PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khal Stark (ranked 201 p4p, 23 weight class) and Osiris Egyptian (ranked 306 p4p, 40 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Gardenia by KYUSS. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Stark
vs
Egyptian

174 cm
38
158 lbs
27 - 21 - 2

185 cm
27
160 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 2, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Stark.
As Stark backs off Egyptian throws a huge counter combo but Stark manages to avoid it all.
Stark misses with a hook.
Egyptian moves out of range as Stark strikes.

Egyptian takes the fight into the clinch.
Egyptian blocks an elbow strike.
Egyptian blocking some punches.
Stark lands an elbow just above Egyptian 's eye.
Egyptian misses with a body punch.
Egyptian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egyptian pushes Stark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Egyptian has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark wants a takedown but no success here.

Stark wants the takedown. Egyptian is fighting it off but Stark persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Egyptian's guard against the cage.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Egyptian is retaining full guard.
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!
Egyptian keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark stopping the sweep attempt from Egyptian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a strike but Egyptian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Stark is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stark might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stark is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Egyptian postures up.
Stark is pulling down on Egyptian's head to control his posture.
Stark looking to control.
Egyptian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stark wants to control but Egyptian passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Egyptian seems content to control.
Stark slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stark thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Egyptian wants to pass the guard but Stark is keeping the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Stark's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stark has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Egyptian has passed into side control.
Stark is looking to regain half guard here but Egyptian keeps moving and retains side control.
Stark manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark wants to take a breather but Egyptian is having none of it.

Stark seems to be looking for submissions.
Egyptian has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stark is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Egyptian defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Egyptian manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stark stopping the sweep attempt from Egyptian.
Stark wants to control from the top but Egyptian keeps moving.
Egyptian seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Egyptian wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stark in side control, throwing shots but Egyptian defends.

Stark goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Egyptian has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stark but great work by Egyptian.
Stark tries to bench press Egyptian off him but Egyptian keeps the position.
Stark wants to control but Egyptian postures up.
Stark is trying to work for a sweep but Egyptian has mounted him!
Egyptian controlling from the full mount.
Stark tries to hold on but Egyptian postures up.
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 Khal Stark will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Egyptian moves away from the strike by Stark.
Stark has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Egyptian moves out of range easily.

Egyptian closes the distance and clinches.

Egyptian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Egyptian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khal Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark avoids the head kick by Egyptian.

Egyptian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Egyptian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stark's elbow.
Stark wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egyptian.
Egyptian blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Egyptian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egyptian dodges an elbow strike from Stark.
Egyptian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Egyptian tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Egyptian back against the cage.

Egyptian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark missing with a left hand there. Egyptian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egyptian lands a right hook to the body.
Stark misses with a right hand
and Egyptian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Egyptian slips a jab from Stark.
Egyptian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Egyptian misses the shot to the body.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Egyptian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Egyptian is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stark.
Stark is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Egyptian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Egyptian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Egyptian cracks a nice hook into Stark's ribs.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Egyptian responds with a good body kick, but Stark manages to step out the way in time.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Egyptian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egyptian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stark rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Osiris Egyptian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egyptian misses with a double jab.
Khal Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egyptian looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stark checks a leg kick nicely.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Egyptian blocks a head kick by Stark.
Egyptian lands a head kick. Stark smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stark is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Egyptian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Egyptian lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Egyptian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Egyptian is trying to counter with his kicks.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but Stark checks it.
Egyptian throws a leg kick but Stark sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark looks to land a left hand but Egyptian moved out of range nicely.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark moves out of range of the leg kick from Egyptian.
Stark misses with a looping left.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stark moves out of range as Egyptian throws a body kick.
Stark throws a series of punches but Egyptian avoids them all with ease.
Stark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but Egyptian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egyptian now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Egyptian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Egyptian.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Egyptian misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark punishes Egyptian's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Egyptian.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egyptian.
Stark throwing a counter right hand but Egyptian manages to avoid it.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Stark.
Egyptian tries a quick counter leg kick but Stark is wise to it.
Egyptian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stark.
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick by Stark misses
and Egyptian counters with a body kick.

Egyptian clinches.
Osiris Egyptian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Egyptian is working Stark over against the cage.

Stark ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stark no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stark wants to sweep here but Egyptian controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Egyptian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osiris Egyptian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Egyptian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a head kick but Stark moves out of range.
Stark misses with a combination
and Egyptian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Egyptian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Egyptian was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Egyptian takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Stark tries to move into range but Egyptian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Egyptian responds with a good body kick, but Stark manages to step out the way in time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egyptian.
Egyptian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Egyptian.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
Egyptian motions for Stark to come forward. Egyptian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Stark tries to keep at a distance but Egyptian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Egyptian wants to break free but Stark has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Egyptian dodges an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Egyptian in his tracks for a moment.
Egyptian misses with a punch to the body.

Stark successfully pulls guard.
Stark wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Egyptian is now in half guard.
Egyptian trying to control the pace.
Stark is trying to maintain the position but Egyptian is very close to passing his half guard.
Stark wants to improve his position but Egyptian is controlling well.
Stark is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stark is looking to get back to full guard here but Egyptian has managed to pass to side control instead.
Stark stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Stark struggling a bit here.
Egyptian is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Stark will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Stark wants to control but Egyptian postures up.
Egyptian is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Stark's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark sneaks back into half guard.
Egyptian moves nicely into side control.
Stark is looking for a sweep.
Stark trying to remain calm as Egyptian controls from the top position.
Stark is looking for a sweep.
Osiris Egyptian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Egyptian trying to control the action but Stark is working from the bottom.
Stark is trying to get back to half guard.
Egyptian working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to improve position but can't.
Egyptian tries to move to mount but Stark blocks the move with his legs.
Egyptian working away.
Egyptian prevents Stark from escaping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stark throws a head kick but Egyptian moves out of range.
Stark missing with a left hand there. Egyptian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Egyptian throws a chopping leg kick but Stark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stark is looking to counter punch.
Egyptian cracks Stark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Egyptian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stark, pushing him back against the cage.
Egyptian tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
Egyptian tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osiris Egyptian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Egyptian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osiris Egyptian!
After winning the bout, Osiris Egyptian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Khal Stark was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks to all the fans!'.