PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah Stark (ranked 4842 p4p, 6290 weight class) and Muhammad Arslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noah Stark could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Muhammad Arslan's chin.

Stark
vs
Arslan

185 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
170
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muhammad Arslan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark catches Arslan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Arslan rushes Stark and presses him up against the cage.
Stark will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arslan up against the cage.
Arslan is working for takedown but Stark is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stark is struggling to control the position.
Arslan has Stark pushed against the cage.
Arslan stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arslan letting Stark take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Stark to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arslan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stark pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stark throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arslan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Arslan throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Arslan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stark did well to prevent Arslan getting side control.

Stark is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Arslan has latched onto it... Big trouble! Arslan pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Stark is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Arslan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Muhammad Arslan!