PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony D Amico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and C G Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Anthony D Amico has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anthony D Amico seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

D Amico
vs
G Stark

172 cm
28
182 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

180 cm
31
177 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony D Amico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, C G Stark!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but D Amico circles away quickly and effectively.
D Amico tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Stark throws a hook but D Amico avoids it easily.
Stark throws a right and a left that D Amico avoids nicely.
Stark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stark throws the left hand but D Amico avoids the punch easily.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Stark throws an ugly left hook that misses

and D Amico counters with a takedown into side control.
D Amico fails to land a wild elbow strike.
D Amico throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stark is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Amico connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stark some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D Amico misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

D Amico wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stark, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

D Amico is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stark has escaped the position, nice work there.
D Amico landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with D Amico. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
D Amico fails to land a wild elbow strike.
D Amico landing strikes.
D Amico misses with the ground and pound.
D Amico throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stark defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amico misses with the ground and pound.
Stark defending against the ground and pound.
Stark tries to escape but D Amico is in control.
Stark avoids any damage from the ground and pound of D Amico.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D Amico throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from D Amico crashes against the mat.
D Amico throwing shots but missing, from side control.
D Amico throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from D Amico seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stark struggling a bit here.
D Amico tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark avoids any damage from the ground and pound of D Amico.
An elbow from D Amico crashes against the mat.
D Amico misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
D Amico throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stark defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from D Amico crashes against the mat.
Stark parries the strikes from D Amico easily there. D Amico is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stark to escape.
D Amico is trying to ground and pound but Stark uses the momentary lack of control by D Amico to regain half guard.
D Amico takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

D Amico is trying to work for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
D Amico lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
D Amico with the ground and pound but Stark uses the opportunity to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
D Amico in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
D Amico throws a big elbow that misses.
D Amico is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony D Amico dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stark throws a right hand that misses

so D Amico counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from D Amico.
D Amico trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
D Amico 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.
D Amico throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
D Amico throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
D Amico looking to pass the guard.
Stark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
D Amico looking to pass the guard.
D Amico throws a strike but Stark rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark won't allow D Amico to sweep him here.
D Amico manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

D Amico goes for an armbar but Stark turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stark.
D Amico looking to control.
D Amico lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is in a horrible position here. D Amico smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
D Amico dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Amico sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
D Amico landing strikes from the mount and Stark is in trouble!
Stark avoids a series of strikes thrown by D Amico.
The referee warns Stark that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Stark is rocked!
D Amico cracks Stark with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony D Amico!
After winning the bout, Anthony D Amico thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.