PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Auston Clark (ranked 2687 p4p, 3233 weight class) and Arthur Kraag (ranked 395 p4p, 453 weight class). Auston Clark could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arthur Kraag 's chin.

Clark
vs
Kraag

182 cm
25
195
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
182
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Auston Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Kraag !
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraag slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Clark connects with a single shot there.
Clark lands with an overhand left.
Kraag throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kraag throws a low kick, looking for Clark's leg but Clark calmly moves out of range.
Clark is looking for a counter combo.
Kraag tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Kraag moved out of range nicely.
Clark slips under a jab.
Kraag throws a push kick but Clark slaps the foot to one side.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kraag can pounce on him.
Kraag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Clark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Auston Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraag throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
Clark throws a body punch but Kraag moves out of range.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Kraag .
Kraag missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kraag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kraag rushes Clark and presses him up against the cage.
Clark has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kraag after a bit of a struggle.
Clark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kraag working aggressively here.
Clark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kraag pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clark is trying to trip Kraag . He has hold of a leg but Kraag is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Clark persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Clark postures up in Kraag 's guard and throws a big left but Kraag blocks it.
Clark sitting in guard here, content to control.
Clark wants to pass the guard but Kraag is keeping the position.

Kraag is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Clark stalling.
Kraag is looking to break free of the clinch but Clark has double underhooks.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kraag lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kraag stalling in the clinch but Clark improves position.
Kraag misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Clark to work.
Clark jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kraag walks away with a smile on his face. Clark gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Auston Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kraag .
Clark lands a nice hook to Kraag 's body. Kraag takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraag scores with a nice body kick.
Kraag tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Kraag thumps Clark with a low kick.
Clark moves out of range of the body kick.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kraag keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Auston Clark has been cut.
Clark misses with a looping right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kraag .
Kraag is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.

Kraag closes the distance and pushes Clark back into the cage.
Clark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraag swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kraag has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kraag 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kraag scores with a nice right hand.
Kraag listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kraag takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clark throws a body punch but Kraag moves out of range.
Kraag takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kraag throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clark.
Kraag tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Kraag slips the punch.
Kraag slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Kraag . That snapped Clark's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraag goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraag throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Kraag uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kraag can pounce on him.
Kraag takes one to the chin there.
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kraag !
Kraag scores with a head kick.
Kraag misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Kraag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kraag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Kraag .
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Kraag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Kraag smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Auston Clark's cut is getting worse.
Kraag dodges the punch combination from Clark.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Kraag dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Auston Clark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Clark checks a leg kick.
Kraag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kraag .
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Kraag does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kraag throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kraag dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clark. That did some damage!
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Kraag slips the punch.
Kraag connects with an inside leg kick.
Clark throws a body punch but Kraag moves out of range.
Kraag misses with a kick to the body.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
Kraag is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Clark with a body shot.
Clark swings for the body but Kraag moves out of range.
Clark stalks Kraag and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kraag 's face. Kraag staggers backwards, shaken.
Kraag has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kraag throws a leg kick but Clark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Clark was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kraag .
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark throws a right hand that Kraag ducks under and follows up with a left that Kraag also avoids with ease.
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!
Kraag uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Kraag misses with a looping right.
Kraag gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kraag misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Clark staying out of range there.
Kraag tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Kraag is just out of range.
Kraag looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kraag lands a jab to Clark's midsection.
Clark avoids the head kick by Kraag .
Kraag lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kraag goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kraag scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kraag blocks a head kick by Clark.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kraag throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kraag dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kraag thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Clark if he has to take too many more of those.
Arthur Kraag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kraag lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

A big head kick from Kraag and Clark is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Clark is rocked!

Kraag gets to his feet. Clark looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kraag lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Clark falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kraag dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Kraag !