PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lenart Holmberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Holmberg
vs
Stark

162 cm
34
163 lbs
14 - 12 - 1

176 cm
23
166 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lenart Holmberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickon Stark!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stark closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Holmberg's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Holmberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stark stands and throws Holmberg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stark working the ground and pound from side control.
Stark in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holmberg tries to escape but Stark is in control.
Stark creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Holmberg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stark wants to control but Holmberg is keeping him busy.

Stark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stark controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark tries to score with some ground and pound. Holmberg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Stark goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Holmberg has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stark but great work by Holmberg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark regains half guard.
Stark is concentrating on defense, preventing Holmberg from advancing position.
Stark wants to improve his position but Holmberg is controlling well.
Holmberg tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Stark.

Holmberg is looking for a kimura but Stark is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holmberg to get the leverage.
Holmberg wants to pass the guard but Stark is defending well.
Stark wants to improve his position but Holmberg is controlling well.
Holmberg is keen to just control but Stark is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holmberg looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stark is doing well to control the position and prevent Holmberg from advancing to side control.
Stark is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Holmberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Holmberg's back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Even with his hooks in, Stark manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Stark punches the canvas rather than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Holmberg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stark lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Holmberg hold on?!
Holmberg is trying to stand back up.
Stark scores with punches and elbows.
Stark wants to control but Holmberg is keeping busy.
Stark lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Stark missing with strikes from the back.
Stark throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Stark lands shots from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmberg grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Holmberg is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg looking very determined here, making life difficult for Stark.

Stark is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Holmberg knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Holmberg for a finish.
Holmberg trying to get back to his feet but Stark is in full control for now.
Stark is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

Stark is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Stark's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmberg is trying to get back to his feet but Stark has full control of the position and if anything, Holmberg has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Stark punishes Holmberg with strikes from the back mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickon Stark dominated that round.
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.

Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holmberg counters with a leg kick.
Holmberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holmberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holmberg swivels and escapes.
Stark throws a series of punches but Holmberg avoids them all with ease.

Stark closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Holmberg's guard.
Stark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stark looking to sit in guard and control but Holmberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holmberg's guard.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmberg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stark manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Stark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Holmberg is keeping the position.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to control from the top but Holmberg keeps moving.
Stark advances position into side control!
Rickon Stark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stark moves into full mount!
Stark working Holmberg over with strikes here.
Stark controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark looking to control but Holmberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Stark has hold of Holmberg's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Holmberg manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Stark 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg tries to buck Stark off but he can't manage it.
Stark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stark looking to finish Holmberg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holmberg!
Holmberg is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Stark controlling from the full mount.
Stark tries to control but Holmberg wriggling away.
Stark looking to ground and pound but Holmberg is blocking nicely.
Stark fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmberg is bucking up trying to escape but Stark cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

It looks like Lenart Holmberg has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holmberg looks a forlorn figure.

Holmberg is rocked!

Stark has control of Holmberg's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Holmberg regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Oh Holmberg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Holmberg is out cold - huge knockout for Stark!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rickon Stark!
Rickon Stark managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.