PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Livingston Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton has chosen I Want It All as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barclay
vs
Clayton

199 cm
22
255 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
280 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Livingston Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barclay is looking to chop away at Clayton's legs.
Clayton throws a lazy right hand but Barclay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clayton thows a body shot but no joy.
Barclay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barclay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clayton circles away quickly and effectively.
Good standup being displayed there by Barclay as he connects with a hook.
Clayton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barclay was well out of range. Poor timing from Clayton.
Clayton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barclay.
Clayton lands a jab to Barclay's midsection.
Clayton throws a leg kick
and Barclay counters with a leg kick.
Clayton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barclay moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton lands a right hook to the body.
Clayton misses with a body shot.
Ethan Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clayton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barclay moves away.
Clayton scores with a hook.
Clayton throws a hook but Barclay blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clayton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barclay counters with a series of strikes. Clayton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clayton lands with a shot to the body.
Clayton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barclay was well out of range. Poor timing from Clayton.
Clayton misses with a hook. Barclay ducked under it nicely.
Clayton lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barclay looks to throw the jab but Clayton is out of range.
Clayton misses the jab.
Clayton wants to clinch up but Barclay keeps it at a distance.
Clayton throws a solid leg kick but Barclay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clayton.
Barclay throws a wild body kick that Clayton sees coming a mile off.
Clayton jabs Barclay right on the nose. Barclay blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton slips under a jab from Barclay.
Barclay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clayton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barclay is breathing heavily.

Clayton drops Barclay with a nice combination! Clayton dives into Barclay's guard, looking to finish!

Barclay is rocked!

It looks like Livingston Barclay has been cut.
Clayton forces his way into half guard.
Oh Barclay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clayton throwing shots but Barclay is blocking nicely.
Clayton wants to take a breather but Barclay is having none of it.
Barclay seems to have got his legs back now.
Barclay regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Clayton.
Clayton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barclay keeping moving, preventing Clayton from controlling successfully.
Clayton postures up in Barclay's guard and throws a big left but Barclay blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay keeping full guard, as Clayton tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clayton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clayton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clayton throws a big right hand that misses.
Clayton trying to control the position from guard on top but Barclay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barclay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clayton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clayton thows a huge punch but Barclay dodges it nicely.
Barclay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clayton on the ground.
Clayton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barclay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clayton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barclay defending well though.
Barclay tries to get to full guard but Clayton has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clayton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay wants to get back to his feet.
Clayton thows a huge punch but Barclay dodges it nicely.
Clayton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Clayton wants to pass the guard but Barclay is defending well.
Clayton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clayton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barclay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clayton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Clayton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Livingston Barclay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Barclay misses with an uppercut.
Barclay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clayton.
Clayton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barclay manages to avoid it.
Clayton throws a jab when Barclay was well out of range.
Clayton lands with a shot to the body.
Clayton lands with an uppercut that bounces Barclay off the cage and back into range.
Clayton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barclay manages to avoid it.
Clayton takes a swing at Barclay's ribcage but misses.
Barclay takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Clayton clinches.
Clayton lands a right hand.
Clayton stalling in the clinch but Barclay improves position.
Barclay blocks a body shot from Clayton.
The referee is keeping an eye on Clayton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clayton tries to land knees in the clinch but Barclay avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay jumps guard but Clayton stands there with Barclay around his waist. Barclay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clayton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Clayton blocks a body shot from Barclay.
Clayton can't find room to land a body shot as Barclay controls the action.
Clayton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clayton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barclay prevents it.
Clayton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Clayton manages to break the clinch.
Barclay stuffs the takedown.
Barclay lands with a good body shot.
Barclay lands a right hook to the body.
Barclay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clayton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clayton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clayton thuds a left hand into Barclay's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid body kick from Clayton.
Barclay is looking to wear down Clayton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barclay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clayton.
Clayton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clayton throws a looping overhand right but Barclay ducks down to avoid it.
Clayton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barclay throws a nice looking combination but Clayton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clayton shoots for a double leg takedown but Barclay sprawls well. He's pushed Clayton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Livingston Barclay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Clayton.
Barclay misses with a two punch combination.
Barclay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barclay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barclay looks to land a left hand but Clayton moved out of range nicely.
Clayton misses with a wild body shot.
Clayton jabs at Barclay's body.
Barclay checks a low kick from Clayton.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clayton, right into the meat.
Clayton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clayton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clayton fails to land with a series of punches.
Clayton stuns Barclay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Clayton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Barclay's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clayton trying to control the position from guard on top but Barclay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clayton is pressing down on Barclay's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barclay is holding on for now.
Barclay tries to get to full guard but Clayton has control of the leg.
Clayton wants to take a breather but Barclay is having none of it.
Barclay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clayton.
Clayton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clayton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Clayton cracks Barclay with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Clayton!
A victorious Ethan Clayton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.