PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Clark
vs
Swagger

190 cm
29
210 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

194 cm
25
220 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Swagger!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Swagger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swagger.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.
Swagger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clark circles away.
Swagger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clark swivels and escapes.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Swagger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swagger keeps the fight on the outside.
Clark wants to clinch up but Swagger keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Clark misses.
Swagger swats away the attempt to clinch by Clark.
Clark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clark blocks a low kick nicely.
Clark is looking to clinch.
Clark slaps away a takedown attempt from Swagger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Swagger.

Swagger rushes Clark and presses him up against the cage.
Swagger tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Swagger backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger blocks an uppercut.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Swagger looking for a takedown.
Clark digs a right hand underneath Swagger's ribcage. Swagger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Swagger misses with an elbow strike.
Clark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Swagger is keeping busy.
Swagger is trying to drag Clark to the mat but Clark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Swagger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark tries to work over Swagger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swagger misses with the head strike.
Clark tries to break free but Swagger pushes him back against the cage.
Clark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Swagger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Swagger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clark tries to work over Swagger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Swagger looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Clark fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Clark.
Clark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swagger doesn't seem bothered though.
Swagger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clark to score with a decent uppercut.

Swagger is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Clark. Beautiful body shot.
Swagger looks gassed!
Clark is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Swagger hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Clark!