PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starks has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brizuela
vs
Starks

199 cm
27
315 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

180 cm
34
300 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Francis Brizuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Starks!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brizuela misses with an uppercut
and Starks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brizuela throws a hook but Starks blocks it.
Starks looks to land a right hand but Brizuela moved out of range.
Starks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brizuela.
A low kick from Starks is predictable there
and Brizuela counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Tony Starks has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Brizuela.
Brizuela doesn't manage to clinch there - Starks circles away.
Starks connects with a nice looking jab.
Brizuela cracks Starks with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starks throws a nice outside leg kick.

Starks feints and as Brizuela raises his hands in defense, Starks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brizuela has control of Starks's left arm, preventing Starks from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks trying to control but Brizuela is working from the bottom.
Starks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brizuela looking for a sweep. Not yet Brizuela, not yet.
Starks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brizuela preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brizuela wants to control but Starks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Starks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Starks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Starks throwing shots but Brizuela is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brizuela wants to control but Starks is keeping busy.
Brizuela is trying to get back to full guard.
Starks trying to advance position but Brizuela counters by regaining guard.
Brizuela seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Starks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brizuela is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brizuela keeping moving, preventing Starks from controlling successfully.
Brizuela looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Francis Brizuela just wasn't active enough.
Starks fails to land the takedown.
Starks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brizuela.
Brizuela slips under a jab from Starks.
Nice cross by Starks.
Starks misses with an uppercut.
Brizuela misses with a left hand
and Starks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brizuela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Francis Brizuela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brizuela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francis Brizuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starks moves forwards but Brizuela connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Starks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ground and pound from Starks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starks wants to control but Brizuela is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brizuela tries to bench press Starks off him but Starks keeps the position.
Brizuela struggling a bit here.
Brizuela dodges the ground and pound from Starks.
Brizuela tries to improve position but can't.
Starks lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brizuela tries to improve position but can't.
Brizuela is trying to control Starks's posture but Starks avoids it.
Brizuela is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starks scoring with punches and elbows.
Brizuela is looking to regain half guard here but Starks keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Starks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Starks's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brizuela jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brizuela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brizuela moves out of range as Starks strikes.
Starks throws a hook but Brizuela blocks it.
Starks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brizuela swings widly with a right hand
and Starks counters with a right hand to the body.
Starks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brizuela was well out of range. Poor timing from Starks.
Starks thows a body shot but no joy.
Brizuela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Starks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brizuela throws a jab when Starks was well out of range.
Brizuela misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Starks to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela misses with a double jab
and Starks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brizuela lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brizuela scores with a hook to the body. Starks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Brizuela misses.
Tony Starks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Starks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Starks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brizuela.
Starks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brizuela but Brizuela pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brizuela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brizuela tries to clinch but Starks is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks walks into a stiff left hand from Brizuela.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brizuela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Starks.

Starks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Starks showed some decent athleticism there.
Brizuela moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Starks stopping the sweep attempt from Brizuela.
Starks being controlled here momentarily.
Brizuela lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Starks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks wants to control but Brizuela is having none of it.
Starks might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brizuela kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brizuela takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starks can't escape the position.
Brizuela sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brizuela throws a lazy right hand but Starks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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 Francis Brizuela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Starks's cut.
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!

Brizuela misses with a hook.
Brizuela throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Starks sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Starks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Starks won't allow Brizuela to sweep him here.
Tony Starks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brizuela wants to improve his position but instead Starks has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Starks thows a huge punch but Brizuela dodges it nicely.
Brizuela is trying to get back to full guard.
Brizuela controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Starks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brizuela gets full guard.
Brizuela trying to control the position.
Brizuela is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela is trying to keep Starks in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Starks landing some decent shots from guard.
Starks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brizuela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starks is one step ahead there.
Starks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Starks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brizuela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Starks looking to sit in guard and control but Brizuela gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Starks looking to control but Brizuela passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela is looking to take a break and control but Starks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Starks wants to improve his position but Brizuela is controlling well.
Brizuela is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Starks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks tries to hold on but Brizuela pushes him away.
Starks is looking to improve his position but Brizuela isn't that keen on the idea.
Starks looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Starks is squirming around, avoiding Brizuela's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela controlling the pace for now.
Starks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Starks.
Well Starks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tony Starks!
Tony Starks took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.