PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between C G Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

G Stark
vs
Raymond

180 cm
28
187 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

185 cm
24
195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, C G Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Raymond!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymond gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raymond misses with a two punch combination.
Raymond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Raymond.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raymond. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark scores with a three punch combo!
Stark looks to land a right hand but Raymond moved out of range.
Stark connects with a looping right hand.
Stark misses with a hook
and Raymond counters with a series of strikes. Stark will be more careful next time no doubt.
Raymond moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raymond.
Raymond lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raymond tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark tries to work over Raymond's front leg with a kick but Raymond checks it.
A big right from Stark misses.
Raymond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raymond throws the left hand but Stark avoids the punch easily.
Raymond moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Good exchange - Stark coming out on top.
A leg kick checked by Stark.
Stark misses with a leg kick.
Raymond misses with a wild body shot.
Ben Raymond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark misses with a double jab.
Raymond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stark.
Raymond tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ben Raymond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raymond looks to land a combination. Stark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Raymond lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stark blocks a low kick nicely.
Raymond moves out of range as Stark throws a body kick.
Raymond lands with a good body shot.
Raymond thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Stark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raymond.
Raymond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stark in his tracks.
Raymond bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stark's head.

Raymond has Stark up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark has Raymond pushed against the cage.
Raymond tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond blocking some punches.
Stark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Raymond has Stark pushed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raymond prevents a body shot from Stark.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is struggling to control the position.
Raymond has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raymond manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stark stalling in the clinch.
Stark gets through Raymond's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Stark lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Raymond looks like he's trying to stand up.

Stark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Raymond is controlling Stark's trapped leg to prevent Stark from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that C G Stark will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Raymond misses the shot to the body.
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raymond.
Raymond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raymond fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raymond feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raymond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
A bone on bone clash there as Raymond blocks the leg kick.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Raymond rushes Stark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stark tries to work over Raymond's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a head punch that misses.
Stark is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stark holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by C G Stark.
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raymond.
The fighters circling - Raymond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raymond looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Raymond misses with a two punch combination.
Stark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raymond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stark scrambles back to his feet.
Raymond throws a combination. Stark tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some bone on bone action there as Stark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Stark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raymond.
Good exchange - Stark coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Raymond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Raymond.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raymond with a jab.
Raymond walks into a left hand.
Stark punishes Raymond's body with a nice straight punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stark is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond blocks a body shot from Stark.
Raymond gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stark.
Stark looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by C G Stark.
Raymond scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ben Raymond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark throws a right hand that misses
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stark with a jab.

Raymond drives through and clinches with Stark against the cage.
Stark is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raymond as Stark tries to tie him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raymond blocking some punches.
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 C G Stark will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Raymond uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Raymond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stark.
Sloppy strikes from Raymond. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Stark as he connects with a hook.
Raymond connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stark's hands.
Raymond lands a jab to the head.
Raymond is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raymond moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Some wild striking there from Stark.
Stark misses with a few strikes there.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Good work by Raymond as he checks the leg kick.
Raymond buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raymond jabs at Stark's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raymond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Raymond is just out of range.
Raymond lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Stark is rocked!
Stark throws a wild hook but Raymond just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Stark gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Raymond raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Raymond!