PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell comes to the cage accompanied by British Marching Tune - The British Grenadiers. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Russell
vs
Clark

225 cm
25
307 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
285 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Clark!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark looks to throw the jab but Russell is out of range.
Russell slips under a jab.
Russell throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Russell tries to clinch up but Clark circles away and keeps his distance.
Jack Russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Russell scores a takedown into full mount!
Clark doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Russell tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

Russell goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Clark turns into him and now he's in Russell's guard.
Russell wants to sweep here but Clark controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark slips nicely into half guard.
Russell is looking to escape.
Clark seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Russell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Russell is trying to stand.
Russell is in trouble now - Clark has advanced to mount!
Russell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clark controlling from the full mount.
Clark trying to control but Russell is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark controlling his opponent.
Clark unloads with some shots from mount but Russell bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark content just to control the position here.
Clark looking to finish Russell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Russell!
Russell is trying to stand.
Clark unloads with some shots from mount but Russell bucks and avoids them well.
Russell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clark on the ground.
Clark tries to control but Russell wriggling away.
Clark controlling the pace for now.
Clark looking to control but Russell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Clark is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Russell to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Russell shrugs it off.
Russell trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to control the pace but Russell is squirming around nicely.
Clark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Russell is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Clark controlling from mount.
Clark looking to control but Russell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Clark is working for a guillotine from mount but Russell frees his head quite easily.
Clark postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Russell looks a forlorn figure.
Clark working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Clark lands a big shot there that rocks Russell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark raining down hammerfists from mount.
Clark misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Clark can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Russell is looking to escape.
Clark raining down shots from the mount!
Clark throwing strikes here but Russell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Clark punching from mount but Russell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Clark misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Russell is looking to get to half guard.
Clark throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russell's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Clark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clark looking to finish Russell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Russell!
Clark misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Clark breaks from Russell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Clark dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Clark throws a series of punches but Russell avoids them all with ease.
Russell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clark on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Russell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Russell wants to stand but Clark has his arm trapped.
Clark manages to get back to half guard.
Russell tries to stand but can't do so whilst Clark controls his leg.
Clark is concentrating on defense, preventing Russell from advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Clark reverses the position - he's now on top in Russell's guard.
Clark postures up in Russell's guard and throws a big left but Russell blocks it.
Russell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clark is controlling him.
Russell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Russell keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Clark advances to half guard.
Clark passes to side control.
Clark trying to control the position but Russell is working away.
Clark might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Russell kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Clark. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Clark tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Clark crashes against the mat.
Russell is pushing Clark's head away, looking to escape. Clark manages to hold on to the position though.
Russell is looking for a sweep.
Clark in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Russell defending against the ground and pound.
Russell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Clark is looking to take a break and control but Russell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clark controls the position.
Clark landing a few strikes.
Clark moves into full mount!
Russell tries to buck Clark off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is desperately trying to improve his position but Clark has a good base and remains in mount.
Clark controlling the pace for now.
The referee warns Russell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Clark lands a big shot there that rocks Russell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
John Clark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clark controlling the pace for now.
Clark looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Russell is trying to stand up.
Russell trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Russell taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Clark throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Russell is squirming around, avoiding Clark's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clark jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Russell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Clark wants to control but Russell is keeping him busy.
Russell is trying to get back to his feet.
Clark is looking to take a break and control but Russell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clark advances to mount.
Clark cracks Russell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark misses with a head shot.

Clark looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Clark controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Russell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Russell misses with a hook to the body
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russell misses with a right hand

and Clark decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Russell's guard.
Clark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Russell has momentary wrist control but Clark slips an elbow through the middle.
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Russell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clark pushing down on Russell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Clark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russell is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell is looking for a sweep. Clark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clark throwing shots but Russell is blocking nicely.
Clark works his foot free and advances to mount.
Clark wants to control the pace but Russell is squirming around nicely.
Clark scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Russell?
Clark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clark looking to control but Russell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Clark swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Russell is now in Clark's guard. A big mistake from Clark there, giving up the dominant position!
Russell is looking to stand up but Clark won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark pulls Russell in close to his closed guard and prevents Russell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Russell wants to stand and escape but instead Clark has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Clark is looking to work some ground and pound but Russell has wrist control.
Russell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Russell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clark stands and throws Russell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Clark working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Clark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Russell tries to reverse the position but Clark maintains control.
Clark raining down hammerfists from mount.
Russell is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Clark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Russell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Russell taking shots to the head.
Russell is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Clark controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Russell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Clark lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Clark working the ground and pound effectively.

Russell is rocked!
Clark is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Russell goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Clark!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Clark!