PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Corey Clark (ranked 2893 p4p, 21747 weight class) and Hiroki Tomori (ranked 161 p4p, 285 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clark
vs
Tomori

170 cm
29
135
11 - 6 - 0

171 cm
28
142
11 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Clark !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tomori fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clark , pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Tomori.
Tomori wants to break free but Clark has control.
Tomori misses with some punches.
Tomori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark 's elbow.
Clark wants to take the fight to the mat but Tomori manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Clark gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tomori regains guard.

Clark decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Tomori closes the distance and clinches.
Tomori pushes Clark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomori throws a head punch that misses.
Tomori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
Tomori is pressed up against the cage. Clark has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tomori down to the mat. Tomori avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Tomori clinches up with Clark and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Clark . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori effectively controlling the action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tomori just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark 's brow.
Tomori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark jumps guard but Tomori turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tomori slows down the pace here.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.

Tomori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomori tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tomori drives through and clinches with Clark against the cage.
Clark has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tomori after a bit of a struggle.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori misses with the head strike.

Clark has picked Tomori up - he's going for a ride! Clark dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Clark seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tomori looks like he's trying to stand up.
Clark content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Clark prevents Tomori from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Clark seems content to control.
Tomori is looking for a sweep. Clark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tomori has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clark is working away from the top position though.
Clark seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tomori wants to get back to his feet.
Clark prevents Tomori from improving his position.
Clark seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tomori can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clark trying to pass the guard but Tomori defending well.
Clark controlling the pace.

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.
Clark prevents Tomori from standing back up.
Clark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Tomori drives through and clinches with Clark against the cage.
Clark can't get the takedown.
Tomori lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clark .
Tomori working aggressively here.
Tomori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroki Tomori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tomori tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
Tomori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Tomori looks to move away, Clark throws a big counter combo but Tomori just gets out of the way.

Clark closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tomori to the mat! Tomori manages to get full guard.
Clark is looking to stand up but Tomori won't let him.

Tomori is working an open guard so Clark takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tomori tries to clinch there but Clark circles away.
Clark throws a big counter combination but Tomori scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Clark fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tomori to the ground. Clark is now in Tomori's guard.
Tomori wants to stand but Clark is controlling the position.
Clark controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark tries to stand but Tomori is controlling from the bottom.
Clark is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori wants to stand but Clark is controlling the position.
Tomori wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tomori wants to sweep but no luck.
Clark won't allow Tomori to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Clark fails with the takedown.
Tomori tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Clark is looking for a counter combo.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomori.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomori slaps away a takedown attempt from Clark , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tomori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clark appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tomori tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Tomori is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.
Tomori lands a nice looking body shot.
Tomori wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.
Tomori tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tomori sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Clark . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomori is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.
Tomori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tomori gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Tomori breaks from the clinch.
Tomori wants to clinch.
Tomori tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clark counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tomori enables Clark to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tomori manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tomori is adopting a defensive guard.
Clark tries to stand but Tomori is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.
Clark prevents Tomori from getting back to his feet.

Tomori is working an open guard so Clark takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tomori takes a swing at Clark 's ribcage but misses.
Hiroki Tomori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tomori closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tomori fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Clark shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Clark was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Clark dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Clark tries to clinch but Tomori is having none of it.

Clark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tomori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clark blocks it with crossed arms.
Tomori lands a body punch.
Tomori struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Tomori misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomori lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tomori pushes off an throws an elbow but Clark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tomori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
Tomori misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Clark . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hiroki Tomori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tomori tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tomori takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Clark tries for a takedown but Tomori manages to get underhooks.
Tomori wants to break free but Clark has control.
Tomori misses with a short punch on the inside.

Tomori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tomori has closed the distance and engaged Clark in a clinch.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark jumps guard but Tomori stands there with Clark around his waist. Clark gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tomori lands a body punch in the clinch.

Clark pulls Tomori into guard.
Tomori must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Tomori from controlling successfully.
Clark pulls Tomori in to control the position.
Tomori throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clark controlling Tomori's posture.
Tomori is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clark pulls Tomori in close to his closed guard and prevents Tomori from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tomori postures up in Clark 's guard and throws a big left but Clark blocks it.
Corey Clark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tomori manages to get himself to full guard.

Clark controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tomori looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tomori is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark stays in close to Tomori's body and controls the position.
Clark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clark is looking to take a break and control but Tomori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clark prevents Tomori from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroki Tomori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tomori has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroki Tomori!