PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manbar Krav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Follow Me by Breaking Benjamin. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Clark
vs
Krav

190 cm
20
223 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manbar Krav!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Krav.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Manbar Krav has been cut.

Clark darts in and clinches Krav up against the cage.
Clark tries a knee to the head but Krav blocks it.
Krav lands a damaging elbow.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krav gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Krav.
Krav tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Krav tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
Krav lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krav lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Krav lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
Krav looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Krav blocks with his arms.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
Krav blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Krav.
Clark avoids the elbow strike from Krav, against the cage.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krav lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
Krav lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.
Krav pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Krav just leaning against Clark, taking a breather.
Krav comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Krav lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Krav keeps him there for the moment.
Krav lands a damaging elbow.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Krav throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krav blocks it with crossed arms.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Krav has him pressed against the cage.
Clark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krav avoids it.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krav lands an elbow inside.
Krav is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krav lands an elbow inside.
Krav pressing his opponent against the cage.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Krav lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krav lands an elbow inside.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krav has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Krav is blocking nicely.
Krav throws an elbow but it misses.
Clark avoids the elbow strike from Krav, against the cage.
Krav leaning against his opponent.
Krav throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Krav - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Krav looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krav lands a nice elbow.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krav scores a nice knee to the body.
Krav lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krav lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clark tries a knee to the head but Krav blocks it.
Clark avoids the elbow strike from Krav, against the cage.
Clark tries a knee to the head but Krav blocks it.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krav lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Krav is blocking nicely.
Clark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krav is defending well for now.
Krav's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Krav.
Clark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krav looks gassed!
Clark with a knee to the head.
Clark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krav avoids it.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clark lands a knee to the head.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krav misses with an elbow strike.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krav has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krav lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.
Clark takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krav.
Krav looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark tries a knee to the head but Krav blocks it.
Krav stalling.
Clark missing with knees to the body.
Krav creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clark's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krav tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Krav lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krav pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Krav lands a damaging elbow.
Krav lands a knee to the body.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krav is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krav tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
Krav tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krav on the side of the head.
Clark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krav.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krav closes the distance but Clark moves to the side
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Krav wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.

Krav clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manbar Krav's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Krav ducks right into an uppercut from Clark.
Krav is looking to clinch.
Krav wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.
Clark looks to throw the jab but Krav is out of range.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Krav.
Clark with a hook.

That has opened up Manbar Krav's cut even more.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krav lands a damaging elbow.
Krav blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark missing with knees to the body.
Krav is stalling here.
Clark dodges an elbow strike from Krav.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Krav is blocking nicely.
Krav creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clark's defenses.
Clark avoids the elbow strike from Krav, against the cage.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krav throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clark trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krav just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
Clark avoiding damage as Krav throws knees to the body.
Krav is breathing heavily.
Krav lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krav missing with knees to the body.
Krav lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.

Clark breaks the clinch.
Krav tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krav tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

The cut above Manbar Krav's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Krav ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Krav moves in looking to clinch but Clark pushes him off.
Krav takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Krav is rocked!
Krav ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Krav is still on wobbly legs! Can Clark finish him?

Clark moves into the clinch.
Krav seems to have recovered his senses.
Krav lands a nice elbow.
Krav avoiding damage.
Krav lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Krav throws an elbow that misses.
Clark being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Krav lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clark takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krav just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
Krav comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Krav blocks with his arms.
Clark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clark dodges an elbow strike from Krav.
Krav throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Krav lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Krav blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Krav.
Krav looking to stall.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krav has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krav blocks it with crossed arms.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Krav blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krav.
Clark avoids a wild elbow strike from Krav.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krav leaning against his opponent.
Krav misses with an elbow over the top.
Come on Krav - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Krav gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krav is trying to stall.
Clark can't break the clinch.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krav blocks it with crossed arms.
Krav unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Krav taking a breather.
Krav misses with an elbow strike.
Clark lands a knee to the body.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Krav misses with an elbow over the top.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krav has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark being controlled against the cage.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krav creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clark's defenses.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Krav is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krav.
Krav is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Krav crunches a lovely knee into Clark's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krav throws an elbow but misses.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krav has Clark pressed against the cage, preventing Clark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Krav blocks with his arms.
Krav pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Krav lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krav misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Krav misses with an elbow strike.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krav lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krav just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krav just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krav blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Clark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manbar Krav's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Clark closes the distance and pushes Krav back into the cage.
Krav throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krav lands a nice elbow.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Krav is blocking nicely.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krav is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krav just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
Clark avoids the elbow strike from Krav, against the cage.
Clark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krav has him pressed against the cage.
Krav lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krav.
Clark landing knees to the head.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Krav is blocking nicely.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Krav lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krav blocks it with crossed arms.
Krav lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krav lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krav blocks it with crossed arms.
Clark avoiding damage as Krav throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krav looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krav misses with an elbow over the top.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krav lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krav lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krav creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clark's defenses.
Krav lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.

Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krav closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut

and Krav counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krav has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krav blocks it with crossed arms.
Krav effectively controlling the action here.
Krav trying to control the position but instead, Clark has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krav into the cage.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from Krav.
Clark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
Clark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Krav gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

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 takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krav throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krav has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krav lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.
Clark tries a knee to the head but Krav blocks it.
Krav lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krav.
Krav lands a nice elbow.
Come on Krav - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Krav is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Krav.
Nice elbow from Krav.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Krav is blocking nicely.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Clark.
Clark lands a nice knee to the body.
Clark with a knee to the head.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krav has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krav lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Krav.
Krav throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krav pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krav comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Krav missing with knees to the body.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krav creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clark's defenses.
Krav landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Krav lands a nice elbow.
Krav is trying to maintain a safe position but Clark gets an underhook and turns Krav into the cage.
Clark with a knee to the head.
Clark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krav blocks it with crossed arms.
Krav stalling against the cage.
Clark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Krav.
Krav lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.
Krav gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krav is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Clark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krav has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krav tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Clark.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Krav is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danny Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Krav tries to keep at a distance but Clark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krav.
Clark misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Krav lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Manbar Krav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark takes an elbow to the temple.
Krav gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from Krav.
Krav throws an elbow but it misses.
Danny Clark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Krav.
Clark takes an elbow to the temple.
Krav pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krav misses with an elbow over the top.
Clark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clark lands a knee to the head.

Manbar Krav's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark working hard to break the clinch.
Krav gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

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