PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Anakin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Le Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anakin
vs
Le Clarke

182 cm
19
192 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Anakin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Le Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Anakin. Le Clarke does a little dance to reset his feet.

Le Clarke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Le Clarke showed some decent athleticism there.
Anakin is trying to get back to full guard.

Le Clarke stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Anakin has managed to clinch.
Anakin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anakin lands a right hand.
Le Clarke is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anakin lands a nice uppercut.
Le Clarke is looking to break free of the clinch but Anakin has double underhooks.
Le Clarke stalling in the clinch.
Anakin gets through Le Clarke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anakin lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Clarke backwards.

Anakin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anakin lands with an uppercut that bounces Le Clarke off the cage and back into range.
Jake Anakin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Clarke shoots in but Anakin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anakin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anakin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anakin scores with a shot to the body.
Le Clarke looks gassed!
Le Clarke tries to clinch there but Anakin circles away.
Le Clarke shoots in and drives through. Anakin sprawls well.
Jake Anakin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Le Clarke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Le Clarke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Le Clarke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Le Clarke needs to keep his hands up - Anakin had a free shot at his head there.
A left lands for Anakin.

Le Clarke is rocked!
Anakin catches Le Clarke with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Le Clarke forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Anakin!
Jake Anakin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.