PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Clark (ranked 3131 p4p, 2842 weight class) and John Joe Smith (ranked 198 p4p, 184 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clark
vs
Smith

176 cm
25
145
5 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
135
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Clark misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Clark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Donk. Clark catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Clark swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Clark had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for Clark.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clark momentarily.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Clark dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Clark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clark misses with a left hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Clark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Clark is out of range.
Clark misses with a lunging right hand
letting Smith counter with a right hand.

Clark is rocked!
Clark misses with a hook.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Smith lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Clark falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Joe Smith!
John Joe Smith is the new bantamweight champion!