PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid has chosen Go to sleep as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Clarke
vs
Kid

185 cm
26
220 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

190 cm
27
210 lbs
15 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karate Kid!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid throws a lazy head kick

so Clarke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Kid is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Clarke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Kid looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clarke throwing strikes from guard but Kid blocks nicely.

Clarke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kid has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clarke has managed to get both his arms back between Kid's legs - danger averted.

Kid looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kid throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Clarke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clarke lands a couple of elbows.
Kid tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke distracts Kid with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Kid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clarke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clarke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clarke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kid looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kid is keeping the position for now.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.

Kid working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clarke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clarke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kid throws his legs up looking for a submission but Clarke uses it to pass to side control.
Kid looks gassed!

Clarke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kid's face as Clarke controls the position.
Kid sneaks back into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clarke wants to take a breather but Kid is having none of it.
Kid tries to get to full guard but Clarke has control of the leg.
Clarke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kid misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Kid looking for submissions off his back.
Kid misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kid on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Kid is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Clarke pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kid manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clarke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Kid is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clarke working some strikes from top position.
Clarke sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kid's guard.
Clarke is trying to control. Kid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clarke working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Clarke winds up and cracks Kid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kid tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Clarke has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke blocks Kid's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The referee warns Kid that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kid looks a forlorn figure.
Clarke scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kid?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke with shots to the head and body - Kid looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kid can't escape the position.
Kid is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Clarke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Clarke looking to secure an arm triangle but Kid defends it well.
Kid is in a horrible position here. Clarke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kid can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Clarke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Clarke moves out of range of the body kick from Kid.
Kid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clarke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clarke scores with a shot to the body.
Kid throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Clarke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kid's guard now.
Kid keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.

Kid looking for a triangle here. Clarke is fighting it but it looks tight! Kid pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Clarke is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Karate Kid!