PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Clark (ranked 4378 p4p, 4414 weight class) and Ashton Pagliughi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Clark
vs
Pagliughi

176 cm
25
145
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
143
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashton Pagliughi!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pagliughi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pagliughi drops his hands momentarily and Clark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clark tests Pagliughi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clark lands a jab.
Clark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pagliughi ducks right into an uppercut from Clark.
Pagliughi doesn't manage to clinch there - Clark circles away.
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Pagliughi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pagliughi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clark to score with a decent uppercut.
Pagliughi is still on wobbly legs! Can Clark finish him?
Pagliughi wants to clinch but Clark slips to the side
and Clark counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pagliughi thinking.
Clark is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clark connects with a body shot.
Clark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pagliughi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Clark gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Pagliughi is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Clark!