PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Dellaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sledgehammer!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stark
vs
Dellaria

172 cm
31
156 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

165 cm
40
143 lbs
18 - 25 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Dellaria!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Stark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stark scores with a jab to the body.
Dellaria takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dellaria throws a half hearted mid kick.

Dellaria gets the takedown into side control.
Stark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dellaria working the head and body with strikes.
Stark is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dellaria off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dellaria tries to roll but Stark sticks to his back.
Even with his hooks in, Stark manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Stark biding his time, controlling Dellaria.
Dellaria can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria is still trying to improve position.
Stark struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dellaria tries to break free.
Stark missing with punches from the back.

Stark is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dellaria defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Dellaria can't escape the position.
Stark trying to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dellaria fending off the submission attempt from Stark.
Dellaria avoids the strikes from Stark.
Dellaria controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Dellaria is really stuck here.
Stark lands shots from the back.
Dellaria is taking damage to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark is punishing Dellaria with some ground and pound.
Stark loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Dellaria hold on?

Dellaria is rocked!
Stark has Dellaria flattened out and is raining down punches.
Dellaria is still in real trouble! Can Stark finish him?
Stark controlling the position well here. Dellaria rolled but Stark kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Stark gets his hands free as Dellaria looks to control.
Dellaria seems to have recovered his senses.
Stark controlling well, preventing Dellaria from escaping the position.

Stark looking for the RNC.
Stark gets his hands free as Dellaria looks to control.
Stark trying to control.
Dellaria trying to get back to his feet but Stark is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria just trying to survive but Stark is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Stark has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stark throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Stark trying to control.
Stark connects with a big shot to the side of Dellaria's head.

Dellaria showing good submission defense here.
Stark connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dellaria to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark trying to control momentarily.
Dellaria trying to get back to his feet but Stark is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Stark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dellaria looks to land a body kick but Stark moved away.
Stark feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dellaria shoots in but no luck this time.
Dellaria dives in for a single leg takedown but Stark sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dellaria dips to his left and cracks Stark with an uppercut!
Dellaria clobbers Stark with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stark scores with a hook to the body. Dellaria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dellaria throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Stark counters with a quick kick to the body but Dellaria blocks it.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Dellaria tries to clinch up but Stark circles away and keeps his distance.
Dellaria misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark connects with a body shot that sends Dellaria's belly button to the back.
Stark wants to clinch up but Dellaria keeps it at a distance.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Stark gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dellaria is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Stark has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stark missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dellaria wants to get back to full guard.
Dellaria is refusing to be controlled, as Stark sits in half guard.
Dellaria tries to get to full guard but Stark has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stark lands a nice short elbow.
Stark wants to pass to mount but Dellaria is defending the position.

Stark is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria is looking to control Stark's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dellaria avoid being mounted?
Dellaria pushes Stark off looking to stand but Stark dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark trying to control from half guard but Dellaria is working away.
Stark wants to free his trapped foot but Dellaria is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stark is trying to control. Dellaria wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dellaria trying to hold on to Stark's head to control him but Stark postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stark is keen to just control but Dellaria is a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria swings widly with a right hand
and Stark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Dellaria pushes Stark up against the cage in a clinch.

Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dellaria holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dellaria stalls.
Dellaria throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dellaria wants to break free but Stark has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Stark.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dellaria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Dellaria backwards.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Stark manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dellaria.
A head kick from Stark lands but Dellaria takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown attempt by Dellaria or perhaps it was just good defense by Stark, which made it look bad.
Steven Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Dellaria.
Stark scores with a jab to the body.
Dellaria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dellaria walks into a stiff left hand from Stark.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dellaria crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stark - the referee stops the clock and Dellaria gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stark. Dellaria manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dellaria throws a poor cross that misses
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dellaria takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stark goes for a double leg but Dellaria avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dellaria continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Stark dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Stark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Dellaria gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stark to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Dellaria is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Stark misses with a punch to the body.

Dellaria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dellaria tries to clinch

and Stark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Dellaria kicks off Stark and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark is looking to wear down Dellaria with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Dellaria shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dellaria can do to turn this around?
Dellaria wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Dellaria is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dellaria trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Dellaria stopping the sweep attempt from Stark.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Dellaria from controlling successfully.
Dellaria working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dellaria pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Dellaria wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dellaria slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dellaria lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stark tests Dellaria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dellaria is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Dellaria lands with a cross.

Dellaria gets tackled into the cage by Stark. Stark maintains the clinch.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Stark cracks Dellaria with a nice body shot.
Stark tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stark scores with a shoulder strike.
Dellaria tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dellaria has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stark seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dellaria can turn it around.
Dellaria tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Dellaria back against the cage.
Stark cracks Dellaria with a nice body shot.
Dellaria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dellaria breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stark has managed to clinch.
Stark tries a body shot but Dellaria blocks it.
Stark tries a body shot but Dellaria blocks it.

Dellaria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steven Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
Dellaria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Dellaria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dellaria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stark is looking to land body kicks.
Dellaria changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dellaria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dellaria is looking to slow Stark down with leg kicks.
Greg Dellaria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dellaria loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Stark jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Dellaria.
Stark is looking for a counter combo.
Stark avoids the body shot from Dellaria.
Stark appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark tests Dellaria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stark.
Dellaria tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Stark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dellaria looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stark is fending him off so far but Dellaria persists. Nope, Stark circles away and we're back to standing.
Dellaria lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
Stark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dellaria moves to clinch but Stark breaks away
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dellaria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Stark moves into the clinch successfully.
Steven Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steven Stark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stark tries a body shot but Dellaria blocks it.
Dellaria misses with a knee strike.
Dellaria using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Greg Dellaria.
Well Stark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Stark!
Steven Stark bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Greg Dellaria stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks to all the fans in the audience tonight...I'll be back!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

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