PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clay might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Atari Teenage Riot - Revolution Action . Valdez has chosen so amazing as his entrance music. 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.

Clay
vs
Valdez

185 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
185 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Curtis Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez fails with the takedown
and Valdez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valdez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Valdez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Curtis Clay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Valdez.
Valdez shoots in but Clay avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Julian Valdez has been cut.
Clay takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Clay misses.

Clay looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Valdez!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Clay wants to control the pace but Valdez is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay controlling from mount.
Valdez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Clay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clay lands with some strikes.

Valdez tries to improve his position but Clay has taken his back! Clay has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Valdez tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Clay pushes Valdez away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Curtis Clay!