PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns comes into a darkened arena with his song building. By the Sword - Slash kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clarke
vs
Johns

185 cm
28
223 lbs
24 - 24 - 0

190 cm
29
226 lbs
21 - 29 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Revolution Fatigues

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Johns!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johns!

It looks like Leo Clarke has been cut.
Johns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clarke takes a swing at Johns's ribcage but misses.

Clarke closes the distance and pushes Johns back into the cage.
Clarke can't find room to land a body shot as Johns controls the action.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Johns.
Johns lands an elbow inside that Clarke shrugs off.

Johns manages to break the clinch.
Leo Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke misses with a two punch combination.
Johns throws a head kick but Clarke moves out of range.
Clarke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johns.
Johns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clarke's hands.
Clarke misses with a hook.
Clarke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clarke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johns misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johns misses with a straight left.
Clarke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shane Johns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clarke.
Clarke misses with an uppercut
and Johns makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch but Johns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Johns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clarke.
Johns throws a leg kick which misses Clarke's front leg but catches the back leg as Clarke tries to avoid it.
Clarke throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Johns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johns.
Clarke slips a jab from Johns.

Clarke gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clarke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws an elbow that misses.

Johns manages to break the clinch.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johns lands a head shot.
Johns scores with a shot to the body.
Johns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clarke was well out of range. Poor timing from Johns.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johns.
Johns tries to clinch but Clarke moves out of range.
Clarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johns moves away.
Johns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johns lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johns.
A big left from Johns misses.
Clarke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johns lands a glancing blow to the side of Clarke's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Leo Clarke's cut is getting worse.
Johns misses with the combination.
Clarke looks to land a right hand but Johns moved out of range.
Clarke misses with a body shot.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke shoots in and drives through. Johns sprawls well.
Clarke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Clarke misses.
Clarke shoots in but no luck this time.
Johns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clarke is breathing heavily.
Johns scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Johns.
Johns misses with a double jab.
Johns scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a poor cross that misses

and Johns counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johns.
Johns can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
Johns misses with a hook to the ribs.

Johns breaks from the clinch.
Clarke catches Johns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Clarke swats away the attempt to clinch by Johns.
Johns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clarke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Johns.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clarke throws a jab when Johns was well out of range.
Johns is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clarke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Clarke checks a leg kick nicely.
Clarke misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Johns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Clarke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke throws a shot from downtown. Johns moves away and avoids it.
Clarke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clarke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clarke scores with a jab to the body.
Johns moves out of range of the body kick from Clarke.
Johns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Clarke misses.
Clarke scores with a hook to the body. Johns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clarke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Clarke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarke is looking to clinch but Johns is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
Clarke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johns is looking to chop away at Clarke's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Johns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johns throws a body punch but Clarke moves out of range.
Johns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clarke counters with a straight right hand.
Clarke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johns defends it nicely.
Johns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clarke throws a push kick but Johns slaps the foot to one side.
Clarke throws a jab when Johns was well out of range.
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johns was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
Clarke lands with a good body shot.
Clarke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johns was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
Clarke throws an overhand right that lands on Johns's shoulder, as Johns tries to avoid the shot.
Johns throws a wild body kick that Clarke sees coming a mile off.
Johns has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johns there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johns misses with a body shot.
Clarke fails with the takedown
and Johns makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clarke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clarke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johns can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Johns.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a lazy right hand but Johns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johns thuds a left hand into Clarke's body.
Johns lands a nice hook to Clarke's body. Clarke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johns throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johns tries to clinch but Clarke is having none of it.
Johns is looking to clinch but Clarke is avoiding it.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Johns.
Johns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clarke rather than just go for the knockout.
Johns throws a head kick but Clarke moves out of range.
Johns scoring well with a low kick there.
Clarke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Leo Clarke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice defenses there by Clarke.
Johns throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johns.
Johns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clarke.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johns jabs Clarke right on the nose. Clarke blinks but takes it well.
Johns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
Johns throws a series of punches but Clarke avoids them all with ease.
Johns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johns throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clarke slips under a jab from Johns.
Johns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clarke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johns thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johns dips to his left and cracks Clarke with an uppercut!
Clarke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clarke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Johns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leo Clarke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Clarke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Clarke is rocked!
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johns can pounce on him.
Clarke slips a jab from Johns.
Johns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johns cracks Clarke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Clarke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johns missing with a left hand there. Clarke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarke looks up at the clock. Bad move! Johns lands a right hand from hell, dropping Clarke. Johns pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Johns!
A relieved looking Shane Johns thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.