PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Clark (ranked 24852 p4p, 24647 weight class) and Celestyn Kluz (ranked 618 p4p, 607 weight class). Kluz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mark Crozer and The Rels - Broken Out In Love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Frank Clark has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Clark
vs
Kluz

190 cm
19
218
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
205
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Nutritional Shaved Ice

Katman Drip Inc.
Nutritional Shaved Ice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Celestyn Kluz!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kluz shoots in and drives through. Clark sprawls well.

Kluz closes the distance and clinches.
Kluz avoiding damage as Clark throws knees to the body.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Kluz.
A short right from Kluz on the inside.
Kluz looking to throw knees to the head but Clark is blocking nicely.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Kluz is controlling him.

Kluz breaks the clinch.

Kluz closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kluz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark wants to break free but Kluz has control.
Kluz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kluz has Clark pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Kluz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kluz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Kluz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Celestyn Kluz.

Kluz instigates a clinch.
Kluz stalling.
Kluz tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Kluz.
Kluz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Kluz stalling.
Clark letting Kluz take a breather here.
Kluz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kluz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Kluz lands a right hand.
Kluz just leaning against Clark, taking a breather.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Kluz has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kluz.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kluz breaks from the clinch.

Kluz clinches with his opponent.
Kluz avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kluz.
A bit of stalling here from Kluz.
Kluz lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Kluz is controlling him.
A short right from Kluz.
Kluz controlling the action here for a moment.
Kluz has Clark pushed against the cage.

Kluz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Clark is trying to keep an underhook but Kluz manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kluz stands up from half guard.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Kluz should have avoided that one.

Kluz rushes Clark and presses him up against the cage.
Kluz pressing his opponent against the cage.

Kluz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kluz with the inside leg kick.

Kluz clinches up with Clark and pushes him back against the cage.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Kluz is controlling him.
Kluz misses with a knee strike.
Kluz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clark's defenses.

Kluz breaks the clinch.

Kluz moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kluz.
Kluz lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kluz drops Clark with a big knee straight up the middle! Clark is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Frank Clark has been cut.

Kluz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kluz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kluz just leaning against Clark, taking a breather.
Kluz's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kluz's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kluz lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Clark is rocked!
Kluz stalls.
Kluz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bit of stalling here from Kluz.

Kluz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Celestyn Kluz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Clark's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kluz moves into the clinch.
Kluz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kluz slows down the pace here.
Kluz has Clark pressed against the cage, preventing Clark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clark tries to circle away but Kluz has him pinned against the cage.
Kluz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kluz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clark up against the cage.
Kluz receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Celestyn Kluz.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.

Kluz has closed the distance and engaged Clark in a clinch.

Kluz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark tries to clinch but Kluz moves out of range.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kluz! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Celestyn Kluz!