PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark has chosen Cmon Feel The Noise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hellmuth
vs
Stark

188 cm
25
215 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

191 cm
30
211 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Prestige Clothing
Prestige Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Hellmuth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark swings for the body but Hellmuth moves out of range.
Hellmuth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hellmuth throws a lazy head kick

and Stark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth controls the action.
A short right from Stark on the inside.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hellmuth avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Hellmuth backwards.
Hellmuth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hellmuth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Hellmuth on the inside.
Hellmuth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark.
Stark lands an elbow just above Hellmuth 's eye.

It looks like Phil Hellmuth has been cut.
Hellmuth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark is struggling to control the position.
Hellmuth avoids a wild elbow strike from Stark.
Hellmuth misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Stark.
A left hand lands to the body for Stark.
Stark prevents a body shot from Hellmuth.
Stark is leaning against Hellmuth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark tries to stall but Hellmuth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hellmuth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark takes a shot to the head.
Hellmuth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hellmuth lands with a right to the head.
Stark prevents a body shot from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth lands a body punch.
Hellmuth tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hellmuth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth is working Stark over against the cage.
Hellmuth has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
Hellmuth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hellmuth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stark looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth lands a body punch.
Hellmuth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hellmuth lands with a light punch inside.
Hellmuth swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hellmuth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth lands a shot to the body.
Hellmuth pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hellmuth lands a nice shot to the body.
Hellmuth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
Hellmuth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hellmuth is working Stark over against the cage.
Hellmuth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hellmuth.
Hellmuth digs a right hand underneath Stark's ribcage. Stark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellmuth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hellmuth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth lands with a short shot to the head.
Hellmuth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth pushes Stark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hellmuth scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hellmuth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stark blocks an uppercut.
Hellmuth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Hellmuth works on Stark's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Hellmuth as the two fighters clinch.
Hellmuth lands with a right to the head.
Hellmuth lands a shoulder strike.
Hellmuth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hellmuth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hellmuth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Hellmuth.
Hellmuth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hellmuth pushes Stark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hellmuth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth lands with a left to the head.
Hellmuth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hellmuth.
Hellmuth blocking some punches.
Hellmuth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hellmuth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hellmuth throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
A short right from Hellmuth on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hellmuth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hellmuth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Hellmuth is blocking nicely.
Stark takes a shot to the head.
Hellmuth lands a nice shot to the body.
Hellmuth scores with a shoulder strike.
Hellmuth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hellmuth working aggressively here.
Hellmuth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hellmuth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hellmuth lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hellmuth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth digs a right hand into Stark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stark's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Hellmuth.
Hellmuth lands a right hand.
Hellmuth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hellmuth lands a right hand.
Hellmuth misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Hellmuth.
Hellmuth digs a right hand underneath Stark's ribcage. Stark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellmuth lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Hellmuth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hellmuth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Hellmuth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Hellmuth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hellmuth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hellmuth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hellmuth lands with a short shot to the head.
Hellmuth lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hellmuth misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hellmuth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark scores with a shoulder strike.
Hellmuth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Hellmuth's cut.
That's time! Hellmuth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stark defending well as Hellmuth loads up on a big left hand.
Stark blocks a leg kick.
Stark throws the left hand but Hellmuth avoids the punch easily.
Hellmuth lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellmuth throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Hellmuth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark misses with a looping right.
Hellmuth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
Stark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stark.
Stark connects with an inside leg kick.
Stark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hellmuth counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hellmuth wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hellmuth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stark counters with a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth is looking to clinch.
Stark tries to clinch up.
Stark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hellmuth counters with a body kick that stops Stark in his tracks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Hellmuth does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Hellmuth moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Hellmuth is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hellmuth moves out of range as Stark strikes.
Stark looks to throw a body kick
and Hellmuth counters with a low kick, right behind Stark 's knee.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Hellmuth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stark.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark slips a jab from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth tries to land a leg kick but Stark saw it coming and moves away.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hellmuth was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Stark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hellmuth on the side of the head.
Hellmuth throws a sloppy body shot
and Stark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stark tries to clinch but Hellmuth moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thomas Stark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Phil Hellmuth's cut.
That's time! Hellmuth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hellmuth throws a lazy head kick
and Stark counters with a nice body shot.
Hellmuth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Stark has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stark.
Stark lands a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stark will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hellmuth up against the cage.
Hellmuth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hellmuth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Stark.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Hellmuth is blocking nicely.
Stark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hellmuth backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Stark blocking some punches.
Hellmuth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Hellmuth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short body shot lands from Hellmuth as the two fighters clinch.
Hellmuth blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark wants to stall.
Stark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hellmuth scores with a shot to the side of Stark's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hellmuth misses with some punches.
Hellmuth takes a shot to the head.
Stark presses Hellmuth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Phil Hellmuth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stark manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hellmuth lands with a light punch inside.
Hellmuth swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hellmuth backwards.
Hellmuth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Hellmuth back against the cage.
Stark has Hellmuth pushed against the cage.
Hellmuth scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hellmuth blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Hellmuth as the two fighters clinch.
Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Hellmuth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hellmuth lands with a left to the head.
Hellmuth lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth blocks an uppercut.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hellmuth.
Hellmuth lands with a right to the head.
Stark stalling in the clinch but Hellmuth improves position.
Hellmuth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth lands with a left to the head.
Hellmuth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Hellmuth.
A right handed body shot lands from Hellmuth.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth - that landed with a thud.
Stark blocks an uppercut.
Hellmuth misses with some punches.
Hellmuth lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellmuth.
Hellmuth cracks Stark with a nice body shot.
Hellmuth lands a left hand.
Hellmuth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Hellmuth prevents a body shot from Stark.
A short body shot lands from Hellmuth as the two fighters clinch.
Hellmuth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hellmuth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hellmuth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Hellmuth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hellmuth scores with a hook to the body.
Hellmuth lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Hellmuth pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hellmuth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Hellmuth.
Hellmuth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hellmuth.
Hellmuth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hellmuth lands with a short shot to the head.
Hellmuth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
Hellmuth is leaning against Stark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hellmuth misses with some punches.
Hellmuth gets through Stark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Hellmuth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellmuth controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hellmuth swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hellmuth prevents a body shot from Stark.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hellmuth.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
Hellmuth works on Stark's body with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Phil Hellmuth.
Well Hellmuth 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Phil Hellmuth!