PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Road to Dublin. Clark is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rent a Wreck. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Clark enters the cage!

O Brien
vs
Clark

172 cm
29
142 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

168 cm
22
148 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Clark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

O Brien closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O Brien lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
O Brien 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
O Brien seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Clark for as long as he can get away with.

Donnie O Brien has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Clark lands a nice looking body shot.
O Brien avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jack Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark lands with a nice combination. O Brien backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark throws a right and a left that O Brien avoids nicely.
Clark stalks O Brien and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Brien 's face. O Brien staggers backwards, shaken.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark misses with a double jab
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark fails to land with a series of punches.
Clark swings widly with a right hand
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Brien scores with a three punch combo!
Clark takes a swing at O Brien 's ribcage but misses.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Brien takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clark scores with a hook to the body. O Brien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark throws a shot to the body.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Brien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Brien misses with a straight left.
Clark misses with a shot to the body

and O Brien counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
O Brien is taking a breather. Clark says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Clark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien controlling the action here.
Clark trying to control but O Brien postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from O Brien there.
O Brien not doing much here.
Clark trying to control but O Brien postures up.
O Brien with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clark misses with a double jab
and O Brien counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Clark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clark throws a right and a left that O Brien avoids nicely.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.

O Brien moves into range and clinches up with Clark.
Clark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark is trying to break free.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but O Brien has the dominant position.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark is trying to break free.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clark to keep the fight standing.
O Brien tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clark smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Clark will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Clark falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clark throws a right and a left that O Brien avoids nicely.
O Brien shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clark pinned against the cage. Clark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clark lands a head shot.
O Brien getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark keeps the fight on the outside.
O Brien avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark throws the left hand but O Brien avoids the punch easily.
O Brien misses with the combination.
O Brien shoots in looking for a takedown. Clark tries to sprawl out of it but O Brien keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, jab by Clark - just one landing.
Clark lands a jab.
O Brien blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a wild combination.

O Brien clinches up with Clark and pushes him back against the cage.

Clark manages to break the clinch.
O Brien shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark lands a jab.
Clark throws a combination that misses
and O Brien makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clark.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Clark misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a two punch combination.
O Brien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clark swinging wildly here.
O Brien slips a jab from Clark.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Brien rather than just go for the knockout.
O Brien dodges the punch combination from Clark.
Clark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Brien counters with a series of strikes. Clark will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Jack Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
Jack Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Brien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Brien throws out a powerful jab.
O Brien throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien lands with a straight right. Clark didn't see that one coming.
O Brien shoots in but Clark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sloppy strikes from Clark. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Clark does no damage.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Brien .
Clark throws a right hand that O Brien ducks under and follows up with a left that O Brien also avoids with ease.
O Brien uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clark looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien .
Clark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Clark swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. O Brien does a little dance to reset his feet.

O Brien bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
O Brien tries to move to mount but Clark blocks the move with his legs.
O Brien staying calm.
You can see the frustration on Clark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
O Brien gets to mount! Clark was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Clark tries to hold on but O Brien pushes him away.
BOOM! O Brien connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien controlling from the full mount.
Clark wants to hold on but O Brien pushes him away.
O Brien content just to control the position here.
Clark tries to lock up and control but O Brien gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brien content just to control the position here.
O Brien has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Donnie O Brien wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Clark swinging wildly here.
Donnie O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clark's head backwards.
O Brien scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice cross by O Brien .
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Brien circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a combination
and O Brien counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack Clark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Brien at a distance.
O Brien scores with a sloppy right hand. Clark should have avoided that one.
Clark throws a sloppy body shot
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Brien looks for a takedown but Clark sprawls well.
O Brien dodges the punch combination from Clark.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie O Brien showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clark has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Clark!
Jack Clark managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, into his post fight interview.