PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Jc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jc comes to the cage accompanied by Smashmouth - Why Cant We Be Friends. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jc
vs
French

189 cm
28
220 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Jc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay French!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jc misses with a body shot.
Jc throws a combination. French tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Clay French has been cut.
Jc misses with a double jab.
Jc tries to bum rush French with a series of wild strikes but French uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jc throws a body punch but French moves out of range.
Jc throws a left and a right that both miss
and French counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Josh Jc has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jc shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and French counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jc misses with a few strikes there.
French ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Josh Jc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

French cracks Jc with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jc looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can French finish him?
Jc is breathing heavily.

French drops Jc with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jc looks back up at him and smiles so French waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Jc is rocked!

Josh Jc's cut is getting worse.
Jc misses the shot to the body.
French misses with a right hand
and Jc counters with a series of strikes. French will be more careful next time no doubt.
French fails with an attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
French swings widly with a right hand
and Jc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jc misses with a lunging right hand
and French counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Jc badly! He tries to strike back but French puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Jc out cold! Oh man, Jc will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Clay French!