PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dayton Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clarke's entrance music is Bob Marley - Jammin'. A fine choice. 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.

Clarke
vs
Dangle

185 cm
22
275 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

194 cm
28
239 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dayton Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Dangle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clarke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Clarke misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clarke.
Dangle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dangle fails to land the takedown.
Dangle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clarke.
Clarke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dangle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good shot there by Clarke.
Clarke thuds a left hand into Dangle's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dangle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clarke will feel that in the morning.
Clarke tries to work over Dangle's front leg with a kick but Dangle checks it.
Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dangle manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Clarke misses.
Dangle scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Dangle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Clarke misses
and Dangle counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Clarke misses the target.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dangle was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.
Dangle connects with a body shot.
Clarke throws a sloppy body shot
and Dangle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clarke throws a leg kick
and Dangle counters with a nice kick to the body.
Clarke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clarke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dangle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Clarke misses.
Clarke throws a combination that misses
and Dangle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clarke thows a leg kick but Dangle checks it
and Dangle counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Clarke throws a jab when Dangle was well out of range.
Dangle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clarke rather than just go for the knockout.
Clarke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clarke throws a combination that misses
and Dangle counters with a left and a right that stings Clarke.
Clarke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dangle avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Clarke misses with an uppercut. Dangle saw that one coming.
Dangle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dangle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dangle shoots in but Clarke avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dangle scores with a takedown into Clarke's guard.
Clarke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dangle.
Clarke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dangle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clarke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clarke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke keeping moving, preventing Dangle from controlling successfully.
Dangle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clarke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dangle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dayton Clarke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarke with a hook.
A combination from Clarke does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Clarke misses the target.
Dangle is looking to slow Clarke down with leg kicks.
Dangle ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Clarke leaves Dangle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dayton Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Dangle.
Clarke looks to land a right hand but Dangle moved out of range.
Clarke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dangle.
Clarke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dangle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dangle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clarke defending well though.
Clarke is not content to let Dangle control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dangle wants to pass to mount but Clarke is defending the position.
Clarke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clarke looking for a sweep. Not yet Clarke, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jim Dangle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dangle misses with a head kick.
Clarke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Dangle is just out of range.
Clarke throws a jab when Dangle was well out of range.
Clarke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dangle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dangle.
Clarke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clarke keeping moving, preventing Dangle from controlling successfully.
Dangle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clarke managing to control the position.
Clarke wants to stand up but Dangle is controlling him.
Dangle throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
Clarke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dangle is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clarke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Clarke misses its intended target.
Dangle slips under a jab.
Dangle moves out of range as Clarke strikes.
Clarke misses with a hook. Dangle ducked under it nicely.
Dangle lands a nice looking body shot.
Clarke throws a hook to the side of Dangle's head but Dangle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dangle. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dangle moves out of range of the strikes.
Clarke throws the left hand but Dangle avoids the punch easily.

That's two 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.
Dangle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Dangle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Clarke sprawls well initially but Dangle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Clarke is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dangle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dangle's back!
Dangle can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke is looking to control Dangle but Dangle is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dangle can't escape the position.
Dangle avoids the strikes from Clarke.
Dangle tries to escape the position.
Dangle tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dangle tries to reverse the position but Clarke maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dangle is looking to get to half guard.
Clarke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clarke tries to control but Dangle wriggling away.
Dangle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clarke looking to control but Dangle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clarke is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dangle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dangle is trying to escape the mount.
Dangle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clarke looking to control but Dangle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dangle tries to reverse the position but Clarke maintains control.
Dangle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clarke tries to control but Dangle wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Dangle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dangle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
Clarke lands an overhand right.
Clarke fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clarke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dangle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clarke lands a nice shot that snaps Dangle's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dayton Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Clarke lands an overhand right.
A big left from Clarke misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke lands a right hook to the body.
Clarke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dangle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
Dangle slips a jab from Clarke.
Clarke misses with a combination
and Dangle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dangle.
Clarke's corner calls for a 1-2. Clarke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dayton Clarke is winning the standup battle so far.
Dangle dodges the punch combination from Clarke.
Clarke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dangle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clarke throws a combination that misses
and Dangle counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Clarke throws a solid leg kick but Dangle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clarke.
Clarke misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands a head shot.
Dayton Clarke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dangle.
Dangle shoots in but Clarke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dayton Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Dangle.
Clarke misses with a looping right.
Clarke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dangle counters with a leg kick.
Dangle throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Dangle.
Clarke throws a front kick aimed at Dangle's knee but Dangle avoids it well.
Dangle throws a big shot that misses.
Clarke misses with a combination

and Dangle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clarke kicks Dangle off and gets back to his feet.
Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dangle manages to avoid it.
Clarke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dangle counters with a nice uppercut.
Dangle slips under a jab from Clarke.
A head kick by Clarke misses

and Dangle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dangle stops Clarke from getting back to his feet.
Dangle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clarke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Clarke kicks off Dangle and gets to his feet.
Dangle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dangle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clarke.
Dangle slips under a jab.
Clarke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dangle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clarke lands a really nice looking cross but Dangle seems unphased.
Dayton Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Clarke misses.
Dangle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clarke.
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke misses with a body shot
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dangle.
Clarke misses with a combination
and Dangle makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Clarke really felt that one!
Clarke throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dangle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dangle is pressing down on Clarke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clarke is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dangle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dangle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Dangle is looking for a kimura but Clarke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dangle to get the leverage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Dangle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dangle 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Dangle!