PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tateum Titain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stark
vs
Titain

190 cm
28
200 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

195 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tateum Titain!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stark has time to react.
Stark wants to clinch.
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Titain.
Titain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stark misses with a leg kick
and Titain counters with a straight right hand.
Titain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stark can pounce on him.
Titain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark moves away from the strike by Titain.
Stark takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titain lands a nice shot that snaps Stark's head back.
Titain missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stark tries to clinch there but Titain circles away.
Titain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stark throws a quick counter head kick but Titain was just out of range.
Stark lands a leg kick that knocks Titain off balance momentarily.
Titain misses with a straight right.
Titain avoids the head kick by Stark.
Stark throws a leg kick
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Brandon Stark has been cut.
Titain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Titain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Stark pushes Titain up against the cage in a clinch.
Titain wants to break free but Stark has control.
Titain is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Titain breaks the clinch.

Stark clinches.

Titain breaks from the clinch.
Stark throws a leg kick
and Titain counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Titain pushes him off.
Stark takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Titain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Titain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titain.
Titain looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Stark slips a straight right by Titain.
Stark half committed to a counter leg kick.
Titain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Titain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stark forces Titain back against the cage and clinches.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Stark creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Titain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stark has him pressed against the cage.

Titain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Titain scores with a nice head shot.
Titain scores with a nice strike.
Stark walks into a left hand.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Stark tries to clinch but Titain is having none of it.
Stark closes the distance looking to clinch
and Titain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to clinch but Titain is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stark, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titain thuds his right hand into Stark's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Titain catches Stark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Stark moves into the clinch.

Titain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Titain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Stark is rocked!
Titain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark tries to move into range but Titain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Titain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stark had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stark throws a leg kick
and Titain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Stark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark throws a leg kick which misses Titain's front leg but catches the back leg as Titain tries to avoid it.
Stark seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tateum Titain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stark's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Titain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stark.
A leg kick checked by Titain.
A head kick from Stark lands but Titain takes it in his stride.
Stark feints and then cracks Titain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Titain down.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Titain.
Stark tries to clinch but Titain moves out of range.
Stark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Titain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark throws a head kick but Titain moves out of range.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Titain circles away.
Titain throws out a leg kick but Stark moves out of range and Titain only half commits.
Titain scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Titain finds it's way through Stark's defenses.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Stark misses
and Titain counters with a stiff right hand.
Titain throws a right hand that misses
and Stark counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from Stark tenderised Titain's leg. Titain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stark lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Titain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Titain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Titain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stark has time to react.

Stark rushes Titain and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Titain's brow.
Titain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Titain's brow.
Titain tries to break free but Stark pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titain tries to break the clinch but Stark is controlling the position.
Titain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Titain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Titain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Titain swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
A big right from Titain misses.
Titain throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Titain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Titain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to clinch.
Stark wants to clinch.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Titain throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stark walks into a left hand.
A nice combination there by Titain.
Stark moves forwards but Titain connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Titain blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stark.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stark has Titain pressed against the cage, preventing Titain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Titain is looking to break free of the clinch but Stark has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stark throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Titain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Titain avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
Titain dodges an elbow strike from Stark.

Titain breaks the clinch.
Stark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark wants to clinch but Titain slips to the side
and Titain counters with a stiff right hand.
Stark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Titain counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tateum Titain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stark'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!

Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Titain to score with a decent uppercut.
Stark tries to clinch up.
Titain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stark.
Stark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Titain's calf.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Titain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark is looking to clinch but Titain is avoiding it.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Titain pushes him off.
A low kick from Stark is predictable there
and Titain counters with a one-two to the body.
Titain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Titain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Titain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Titain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark throws a low kick but Titain avoids it.
Titain cracks Stark with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stark tries to clinch up.
As Stark backs off Titain throws a huge counter combo but Stark manages to avoid it all.
Stark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Titain blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Titain! But no joy.
Titain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stark can pounce on him.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Titain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Titain.
Stark takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Titain cracks Stark with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stark looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Titain finish him?
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!
Titain drops Stark with a naaaaasty hook - Stark is in real trouble here! Titain dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tateum Titain!
A relieved looking Tateum Titain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.