PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Wasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasa comes to the cage accompanied by UK Subs - Warhead. Stark has chosen Iron Man-Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Anthony Stark has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anton Wasa's chin.

Wasa
vs
Stark

180 cm
27
165 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Wasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasa ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Wasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Wasa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wasa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stark.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wasa paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Wasa tries to keep at a distance but Stark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wasas head.

Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wasa lands with a good body shot.
Stark throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Wasa counter with a right hand.
Wasa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wasa counters with a straight right hand.
Stark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wasa.
Stark misses with a hook to the body
letting Wasa counter with a right hand.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wasa blocks a jab.
Wasa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Wasa moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Wasa.
Stark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stark lands with an uppercut that bounces Wasa off the cage and back into rage.
Wasa takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Wasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Stark misses with a looping left.
Stark misses with a body shot

and Wasa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wasa.
Wasa scores with a shoulder strike.
Wasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wasa.
Wasa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stark struggles to land a body shot inside as Wasa controls his hands.
Stark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wasa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wasa misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stark.
Stark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stark lands a body shot.
Stark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wasa lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Wasa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stark wants to break free but Wasa has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries a body shot but Wasa blocks it.
Stark blocks a body shot from Wasa.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wasa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasa working aggressively here.

Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wasa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anthony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasa fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark takes one to the side of the head.
Stark lands a nice hook to Wasa's body. Wasa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
Wasa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wasa.
Wasa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Wasa has managed to clinch.
Stark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Wasa as the two fighters clinch.
Stark lands a shot to the body.
Stark blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark blocking some punches.
Wasa works on Stark's body with a couple of short punches.

Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stark misses with a looping left.
Stark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Wasa circles away.
Wasa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stark lunges at Wasa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wasa's hand.
Stark throws a sloppy body shot
and Wasa counters with a stiff right hand.
Wasa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stark as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Wasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasa lands a nice hook to Stark's body. Stark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wasa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Wasa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark jabs at Wasa's body.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Wasa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasa tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Wasa needs to keep his hands up - Stark had a free shot at his head there.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark misses with a body shot

and Wasa counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wasa.
Stark is leaning against Wasa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Stark breaks the clinch.
Wasa throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Stark cracks Wasa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wasa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stark misses with a looping left.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stark misses the jab.
Stark takes a swing at Wasa's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Stark finds it's way through Wasa's defenses.
Wasa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark cracks a nice hook into Wasa's ribs.
Stark throws an overhand right that lands on Wasa's shoulder, as Wasa tries to avoid the shot.
Stark throws a sloppy body shot

and Wasa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stark wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Stark dominated that round.
That's time! Wasa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stark tries to clinch up

and Wasa moves into the clinch.
Stark digs a right hand underneath Wasa's ribcage. Wasa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stark working hard to break the clinch.
Stark digs a right hand underneath Wasa's ribcage. Wasa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stark scores with a hook to the body.
Stark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Stark.

Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stark scores with a hook to the body. Wasa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wasa. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.

Stark has Wasa up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark working aggressively here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
Stark is trying to break free.
Stark pushes Wasa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa throws a head punch that misses.
Wasa has Stark pressed against the cage, preventing Stark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark presses Wasa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wasa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wasa tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Wasa misses with a punch on the inside.
Stark lands with a right to the head.
Wasa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stark misses with the head strike.
Stark lands a shot to the body.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Wasa.
Wasa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wasa lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wasa.
Stark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Stark breaks the clinch.
Wasa slips a jab from Stark.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Wasa is just out of range.
Wasa avoids the body shot from Stark.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Stark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to clinch
enabling Wasa to counter with a crisp jab.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Wasa moves away and avoids it.
Stark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wasa scores with a shot to the body.
Stark throws a sloppy body shot
and Wasa counters with a nice body shot.
Stark misses with a looping left.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wasa moves away.
Wasa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wasa sizes up Stark with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wasa.
Stark misses with a jab to the body

and Wasa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Stark throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wasa escapes and throws Stark's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wasa takes a little break here. Stark wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Stark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wasa taking a breather here.
Wasa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stark is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Stark's face as Wasa controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stark tries to bench press Wasa off him but Wasa keeps the position.
Stark manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark is looking for a sweep. Wasa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stark slaps away a takedown attempt from Wasa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Wasa shoots in and bounces Stark off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stark is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wasa is aware though and is defending well.
Wasa looking to pass the guard.

Stark looking for a guillotine here but Wasa defends easily.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Stark looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stark working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wasa has passed into half guard!
Wasa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stark tries to get to full guard but Wasa has control of the leg.
Anton Wasa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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 trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Wasa manages to pass to mount!
Wasa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stark is looking to improve his position but Wasa isn't that keen on the idea.
Stark is squirming around, avoiding Wasa's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stark is trying desperately to improve position.
Stark tries to lock up and control but Wasa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stark can't escape the position.
Stark is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Stark is trying desperately to improve position.
Wasa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wasa dominating with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Wasa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stark has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

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