PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Germano Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Stark
vs
Holmes

181 cm
21
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
30
300 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Germano Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark looks to clinch

and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Stark has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Holmes is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Stark.
Holmes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stark down.
Stark is trying to escape the position but Holmes is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Holmes might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes is putting a hurting on Stark here, landing some big shots from side control.

Stark is rocked!
Holmes has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stark!
Oh Stark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holmes is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Stark goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Holmes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hank Holmes!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hank Holmes waved his t-shirt featuring FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)'s logo in front of the cameras.