PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robb Stark (ranked 3998 p4p, 437 weight class) and Joshua Styles (ranked 4390 p4p, 470 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stark
vs
Styles

180 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

183 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robb Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Styles!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Robb Stark has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Styles there.

Stark moves into the clinch.
Styles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Stark swings wildly with an uppercut but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark.
Stark working Styles over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark throws an elbow that misses.
Styles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stark throws an elbow that misses.
Styles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Styles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stark works on Styles's body with a couple of short punches.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stark tries to work over Styles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles throws a head punch that misses.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Styles is defending well for now.
Styles stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styles.
Styles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stark throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Styles.
Styles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Stark tries to throw a body punch but Styles avoids it by throwing Stark back against the cage.
Stark prevents a body shot from Styles.
A short right from Styles.
Stark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Styles'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.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Styles is leaning against Stark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Styles.
Styles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Styles.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Styles blocks with his arms.
Styles lands with a right to the head.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Styles blocking some punches.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Styles blocks it with crossed arms.
Styles has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Styles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Styles lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styles.
A left hand lands to the body for Styles.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles lands a left hand.
Styles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Styles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Styles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stark.
Stark misses with the head strike.
Styles lands a right hand.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark misses with a punch to the body.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Styles blocks it.
Stark is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark.
Stark throws a punch but it's blocked by Styles.
Stark tries a body shot but Styles blocks it.
Stark takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styles.
Come on Styles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Styles managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Styles.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Styles avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Styles's brow.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Styles lands a right hand.
Styles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Styles lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Styles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of stalling here from Styles.
A body shot lands from Styles.
Stark throws an elbow but it misses.
Styles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Styles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joshua Styles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robb Stark's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A jab lands there for Styles.
Styles throws a series of punches but Stark avoids them all with ease.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Styles pushes him off.
Robb Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch but Styles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stark wants to clinch.
Stark wants to clinch.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Styles pushes him off.
Stark tries to clinch up but Styles circles away and keeps his distance.

Stark has closed the distance and engaged Styles in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styles blocks an elbow strike from Stark.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark struggles to land a body shot inside as Styles controls his hands.
Stark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styles takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Styles is blocking nicely.
Styles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Styles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stark or not.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Styles avoids it.
Styles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Styles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Styles has Stark pressed against the cage.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark misses with some punches.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Styles's face.
Robb Stark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stark working aggressively here.
Styles stalls.
A short uppercut from Styles.
Stark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Styles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Styles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Styles controls the action.
Styles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stark misses with an elbow over the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles lands an uppercut.
Stark tries a body shot but Styles blocks it.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Styles is stalling here.
Styles pushes Stark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Styles.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Styles managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Styles lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Styles.
Styles lands with a short shot to the head.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Styles blocks with his arms.
Stark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Styles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles lands a nice uppercut.
Styles controlling the action here for a moment.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Styles pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Styles.
Stark is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Styles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Styles lands a shoulder strike.
Styles stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Styles.
Styles lands with a left to the head.
Stark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Styles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles lands with a left to the head.
Styles is stalling here.
Styles lands with a left to the head.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Styles lands with a right to the head.
Stark tries to throw a body punch but Styles avoids it by throwing Stark back against the cage.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Styles shrugs off.
A short left from Styles.
Styles lands with a light punch inside.
Styles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Styles prevents a body shot from Stark.
Styles pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Styles works on Stark's body with a couple of short punches.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but Styles avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Styles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robb Stark's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Styles scores with a sloppy right hand. Stark should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Styles throws a one two combo.

Stark is rocked!
Crack! Styles connects with the perfect overhand right and Stark falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Styles!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joshua Styles!