PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Cleaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cleaver's choice of entrance music: Drowning Pool - Bodies. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Clarke
vs
Cleaver

220 cm
27
286 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

196 cm
22
275 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke throws a right hand that Cleaver ducks under and follows up with a left that Cleaver also avoids with ease.
Clarke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cleaver back to the cage. Clarke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Randall Cleaver has been cut.
Clarke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cleaver circles away quickly and effectively.
Cleaver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clarke misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clarke tries to bum rush Cleaver with a series of wild strikes but Cleaver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clarke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cleaver.
Cleaver throws an overhand right that lands on Clarke's shoulder, as Clarke tries to avoid the shot.
Cleaver fails with a takedown attempt.
Clarke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cleaver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Clarke.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Cleaver misses with a series of wild punches.

Cleaver lands a left and a right that send Clarke crashing to the mat, dazed. Cleaver thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Clarke is rocked!

It looks like Bobby Clarke has been cut.
A big right from Cleaver misses.
Oh Clarke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clarke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cleaver.
Cleaver misses with the combination.
Cleaver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clarke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cleaver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
Clarke seems to have got his legs back now.
Bobby Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver swinging wildly here.
Clarke misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Cleaver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Cleaver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clarke misses with a few strikes there.
Clarke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cleaver.
Cleaver throws a right and a left that Clarke avoids nicely.
Clarke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cleaver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clarke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clarke misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clarke misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Cleaver.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Cleaver avoids nicely.
Cleaver misses with a straight left.
Cleaver throws a jab when Clarke was well out of range.
Cleaver fails to land with a series of punches.
Clarke misses with a few strikes there.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Cleaver moves out of range.
Cleaver misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleaver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clarke throws a right hand that Cleaver ducks under and follows up with a left that Cleaver also avoids with ease.
Cleaver has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cleaver misses with a wild combination.
Clarke misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a wild combination.
Clarke swinging wildly here.
Cleaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cleaver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clarke but Clarke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cleaver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cleaver looks gassed!
Cleaver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cleaver.
Bobby Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Cleaver.
Cleaver misses with an uppercut.
Cleaver slips a jab and a cross from Clarke.
Nice takedown defense from Clarke. No joy for Cleaver on that attempt.
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cleaver shoots in for a double leg but Clarke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clarke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bobby Clarke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a two punch combination.
Cleaver misses with a wild combination.
Cleaver slips a jab and a cross from Clarke.
Clarke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cleaver is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Cleaver. Those never looked like landing.
Clarke misses with the combination.
Clarke misses with a combination
and Cleaver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cleaver.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Cleaver avoids nicely.
Cleaver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cleaver cracks Clarke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cleaver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cleaver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleaver.
Cleaver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Clarke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cleaver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Cleaver dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Clarke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice cross by Cleaver.
Cleaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Randall Cleaver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Cleaver misses its intended target.
Clarke looks to land a combination. Cleaver sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Cleaver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Cleaver misses.
Clarke looks to land a combination but Cleaver avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cleaver circles away quickly and effectively.
Clarke misses with a two punch combination.
Cleaver misses with an uppercut. Clarke saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Cleaver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clarke has time to react.
Cleaver misses with a wild combination.
Clarke throws a right hand that Cleaver ducks under and follows up with a left that Cleaver also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a double jab.
Cleaver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cleaver fails to land with a series of punches.
Cleaver drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Clarke right on the button. Clarke goes down! Cleaver follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Cleaver gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Cleaver!