PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Clark
vs
Pierre

180 cm
24
185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
177 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clark throws a push kick but Pierre slaps the foot to one side.
Taylor Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark throws a leg kick
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Pierre's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Clark misses
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Taylor Clark has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pierre checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by Pierre.
Clark jabs Pierre right on the nose. Pierre blinks but takes it well.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

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.
Clark scores with a head kick.
Clark lands a head shot.
Clark swings widly with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clark blocks a head kick by Pierre.
Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Clark.
Clark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clark connects with a leg kick. Pierre looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clark swings widly with a right hand
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with a nice body kick.
Clark slips under a jab from Pierre.
Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to the body from Pierre misses
and Clark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clark misses with a jab to the body
and Pierre counters with a low kick, right behind Clark 's knee.
Pierre throws a lazy head kick
and Clark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Clark's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Clark feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Pierre throws a leg kick
and Clark counters with a leg kick.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Pierre.
Clark jabs Pierre right on the nose. Pierre blinks but takes it well.
Clark defending well as Pierre loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Clark
and Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clark misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a push kick but Pierre slaps the foot to one side.
Clark misses with a body kick.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
Clark misses with a leg kick
and Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pierre misses with a wild combination.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Clark counters with a leg kick.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Clark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clark misses with a hook
and Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on Pierre's shoulder, as Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Clark throws a series of punches but Pierre moves out of range.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clark lands a front kick.
Clark throws a low kick but Pierre avoids it.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Clark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clark connects with a solid leg kick.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
Clark throws a combination that misses
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
Clark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taylor Clark's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Clark scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clark.
Pierre throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clark.
Clark misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierre counters with a crisp right that sends Clark to the canvas! Pierre follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Pierre!