PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ringo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Star comes to the cage accompanied by Ringo Starr's It Don't Come Easy . Ringo Star has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Star
vs
Pendragon

210 cm
22
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
180 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ringo Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pendragon. Pendragon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Star ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Star moves in looking to clinch but Pendragon pushes him off.

Pendragon clinches.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Pendragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pendragon lands an elbow just above Star 's eye.

It looks like Ringo Star has been cut.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Star lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pendragon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Star's brow.
Pendragon looking to throw knees to the head but Star is blocking nicely.
Pendragon pushes off an throws an elbow but Star leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Star using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pendragon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pendragon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pendragon looks gassed!
Pendragon trying to land knees to the body.
Star utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
Star connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pendragon's face.
Star scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Star.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Star lands an elbow that stopped Pendragon in his tracks for a moment.
Star unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pendragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Star lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Star lands with a right to the head.
Star lands a damaging elbow.
Star with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Star connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pendragon's face.

Pendragon is rocked!
Pendragon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Star with a knee to the head.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Star lands a good knee to the midsection. Pendragon won't want to take too many of those.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Star.
Star landing knees to the body.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Star gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Star lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Star.
Star utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Star lands a damaging elbow.
Star scores a nice knee to the body.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Star with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Star lands an elbow that stopped Pendragon in his tracks for a moment.
Star working Pendragon over with knees to the body.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Star connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon tries to land a knee to the head but Star blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Star lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
Pendragon misses with an elbow strike.
Star lands a nice shot to the body.
Star lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
Pendragon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Star blocks it with crossed arms.
Star lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pendragon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Star lands an elbow just above Pendragon 's eye.
Star lands a nice knee to the body.
Star lands an elbow inside.
Star throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Star landing knees to the body.
Pendragon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Star utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Star lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Star lands an elbow inside.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
Star comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Star lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Star blocks an elbow strike.
Star putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pendragon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Star lands an elbow just above Pendragon 's eye.
Star gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Star lands a nice elbow.
Star lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Star lands a knee to the head.
Star gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Star.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star lands an elbow inside.
Star using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Star.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pendragon.
Star lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Star blocks the elbow strike.
Star lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Star lands a good knee to the midsection. Pendragon won't want to take too many of those.
Pendragon missing with knees to the body.
Pendragon missing with knees to the body.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
Star comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pendragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Star avoids it.
Star lands a shoulder strike.
Star lands a knee to the head.
Star comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
Star with a knee to the head.
Star blocks an elbow strike from Pendragon.
Star blocks an elbow strike.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
Star lands a knee to the body.
Star gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Star scores a nice knee to the body.
Pendragon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Star unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pendragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pendragon misses with an elbow strike.
Star working Pendragon over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pendragon avoids a wild elbow strike from Star.
Star lands a damaging elbow.
Star's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Star.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Star landing knees to the body.
Star misses with an elbow over the top.
Star blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pendragon is trying to maintain a safe position but Star gets an underhook and turns Pendragon into the cage.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Pendragon misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Star scores with a nice short uppercut.
Star lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Star putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pendragon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Star misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Star - that landed with a thud.
Star really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Star lands an elbow inside.
Star pushes Pendragon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Star connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pendragon's face.
Pendragon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Star throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pendragon blocks it with crossed arms.
Pendragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Star avoids it.
Star lands a nice elbow.
Pendragon throws an elbow but it misses.
Star lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ringo Star dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ringo Star's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pendragon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Star - the referee stops the clock and Pendragon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Star. Pendragon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pendragon tries for a takedown but Star sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Pendragon rushes Star and presses him up against the cage.
Pendragon lands an elbow that stopped Star in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Star.
Pendragon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Star using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pendragon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Star using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Star lands a nice elbow.
Star on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Star.
Star connects with a knee to the head.
Star lands an elbow just above Pendragon 's eye.
Star lands a nice elbow.
Pendragon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Star lands an elbow inside.
Star lands a damaging elbow.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pendragon missing with knees to the body.
Star unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pendragon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Star.
Nice elbow from Star.
Star with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ringo Star has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pendragon misses with an elbow strike.
Star lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
Pendragon missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Star.
Star lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Star cracks Pendragon with a nice body shot.
Pendragon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pendragon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Star avoids a wild elbow strike from Pendragon.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Pendragon missing with knees to the body.
Star with a knee to the head.
Pendragon is trying to maintain a safe position but Star gets an underhook and turns Pendragon into the cage.
Star lands a nice elbow.
Star lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Star.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
Star lands a shoulder strike.
Pendragon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
Pendragon tries to stall but Star uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Star gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Star is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pendragon can do to turn this around?
Star lands a damaging elbow.
Star lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Star blocks an elbow strike.
Star connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pendragon's face.
Star lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Star connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pendragon's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Star throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Star.
Star blocks an elbow strike from Pendragon.
Star on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Star pushes Pendragon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Star with a knee to the head.
Star avoids a wild elbow strike from Pendragon.
Pendragon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pendragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Star landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pendragon lands a shoulder strike.
Star lands a damaging elbow.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Star lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Star creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pendragon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pendragon misses with an elbow over the top.
Star lands an elbow inside.
Pendragon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Star misses with some punches.
Star throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pendragon lands an elbow inside.
Star lands an elbow just above Pendragon 's eye.
A knee to the head by Star.
Pendragon'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.
Star unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with an elbow strike.
Star lands an elbow just above Pendragon 's eye.
Nice body punch from Star - that landed with a thud.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
Still in the clinch, Star scores with a nice short uppercut.
Star gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Star utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pendragon misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Star.
Star lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Pendragon with a knee to the head.
Star lands a nice elbow.
Pendragon throws an elbow that misses.
Star with a knee to the head.
Star lands an elbow inside.
Pendragon looking to throw knees to the head but Star is blocking nicely.
Star comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Star tries a knee to the head but Pendragon blocks it.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Pendragon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Star avoiding damage as Pendragon throws knees to the body.
Star tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Star back against the cage.

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.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Pendragon misses with an elbow strike.
Pendragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Star avoids it.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Star lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Pendragon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Star blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Star.
Pendragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pendragon.
Pendragon throws an elbow that misses.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Star blocks the elbow strike.
Star lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Star scores a nice knee to the body.
Pendragon blocks an elbow strike from Star.
Star dodges an elbow strike from Pendragon.
A hook to the body from Star.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Star lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pendragon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Star swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Star working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Star lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ringo Star dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ringo Star's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Star is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pendragon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pendragon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pendragon rushes Star and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pendragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Star.
Star gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Star looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Star misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Star.
Pendragon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Star lands a damaging elbow.
Star blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Star.
Star gets through Pendragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Star lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Star is working Pendragon over against the cage.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Star obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Star lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Star lands a nice elbow.
Star utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pendragon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star lands a nice shot to the body.
Star lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Star works on Pendragon's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Star.
A nice left hand lands by Star.
Star lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Star lands a body shot.
Pendragon looking to throw knees to the head but Star is blocking nicely.
Star managing to block the knees to the body from Pendragon.
Nice elbow from Star.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Pendragon misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Star.
Star avoids the elbow strike from Pendragon, against the cage.
Star pushes Pendragon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Star lands a nice elbow.
Pendragon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Star has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Star lands an elbow inside.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.
Star scores with a knee to the head.
Star misses with a knee to the head.
Star is working Pendragon over against the cage.
Pendragon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Star using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Pendragon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pendragon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Star lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Star gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Star scores with a nice short uppercut.
Star with a knee to the head.
Star throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Star just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pendragon's brow.
Pendragon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pendragon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Star fails to land.
Star misses with a body punch.
Star throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pendragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Star is defending well for now.
Star avoiding damage as Pendragon throws knees to the body.
Star connects with a knee to the head.
Star landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pendragon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pendragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Star is defending well for now.
Star lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Star lands a nice elbow.
Pendragon trying to land knees to the body.
Star landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Star lands a damaging elbow.
Star creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pendragon's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with a knee strike.
Pendragon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pendragon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Star working Pendragon over with knees to the body.
Star blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Pendragon.
Star comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Star lands a damaging elbow.
Star with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pendragon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Star lands a damaging elbow.
Star gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Star lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pendragon or not.
Knees to the body from Star.
Star avoids a wild elbow strike from Pendragon.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the temple.
Star lands a nice elbow.
Star lands a nice knee to the body.
Star throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Star blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Star working Pendragon over with knees to the body.
Pendragon is trying to stall.
Star softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pendragon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Star lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Star dodges an elbow strike from Pendragon.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four 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.
Star lands an elbow that stopped Pendragon in his tracks for a moment.
Star lands an elbow just above Pendragon 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Star.
Star pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pendragon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Star lands an elbow that stopped Pendragon in his tracks for a moment.
Star looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pendragon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Star lands an elbow just above Pendragon 's eye.
Star misses with an elbow strike.
Pendragon avoids a wild elbow strike from Star.
Pendragon dodges an elbow strike from Star.
Knees to the body from Pendragon.
Star landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pendragon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pendragon takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Star.
Star lands an elbow inside that Pendragon shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Star misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pendragon.
Star throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Star misses with the head strike.
Pendragon pushes off an throws an elbow but Star leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pendragon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raul Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ringo Star is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Star.
Pendragon misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ringo Star showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Star 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ringo Star!