PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clarke
vs
Fernandez

198 cm
22
193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
195 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendall Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fernandez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Clarke takes the fight into the clinch.
Fernandez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clarke's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernandez.

Clarke lands a takedown into guard.
Fernandez keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
Clarke won't allow Fernandez to get back to his feet.
Clarke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clarke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fernandez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clarke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clarke landing with the ground and pound.
Clarke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fernandez's head.
Fernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarke is one step ahead there.
Clarke trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clarke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clarke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clarke passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fernandez!
Clarke content just to control the position here.
Fernandez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clarke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Clarke wants to finish this one by submission but Fernandez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Clarke.
Fernandez is squirming around, avoiding Clarke's attempts to control the action.
Fernandez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke wants to control the pace but Fernandez is squirming around nicely.
Clarke lands a big shot there that rocks Fernandez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clarke breaks from Fernandez's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Clarke has isolated one of Fernandez's arms. Fernandez looking to fight him off but Clarke twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kendall Clarke!