PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between sa Dsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dsa
vs
Clark

178 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, sa Dsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matthew Clark!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dsa swivels and escapes.
Dsa fails to land with a series of punches.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Dsa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Clark tries to clinch there but Dsa circles away.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but Dsa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dsa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dsa eats them both and turns towards Clark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dsa throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
Dsa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dsa shoots in and drives through. Clark sprawls well.
Dsa tries a head kick but it misses.
Clark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dsa swivels and escapes.
sa Dsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Clark.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dsa tries to clinch but Clark moves away
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.

Clark drives through and clinches with Dsa against the cage.
Dsa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Dsa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Clark wants to get back to his feet but Dsa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

sa Dsa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Clark. Those never looked like landing.
Clark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dsa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clark somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Clark. No joy for Dsa on that attempt.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dsa sprawls well. Dsa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Dsa tries to clinch up.
Dsa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dsa tries to clinch up but Clark circles away and keeps his distance.
Dsa shoots in for a takedown but Clark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dsa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dsa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clark.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt.
Dsa is looking to clinch.
Dsa misses with a takedown attempt - Clark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clark is fending him off so far but Dsa persists. Nope, Clark circles away and we're back to standing.
Dsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dsa stuffs the takedown attempt from Clark. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Clark.
Dsa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clark's waist but Clark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dsa off to one side.
Dsa fails with a takedown attempt.
Dsa is breathing heavily.
Clark blocks the body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clark.
Dsa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matthew Clark will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dsa.
Clark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dsa but Dsa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dsa shoots in for a takedown but Clark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dsa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sa Dsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dsa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dsa moves into the clinch successfully.
Clark wants to break free but Dsa has control.
Clark can't get the takedown.
Dsa is looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dsa manages to break the clinch.
Clark leaves Dsa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clark shoots in and drives through. Dsa sprawls well.
Clark throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dsa's waist but Dsa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clark off to one side.
Dsa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clark as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clark fails with the takedown

and Dsa counters by moving into the clinch.
Clark goes for a takedown attempt but Dsa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dsa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark stuffs the takedown attempt from Dsa. Dsa gets slowly back to his feet.
Dsa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clark misses with a body kick.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clark fails to land the takedown.
Dsa wants to clinch

and Clark counters by clinching up.
Clark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dsa smiles and moves away.
Dsa misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clark clinches with his opponent.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Clark jumps guard and drags Dsa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clark can do anything to dispel that myth.

Dsa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dsa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dsa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Dsa from controlling successfully.
Dsa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clark is looking for a triangle here but Dsa uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Clark tries to bench press Dsa off him but Dsa keeps the position.
Clark can't do much from the bottom here.
Dsa trying to control the action but Clark is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that sa Dsa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dsa throws a left and a right that both miss

and Clark moves into the clinch.
Dsa goes for a takedown attempt but Clark pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dsa throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Dsa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clark is fending him off so far but Dsa persists. Nope, Clark circles away and we're back to standing.
Dsa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clark tries to avoid it but Dsa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clark to the ground. Clark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sa Dsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dsa throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.

Dsa instigates a clinch.
Clark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dsa pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Clark jumps guard.
Clark looking to control.
Clark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clark has his foot on Dsa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dsa works his way back into a safe position though.
Clark is adopting a defensive guard.
Dsa won't allow Clark to get back to his feet.

Clark is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dsa is aware though and is defending well.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dsa wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Clark is looking to stand up but Dsa isn't so interested in that idea.
Dsa trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clark holds on and takes a little breather.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clark fails with the takedown.
Clark is looking to clinch but Dsa is avoiding it.
Clark slaps away a takedown attempt from Dsa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clark cracks Dsa with a good jab.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but Dsa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark closes the distance and clinches up with Dsa, looking for a takedown. Clark pushes Dsa against the cage but Dsa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dsa stuffs the takedown.
Dsa is looking to clinch.
Clark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dsa.
Dsa is looking to clinch.
Dsa slaps away a takedown attempt from Clark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dsa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clark is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dsa is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.
Matthew Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dsa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dsa throws a head kick that misses.
Dsa misses with a few strikes there.
Clark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dsa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clark defends it nicely.
Dsa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthew Clark.
I think Clark has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matthew Clark!
A very excited looking Matthew Clark made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.