PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Folke Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borokki Lesanaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesanaari has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Borokki Lesanaari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Folke Stark's chin.

Stark
vs
Lesanaari

185 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Folke Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Borokki Lesanaari!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lesanaari did well to prevent Stark getting side control.
Lesanaari looks gassed!
Stark working the head and body with strikes.
Stark seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stark landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lesanaari has hold of Stark's hands but Stark slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stark scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Stark escapes and gets back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Stark has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lesanaari is trying to keep an underhook but Stark manages to get the takedown into half guard.
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!
Stark works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lesanaari's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark working Lesanaari over with strikes here.
Stark raining down shots from the mount!
Stark scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lesanaari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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.
Lesanaari taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee warns Lesanaari that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stark controlling the position easily from mount.
Stark putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Lesanaari takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark controlling from mount.
BOOM! Stark connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stark scoring with strikes but Lesanaari is staying in there.
Stark breaks from Lesanaari's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stark content just to control the position here.
Stark landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stark looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark with the ground and pound from mount.
Stark controlling the pace for now.
Lesanaari is trying to escape the mount.
Stark has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lesanaari's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lesanaari tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stark with a couple of short strikes.
Stark controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Stark.
Lesanaari wants to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
Stark landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lesanaari is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stark lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesanaari keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Folke Stark dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Stark closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stark lands in his opponent's guard.
Stark advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here as Stark stalls from top position.
Stark scoring with punches and elbows.

Stark decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Stark scores with a takedown into Lesanaari's guard.
Folke Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stark not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throwing strikes but missing.
Stark wants to control from the top but Lesanaari keeps moving.
Stark throws and elbow that misses. Lesanaari uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stark's guard. Nice move by Lesanaari!

Stark scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lesanaari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Stark throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lesanaari was covering up waiting for the punch and Stark finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stark postures up in Lesanaari's guard and throws a big left but Lesanaari blocks it.
Lesanaari can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stark controls the pace.
Stark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Lesanaari is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stark defends well.
Lesanaari is looking to stand up but Stark isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesanaari is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stark passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lesanaari on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lesanaari seems a little lost for a moment, as Stark dominates the positioning.
Lesanaari tries to improve position but can't.
Lesanaari managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stark.
Stark is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lesanaari's shoulder. That is not cool.
Stark working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lesanaari can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lesanaari keeps working.
Lesanaari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stark dives in and grabs Lesanaari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lesanaari pushes down on Stark's head and hops out.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lesanaari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.

Stark shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lesanaari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Folke Stark dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Stark gets the takedown into side control.
Stark working the head and body with strikes.
Lesanaari pushes Stark away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stark gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stark scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stark cracks Lesanaari with a big elbow.
Lesanaari can't do much from the bottom here.
Stark controls the position.
Stark lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark working the body and head with strikes.
Stark moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Stark grinds an elbow into Lesanaari's temple.
Lesanaari tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Stark politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stark prefers to stall for the moment though.
An elbow from Stark crashes against the mat.
Stark looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lesanaari is avoiding damage well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Stark scores with punches from side control.
Stark working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stark landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Stark tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stark has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stark is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lesanaari's shoulder. That is not cool.
Stark lands a few punches from side control.
Stark controls the position from side control.
Lesanaari is trying to improve his position.
Stark lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesanaari can do to turn this around?
You can see the frustration on Lesanaari's face as Stark controls the position.
Lesanaari is trying to get back to half guard.
Stark working the ground and pound.
Stark working the head with strikes.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Lesanaari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Lesanaari's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stark is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lesanaari's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four 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.
Stark wants to control but Lesanaari is keeping him busy.
Lesanaari is looking to reverse the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lesanaari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lesanaari looks to clinch

and Stark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stark.
Lesanaari throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lesanaari keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
Lesanaari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Borokki Lesanaari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Folke Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stark sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Folke Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stark, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Folke Stark!