PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dean Clarke (ranked 4442 p4p, 5271 weight class) and Chad Wooten Jr (ranked 260 p4p, 290 weight class). The key to victory for Dean Clarke has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Clarke
vs
Wooten Jr

171 cm
23
145
3 - 3 - 0

169 cm
21
146
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Wooten Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooten Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Wooten Jr forces Clarke back against the cage and clinches.
Clarke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clarke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Wooten Jr.
Clarke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wooten Jr backwards.

Clarke breaks the clinch.
Wooten Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Dean Clarke has been cut.
Clarke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clarke misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Clarke.
Clarke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wooten Jr.
Clarke lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke defending well as Wooten Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Wooten Jr's coach down at Triumph Over Fear was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wooten Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooten Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooten Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Clarke shakes him off and moves away.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Wooten Jr.

Wooten Jr moves into range and clinches up with Clarke.
Wooten Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clarke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clarke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clarke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wooten Jr.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Wooten Jr controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Wooten Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clarke.
Wooten Jr misses with some punches.
Clarke misses with a punch on the inside.
Clarke blocking some punches.
A short right from Wooten Jr.

Clarke breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Wooten Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a leg kick which misses Wooten Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Wooten Jr tries to avoid it.
Clarke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clarke defending well as Wooten Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Wooten Jr throws a jab when Clarke was well out of range.
Clarke lands with an overhand left.
Clarke loads up on a big right hand but Wooten Jr slips the punch.
Wooten Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clarke missing with a left hand there. Wooten Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Clarke.
Clarke throws the left hand but Wooten Jr avoids the punch easily.
As Clarke backs off Wooten Jr throws a huge counter combo but Clarke manages to avoid it all.
The fighters circling - Clarke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clarke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wooten Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooten Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wooten Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clarke at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Wooten Jr.
Wooten Jr throws out a counter right but Clarke avoids it with no problem.
Clarke slips a jab from Wooten Jr.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Wooten Jr as he connects with a hook.
Wooten Jr throws out a loose jab but Clarke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clarke is looking to counter punch.
A lazy left from Clarke finds it's target.
Wooten Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooten Jr misses the shot to the body.
Clarke moves away from the strike by Wooten Jr.
No joy there for Wooten Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooten Jr misses with an uppercut
and Clarke counters with a big head kick but Wooten Jr shrugs it off.
Wooten Jr blocks the body kick.
Wooten Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wooten Jr misses with a right hand
and Clarke counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Wooten Jr misses its intended target.
Clarke misses with a lunging right hand
letting Wooten Jr counter with a right hand.
Clarke with the inside leg kick.
Clarke throws a leg kick which misses Wooten Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Wooten Jr tries to avoid it.
Clarke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wooten Jr's head.
Clarke works the jab nicely.
Clarke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wooten Jr is out of range.
Clarke sets himself, and Wooten Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Clarke avoids it this time.
Wooten Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clarke throws an off balance right hand
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clarke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Wooten Jr is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Clarke throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Wooten Jr's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Clarke lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Dean Clarke!
After winning the bout, Dean Clarke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.