PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coyote Starrk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Houston
vs
Starrk

179 cm
24
199 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
26
193 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

RAGS of a RONIN

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coyote Starrk!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Starrk.
Houston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Houston.
Houston misses with an uppercut
and Starrk counters with a nice leg kick.
Houston throws a body punch but Starrk moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Starrk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Houston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starrk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Houston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Starrk scrambles back to his feet.
Starrk slips a straight right by Houston.
Houston throws a lazy head kick
and Starrk counters with a right hand to the body.
Starrk drops his hands momentarily and Houston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Houston drops Starrk with a beautiful combination! Starrk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Houston is looking for the KO!

It looks like Coyote Starrk has been cut.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Houston throws a body punch but Starrk moves out of range.
Houston swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starrk throws a series of strikes that have Houston backpedaling.
Starrk looks to land a left hand but Houston moved out of range nicely.
Houston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starrk.
Nice jab there from Starrk.
Starrk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Starrk throws a shot from downtown. Houston moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Houston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Houston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Houston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starrk doesn't seem bothered though.
Starrk lands a jab to the nose.
Starrk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starrk misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Houston misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston throws a series of punches but Starrk avoids them all with ease.
Houston misses with an uppercut.
Houston tries a head kick but it misses.
Houston throws a push kick but Starrk slaps the foot to one side.
Houston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Starrk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starrk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Houston throws a right hand that Starrk ducks under and follows up with a left that Starrk also avoids with ease.
Starrk throws out a counter right but Houston avoids it with no problem.
Houston throws a hook to the side of Starrk's head but Starrk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Houston.
Houston throws a lazy right hand but Starrk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Houston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Starrk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston misses with a combination
and Starrk counters with a nice body shot.
Houston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starrk scores with a hook.
Houston misses with a left hand
and Starrk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Houston checks a leg kick nicely.
Max Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Houston there.
Starrk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Starrk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Houston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Starrk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Starrk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Houston looks to score with a jab to the body but Starrk is just out of range.
Starrk only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starrk takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Houston throws a hook to the side of Starrk's head but Starrk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Starrk throws a counter combo.
Houston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Starrk is out of range and Houston settles back down.
A left and a right from Starrk both land. Nice combination.
Starrk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Houston takes a step back to recover.
Houston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Starrk counters with a nice uppercut.
Houston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Houston misses the target.
As Houston backs off Starrk throws a huge counter combo but Houston manages to avoid it all.
Houston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starrk scores with a jab. Houston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houston swings for the body but Starrk moves out of range.
Starrk doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Starrk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Starrk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Houston is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Max Houston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Coyote Starrk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Starrk lands a nice looking body shot.
Starrk cracks Houston with a good jab.
Max Houston is winning the standup battle so far.
Starrk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coyote Starrk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Houston throws a sloppy head kick

and Starrk counters with a nice right hand that sends Houston toppling to the canvas! Houston scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Starrk finish him?!
Oh Houston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Houston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Starrk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Houston.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Houston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Starrk counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Houston out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Starrk is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Coyote Starrk!