
Stark wants to get back to his feet.
Stark takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tootoosis with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Tootoosis landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Tootoosis.
Stark is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tootoosis content just to control the position here.
Stark wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tootoosis landing strikes from the mount and Stark is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tootoosis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tootoosis on the ground.
Tootoosis 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.

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

Tootoosis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tootoosis.
Tootoosis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark looks to land a right hand but Tootoosis moved out of range.
Gerry Tootoosis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Stark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stark.
Tootoosis fails with the takedown.
Ake Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Tootoosis.
Tootoosis dives in and grabs Stark's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes down on Tootoosis's head and hops out.
Stark throws a hook but Tootoosis avoids it easily.
Tootoosis shoots for a takedown but Stark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tootoosis blocks a jab.
Stark connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tootoosis momentarily.
No luck for Tootoosis with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tootoosis is defended easily by Stark.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tootoosis moves out of range as Stark strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tootoosis shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tootoosis on the side of the head.
Tootoosis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stark pinned against the cage. Stark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stark with a hook.
Tootoosis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stark is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tootoosis's head.
Tootoosis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Tootoosis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tootoosis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stark tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tootoosis manages to move to mount!
Stark wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Stark that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tootoosis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gerry Tootoosis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tootoosis controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Stark really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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.
Tootoosis controlling his opponent.
Tootoosis raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tootoosis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Tootoosis.
Stark is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tootoosis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tootoosis lands with some strikes.
Tootoosis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stark hang on?
Stark is trying to stand.
Tootoosis dominating with strikes here.
Stark is bucking up trying to escape but Tootoosis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stark is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tootoosis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tootoosis tries to control but Stark wriggling away.
Stark wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tootoosis lands a heavy elbow.
Stark really wants to buck Tootoosis off and get back to his feet.
Tootoosis dominating with strikes here.
Stark trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tootoosis controlling from mount.
Tootoosis looking to finish Stark with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stark!
Tootoosis lands with some strikes.
Tootoosis controlling from the full mount.
Stark squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tootoosis cracks Stark with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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 Ake Stark will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tootoosis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stark was covering up waiting for the punch and Tootoosis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tootoosis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tootoosis postures up and lands a big shot to Stark's brow.
Tootoosis forces his way into half guard.
Stark is refusing to be controlled, as Tootoosis sits in half guard.
Tootoosis stops Stark from getting back to his feet.
Tootoosis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tootoosis drops an elbow to the side of Stark's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark wants to get back to his feet.
Tootoosis drops an elbow to the side of Stark's head.
Stark is trying to stand back up but Tootoosis is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tootoosis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

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

Tootoosis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stark wants to get back to his feet but Tootoosis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tootoosis controlling from the top position.
Tootoosis won't allow Stark to get back to his feet.
Tootoosis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stark is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tootoosis is controlling him.
Stark 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.
Tootoosis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Tootoosis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tootoosis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tootoosis wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Tootoosis stops Stark from standing up.
Tootoosis scoring with some ground and pound.
Tootoosis slips nicely into half guard.
Stark is refusing to be controlled, as Tootoosis sits in half guard.
Stark is trying to stand up here but Tootoosis is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tootoosis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stark tries to avoid it but Tootoosis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stark to the ground. Stark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tootoosis.
Tootoosis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Tootoosis misses with a takedown attempt - Stark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tootoosis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stark as he jumps to the side.
Ake Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Tootoosis.
A big right from Stark misses.
Stark throws a hook but Tootoosis blocks it.
Tootoosis tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.

Tootoosis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stark tries to escape but Tootoosis is in control.
Tootoosis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tootoosis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stark keeps working.
Stark pushes Tootoosis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tootoosis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tootoosis is looking to take a break and control but Stark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stark on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stark pushes Tootoosis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tootoosis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tootoosis scoring with punches and elbows.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Tootoosis moved out of range nicely.
Tootoosis looks for a takedown but Stark sprawls well.

Tootoosis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tootoosis showed some decent athleticism there.
Stark is trying to stand back up but Tootoosis is controlling him
Tootoosis is trying to control the action in half guard but Stark is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stark wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Tootoosis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tootoosis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Tootoosis!