PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Non Ultra Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 36 MaFia - Live By Yo Rep. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stark
vs
Ultra Steve

184 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

150 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 15 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Non Ultra Steve!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve misses with a double jab.
Stark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Stark saw that one coming.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark blocks a jab.
Steve throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.

Stark closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Steve is looking for a sweep. Stark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stark with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stark seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Steve for as long as he can get away with.
Steve is looking for a sweep. Stark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Stark has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Steve defend it? Stark steps over the head and cranks it - Steve is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Stark!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steven Stark!
During a confident post fight interview, Steven Stark thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.