PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik comes to the cage accompanied by Stronger. On his way into the cage it seems that Mohammad Malik has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mohammad Malik seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Malik
vs
Clark

173 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

178 cm
24
194 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Clark!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clark thumps Malik with a low kick.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malik swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Clark shoots in and bounces Malik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Clark wanted to stand there but Malik had control of the position.

Malik is looking for a triangle but Clark pushes his legs off easily.
Malik manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Malik looking to finish with strikes here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Malik goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Clark turns into him and now he's in Malik's guard.
Clark wants to stand but Malik is controlling his posture from full guard.

Malik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Malik wants to sweep here but Clark controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clark trying to stand up but can't free himself from Malik's guard.
Malik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clark postures up.

Clark gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Malik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Clark counters by moving into the clinch.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Malik blocks with his arms.
Clark landing knees to the head.
Clark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad Malik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malik is breathing heavily.
Clark lands an elbow just above Malik 's eye.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malik tries to pull guard but Clark holds him up against the cage and eventually Malik drops back down to his feet.
Clark putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
Malik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Malik blocks with his arms.
Clark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clark crunches a lovely knee into Malik's ribcage.
Clark scores a nice knee to the body.
Clark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clark lands an elbow that stopped Malik in his tracks for a moment.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
Clark lands a damaging elbow.
Clark lands a body punch.
Clark lands an elbow just above Malik 's eye.
Clark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malik dodges an elbow strike from Clark.
Malik blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clark with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Malik is trying to trip Clark. He has hold of a leg but Clark is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Malik persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malik prevents Clark from getting back to his feet.
Clark keeping full guard, as Malik tries to pass.
Clark wants to stand and escape but Malik is having none of it.
Clark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malik wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clark tries to land a front kick but Malik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Clark dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Clark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Clark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malik, pushing him back against the cage.
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Malik is trying to trip Clark. He has hold of a leg but Clark is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Malik persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Malik drops back looking for a leg! Clark is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clark manages to kick Malik off! Malik jumps back into Clark's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Malik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clark can do anything to dispel that myth.

Malik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malik won't allow Clark to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Malik decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Malik shoots and misses
and Clark counters with an outside leg kick.
Clark throws a right hand that Malik ducks under and follows up with a left that Malik also avoids with ease.
Adam Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clark tries to clinch up but Malik circles away and keeps his distance.

Clark moves into the clinch.

Clark is fighting off a takedown attempt but Malik is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Clark to the mat. Clark regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Clark wants to get back to his feet but Malik is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Malik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Malik stops Clark from standing up.

Clark uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Malik keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to clinch up but Malik circles away and keeps his distance.
Malik with a poor takedown

and Clark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clark.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Malik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Malik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad Malik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malik looking for a takedown.
Malik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Malik wants a takedown but no success here.
Clark gets underhooks to prevent Malik's takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Clark.
Clark lands an elbow that stopped Malik in his tracks for a moment.
Clark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Malik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clark obliges.
Clark scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark landing knees to the head.
Malik tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Malik takes a shot to the head.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Clark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Malik ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Malik no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Malik looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Malik is looking for a triangle but Clark pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.
Malik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clark pushes Malik off looking to stand but Malik dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mohammad Malik will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Clark is looking to clinch.
Malik checks the leg kick.
Malik gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malik keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Malik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clark is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik has his takedown stuffed
and Clark counters with a head kick. That will keep Malik thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Malik shoots and misses
and Clark counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad Malik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Clark has Malik up against the cage in a clinch.
Clark prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
Clark lands an uppercut.
Malik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malik blocks it with crossed arms.
Clark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clark pushes Malik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Clark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clark lands a body shot.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
Clark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malik avoids it.
Knees to the body from Clark.
Good body shot from Clark.
A knee to the head by Clark.
Clark with a knee to the head.
Clark lands a body punch.
Malik looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Clark.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark lands an elbow inside.
Clark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malik is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Malik tries to pull guard but Clark holds him up against the cage and eventually Malik drops back down to his feet.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Malik goes for a takedown attempt but Clark pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark tries to clinch up but Malik circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik with a lazy takedown attempt

and Clark counters by moving into the clinch.
Malik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
Malik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Malik's face.
Malik changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Clark fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Clark clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Malik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clark cracks Malik with a nice body shot.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Malik can't get the takedown.
Clark lands a nice elbow.
Malik takes an elbow to the temple.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Malik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malik is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Clark pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Malik drags the fight down to the ground.

Malik had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clark defends it easily.
Malik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Clark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clark has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Clark!