PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Stark (ranked 1162 p4p, 139 weight class) and Lambert George (ranked 17813 p4p, 611 weight class). George is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ca fait mal. Lambert George has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stark
vs
George

176 cm
33
167 lbs
15 - 22 - 0

185 cm
31
159 lbs
22 - 5 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lambert George!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws out a loose jab but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
George lands with a cross.
George walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stark.
George misses with a head kick.
George is looking to score with low kicks.
Stark throws a series of punches but George moves out of range.
Stark backing away here, and George unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stark checks a leg kick.
George keeps the fight on the outside.
George drops his hands momentarily and Stark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George throws out a loose jab but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George walks into a jab.
Stark tries to clinch there but George circles away.

Stark moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, George creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark is trying to pull guard but George turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables George to keep the fight standing.
George throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by George.
George working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stark struggles to land a body shot inside as George controls his hands.
George lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
George lands with a short head shot on the inside.
George avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
George avoids the elbow strike from Stark, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for George.
George avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Stark misses with an elbow over the top.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and George avoids it.
George lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George gets through Stark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark has George pressed against the cage.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from George.
George tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
George lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
George lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Stark has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Stark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. George smiles and moves away.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Stark is looking to counter the offense by George and move into the clinch.
George connects with an inside leg kick.
Stark takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Stark shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stark showed some decent athleticism there.
Stark lands strikes from half guard.
George 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 George defend it? Stark steps over the head and cranks it - George is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Stark!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brandon Stark!
A victorious Brandon Stark thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Lambert George stepped up to the mic, saying 'Gran chin'.