PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between justin clements (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Van Beatten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

clements
vs
Van Beatten

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, justin clements!
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, Marco Van Beatten!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

clements closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
clements controlling the action here.
Van Beatten wants to control but clements is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Van Beatten kicks off clements and gets to his feet.
clements shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Beatten as he avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from clements.
Van Beatten misses with a body kick.
Van Beatten gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so clements counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Beatten wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and clements is now in half guard.
Van Beatten wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. clements lands a nice short elbow.
Van Beatten desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
clements thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Beatten pushes clements off looking to stand but clements dives back in and keeps control.
Van Beatten looks gassed!
clements wants to pass to mount but Van Beatten is defending the position.
clements throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Beatten is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of clements's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take clements's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
clements covering up well and avoiding damage.
clements grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Beatten controlling well, preventing clements from escaping the position.
Van Beatten is not going to allow clements to sit and survive in this position.
clements can't escape the position.
clements rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
clements trying to control but Van Beatten postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
clements controlling the position well.
Van Beatten stalling away here and it's allowed clements to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

clements is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Beatten defends well.
Van Beatten trying to control the position from guard on top but clements is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

clements is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van Beatten is aware though and is defending well.

clements manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Van Beatten tries to clinch there but clements circles away.
clements keeps the fight on the outside.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Beatten.
clements is not content to let Van Beatten control the position.
You can see the frustration on clements's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

justin clements dominated that round.
That's time! clements's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

clements misses with a jab, cross combination.
clements moves out of range of the body kick from Van Beatten.
Van Beatten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and clements counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by clements.
clements pushing down on Van Beatten's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
clements trying to control from half guard but Van Beatten is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Van Beatten looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Beatten trying to hold on to clements's head to control him but clements postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
clements is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Van Beatten!
clements tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Van Beatten tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by clements.
Van Beatten is working to get back to half guard.
clements landing punches.

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.
clements with shots to the head and body - Van Beatten looks very uncomfortable down there.
Van Beatten can't escape the position.
clements lands a big elbow.
clements pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
clements content just to control the position here.
clements punishing his opponent with strikes.
clements looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beatten really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

clements is working for a guillotine from mount but Van Beatten frees his head quite easily.
clements looking to control but Van Beatten is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Van Beatten is desperately trying to improve his position but clements has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Beatten is trying to reverse the position but instead clements has taken his back - oops!
Van Beatten trying to control the action but clements just sinks the hooks in.
clements scores with strikes from the back.
clements throwing damaging strikes from the back! Van Beatten could be in trouble here!

Van Beatten won't enjoy being in this position. clements looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Van Beatten is tapping - it's over boys! clements picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). justin clements!