PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Clegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegg has chosen The Grand Duel (Parte Prima) by Luis Bacalov as his entrance music. Hugo Frazier has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Frazier
vs
Clegg

178 cm
28
160 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Clegg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier looks to land a body kick but Clegg moved away.
Frazier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frazier throws a head kick but Clegg moves out of range.
Clegg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clegg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frazier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clegg throws a right and a left that Frazier avoids nicely.
Clegg lands a slapping body shot.
Clegg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clegg lands a jab to Frazier's midsection.
Frazier is breathing heavily.
Clegg fails to land with a series of punches.
Frazier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clegg connects with a right hand. Frazier shakes it off.
Clegg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frazier at a distance.
Frazier slips a jab and a cross from Clegg.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clegg misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Clegg as he connects with a hook.
Clegg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frazier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clegg.
Clegg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clegg's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Clegg duly obliges.
Clegg lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegg lands a jab to Frazier's midsection.
Clegg throws a series of punches but Frazier avoids them all with ease.
Frazier with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clegg to score with a decent uppercut.
Frazier dodges the punch combination from Clegg.
Clegg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Frazier takes one to the chin there.
Clegg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Clegg misses.
Frazier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clegg.
Frazier moves in looking to clinch but Clegg pushes him off.
Clegg lands a with a good body shot.
Clegg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frazier.
Clegg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frazier on the side of the head.
Clegg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Frazier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Frazier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clegg paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegg lands a jab-cross combination.
Nathaniel Clegg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Frazier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clegg.
Frazier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clegg scores with a hook to the body. Frazier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clegg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Frazier slips a jab and a cross from Clegg.
Frazier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clegg with a nice cross.
Clegg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Frazier drives through and clinches with Clegg against the cage.
Clegg is trying to break the clinch but Frazier is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Clegg stops a takedown attempt from Frazier.
Clegg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clegg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frazier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Clegg's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegg has had enough of the clinch but Frazier keeps him there for the moment.
Frazier is trying to break the clinch but Clegg has him pressed against the cage.
Frazier keeps control of Clegg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clegg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frazier has him pressed against the cage.
Clegg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fraziers head.
Frazier missing with knees to the body.
Clegg can't break the clinch.
Clegg working hard to break the clinch.
Frazier keeps control of Clegg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clegg wants to get back to striking at distance but Frazier won't allow it.
Clegg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Frazier manages to break the clinch.
Clegg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frazier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clegg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Clegg misses with the combination.
Clegg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clegg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frazier circles away quickly and effectively.
Frazier swings for the body but Clegg moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clegg!
Clegg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clegg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Frazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clegg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frazier. Frazier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clegg throws a shot to the body.
Frazier throws a nice looking combination but Clegg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clegg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Clegg is working the combinations to good effect here.
Clegg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clegg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
Clegg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Frazier misses.
Frazier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clegg misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier throws a hook but Clegg avoids it easily.
Clegg lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Clegg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Clegg throws a left and a right that both miss

and Frazier counters by clinching up.
Clegg working hard to break the clinch.

Frazier manages to break the clinch.
Clegg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Frazier closes the distance and pushes Clegg back into the cage.
Clegg can't break the clinch.
Clegg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clegg misses with a body punch.
Clegg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frazier has him pressed against the cage.

Clegg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clegg swinging wilding here.
Frazier tries to clinch but Clegg moves out of range.
Clegg thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clegg throws a body punch but Frazier moves out of range.
Clegg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clegg throws a series of punches but Frazier avoids them all with ease.
Frazier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frazier misses with a takedown attempt - Clegg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clegg lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegg misses with the combination.
Clegg punishes Frazier's body with a nice straight punch.
Frazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clegg was well out of range. Poor timing from Frazier.
Nice straight punches there by Clegg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clegg.
Clegg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Clegg lands a slapping body shot.
Clegg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frazier lands with a right hand.
Clegg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Frazier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Clegg both land. Nice combination.
Clegg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clegg.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clegg moves away.
Nice body punch from Clegg.
Clegg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Frazier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Frazier backs up against the cage.
Clegg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frazier throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good shot there by Clegg.
Clegg avoids the head kick by Frazier.
Frazier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frazier wants to clinch up but Clegg keeps it at a distance.
Clegg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clegg misses with a two punch combination.
Clegg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Clegg moves into range and connects with a jab.
No joy there for Frazier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frazier misses with a takedown attempt - Clegg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clegg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frazier counters with a straight right hand.
Nathaniel Clegg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clegg lands with a shot to the body.
Clegg misses with a few strikes there.
Clegg misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Clegg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Frazier doesn't seem phased though.
Clegg catches Frazier with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circle momentarily. Frazier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Frazier takes one to the side of the head.
Clegg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frazier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clegg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clegg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nathaniel Clegg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Frazier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clegg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frazier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frazier avoids the body shot from Clegg.
Frazier throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Clegg to counter with a crisp jab.
Clegg lands a nice shot that snaps Frazier's head back.
Clegg connects with a looping right hand.
Clegg throws out a loose jab but Frazier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clegg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frazier doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice jab there from Clegg.
Clegg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Frazier fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Frazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clegg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frazier.
Clegg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left and a right from Clegg both land. Nice combination.
Clegg throws a series of punches but Frazier avoids them all with ease.
Frazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Clegg is just out of range.
Frazier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clegg scores with a jab to the head.
Clegg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frazier thows a body shot but no joy.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Clegg.
Clegg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clegg swinging wilding here.
Frazier moves away from the strike by Clegg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nathaniel Clegg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Frazier tries a head kick but it misses.
Frazier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clegg.
Frazier looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clegg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frazier is looking to wear down Clegg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clegg moves away.
Frazier walks into a stiff left hand from Clegg.
Frazier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clegg misses with a double jab.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frazier looks for a takedown but Clegg sprawls well.
Clegg fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clegg!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Clegg misses.

Frazier moves into the clinch.
Frazier prevents Clegg from breaking the clinch.
Frazier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Frazier misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegg wants to break free but Frazier has control.
Clegg presses Frazier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Clegg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frazier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clegg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frazier.
Clegg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frazier prevents Clegg from breaking the clinch.
Clegg is trying to break the clinch but Frazier is controlling him.

Frazier pulls guard.
Clegg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Frazier is proving hard to escape from.
Frazier striking off his back but it's not causing Clegg any problems.
Clegg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frazier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frazier wants to stand but Clegg is controlling the position.
Frazier wants to sweep here but Clegg controlling him for the moment.
Frazier has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clegg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Frazier wants to sweep but no luck.
Clegg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Frazier is trying to keep Clegg in close.
Clegg tries to free his leg and advance position but Frazier is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Frazier gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a body punch but Clegg moves out of range.
Clegg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clegg lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Clegg. Beautiful body shot.
Clegg connects with a right hand. Frazier shakes it off.
Frazier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frazier wants to clinch up but Clegg keeps it at a distance.
Clegg scores with a jab to the head.
Clegg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frazier.
A jab from Clegg finds it's way through Frazier's defenses.
Clegg connects with a body shot.
Clegg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Clegg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clegg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegg misses with a wild combination.
Frazier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clegg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hugo Frazier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frazier shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clegg defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Frazier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clegg misses with the combination.

Frazier feints and as Clegg raises his hands in defense, Frazier changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frazier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frazier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frazier throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clegg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Clegg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clegg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Clegg!