PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ineedmoney Whatsittooya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Ghostface Killah - The Champ. Whatsittooya is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by above the law. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stark
vs
Whatsittooya

158 cm
19
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
19
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floyd Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ineedmoney Whatsittooya!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whatsittooya tries to clinch
and Stark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Whatsittooya.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stark scores with a nice head shot.
Stark scores with a nice right hand.
Whatsittooya misses with the combination.
Stark leaves Whatsittooya with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Whatsittooya is rocked!

Whatsittooya pushes Stark up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark jumps guard but Whatsittooya turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Whatsittooya has Stark pressed against the cage, preventing Stark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whatsittooya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whatsittooya.
Stark prevents a body shot from Whatsittooya.
Stark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Whatsittooya is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stark is defending well.
Floyd Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ineedmoney Whatsittooya.

Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stark wants it to stay on the feet.
Donk. Stark catches Whatsittooya right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whatsittooya tries to clinch but Stark moves away
and Stark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whatsittooya is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
Whatsittooya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stark connects with a jab.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Whatsittooya seems to have recovered his senses.
Whatsittooya blocks a head kick by Stark.
Whatsittooya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whatsittooya somewhat.
Whatsittooya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whatsittooya on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whatsittooya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whatsittooya somewhat.
Whatsittooya blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark checks a low kick from Whatsittooya.
Whatsittooya moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whatsittooya was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Stark takes a swing at Whatsittooya's ribcage but misses.
Whatsittooya moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
Whatsittooya avoids the body shot from Stark.
Stark is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Whatsittooya looks for the body kick but Stark saw that one coming.
Whatsittooya shoots for a double leg takedown but Stark sprawls well. He's pushed Whatsittooya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whatsittooya tries to clinch but Stark moves away
and Stark counters with a left to the body.
Stark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whatsittooya tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
Whatsittooya looks to clinch
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Whatsittooya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
Stark is looking to score with low kicks.
Stark slips a jab and a cross from Whatsittooya.
Whatsittooya darts in trying to clinch
and Stark counters with a nice body shot.
Whatsittooya looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whatsittooya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whatsittooya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whatsittooya misses with a wild combination.
Stark throws a body kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whatsittooya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whatsittooya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whatsittooya darts in trying to clinch
and Whatsittooya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Stark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stark lands with a shot to the body.
Whatsittooya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stark misses with a body kick.
Stark connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whatsittooya. Whatsittooya circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Floyd Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
Whatsittooya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Stark drops Whatsittooya with a beautiful combination! Whatsittooya stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stark is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whatsittooya looks to land a combination. Stark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Whatsittooya misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whatsittooya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stark lands with an overhand left.
Whatsittooya checks a leg kick nicely.
Stark throws a body punch but Whatsittooya moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whatsittooya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whatsittooya shoots for a double leg takedown but Stark sprawls well. He's pushed Whatsittooya's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whatsittooya is breathing heavily.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Stark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whatsittooya's head backwards.
Whatsittooya wants to clinch
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
Whatsittooya tries to work over Stark's front leg with a kick but Stark checks it.
Whatsittooya swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Whatsittooya misses.
Stark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whatsittooya has time to react.
Stark scores with a hook.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stark connects with a jab.
Whatsittooya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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 wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ineedmoney Whatsittooya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark throws a shot to the body.
Whatsittooya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stark circles away.
Floyd Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ineedmoney Whatsittooya.
Stark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whatsittooya doesn't seem bothered though.
Stark takes a swing at Whatsittooya's ribcage but misses.

Stark looking to score a takedown here. Whatsittooya is defending well but Stark drives through and ends up in Whatsittooya's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stark not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Whatsittooya looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stark scores with a punch to the head.
Whatsittooya tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stark cracks a nice hook into Whatsittooya's ribs.
Whatsittooya tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stark jabs at Whatsittooya's body.
Whatsittooya is trying desperately to land a takedown but Stark is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Whatsittooya.
Whatsittooya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whatsittooya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stark jabs Whatsittooya to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whatsittooya slips a straight right by Stark.
Stark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whatsittooya avoids it really well and circles away.
Whatsittooya tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Ineedmoney Whatsittooya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whatsittooya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whatsittooya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whatsittooya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stark's waist but Stark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whatsittooya off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whatsittooya can do to turn this around?
Whatsittooya moves out of range as Stark strikes.
Whatsittooya closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Whatsittooya ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Whatsittooya leaves Stark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Stark misses.
Whatsittooya closes the distance and clinches up with Stark, looking for a takedown. Whatsittooya pushes Stark against the cage but Stark circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stark throws a low kick but Whatsittooya moves out of range easily.

Whatsittooya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whatsittooya throws a head punch that misses.
Stark works on Whatsittooya's body with a couple of short punches.
Whatsittooya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Whatsittooya fails to land.
Stark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whatsittooya walks away with a smile on his face. Stark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Whatsittooya wants to clinch
and Stark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whatsittooya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
Whatsittooya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whatsittooya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Whatsittooya moves away and avoids it.
Stark misses with a straight right.
Whatsittooya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark throws a shot from downtown. Whatsittooya moves away and avoids it.
Stark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Whatsittooya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stark as he jumps to the side.
Floyd Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ineedmoney Whatsittooya.
Stark misses with a body shot.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whatsittooya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark throws out a leg kick but Whatsittooya moves out of range and Stark only half commits.
Stark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whatsittooya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whatsittooya shoots in and drives through. Stark sprawls well.
A cross from Stark lands.
Whatsittooya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a body shot.
Whatsittooya takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whatsittooya.
Whatsittooya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for Stark.
Floyd Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whatsittooya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stark.
Ineedmoney Whatsittooya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whatsittooya moves away.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whatsittooya tries to clinch up
and Stark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stark misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whatsittooya tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whatsittooya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stark lands an overhand right.
Whatsittooya tries to clinch up.
Whatsittooya looks to clinch
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
Stark lands with a good body shot.
Whatsittooya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark shoots in but no luck this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whatsittooya misses with an uppercut.
Whatsittooya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whatsittooya is looking to clinch.
Whatsittooya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stark circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Stark!
Floyd Stark was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.