PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchael Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Clark is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Young
vs
Clark

195 cm
19
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
159 lbs
4 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchael Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, John Clark!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark looks for a takedown but Young sprawls well.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
Young shoots in but Clark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Clark or perhaps it was just good defense by Young which made him look bad.

Young looking to score a takedown here. Clark is defending well but Young drives through and ends up in Clark's guard.
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Young connects with a couple of short punches.
Clark has control of Young's left arm, preventing Young from doing any damage.
Young passes Clark's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Young looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Young throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Clark to regain full guard.
Young is in close to Clark's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Clark has wrist control.
Young throws a big elbow that misses.
Young postures up in Clark's guard and throws a big left but Clark blocks it.
Clark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young cracks Clark with a solid left hand.
Young chips away with some ground and pound.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Young stands up over Clark, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Young tries to free his leg and advance position but Clark is retaining full guard.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
Young has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young postures up and lands a big shot to Clark's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Young got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Young has managed to get both his arms back between Clark's legs - danger averted.
Clark looks gassed!
Young is working Clark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Young scoring with punches to the head and body.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Young slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Young looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Young slips a nice elbow through Clark's hands, connecting with Clark's forehead.
Young working Clark over with strikes.
Clark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Clark is rocked!
Young working Clark over with strikes.
Clark is still in real trouble! Can Young finish him?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Young lands a nice short elbow.
Young working over Clark with some ground and pound. Clark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Clark is hurt! He's hurt bad - Young fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Clark from any more punishment! Congratulations to Young! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchael Young!
Our winner, Mitchael Young, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.