PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Clarkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Deleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Clarkson
vs
Deleon

170 cm
24
146 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

170 cm
23
149 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Deleon!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarkson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Deleon darts in and clinches Clarkson up against the cage.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clarkson is trying to pull guard but Deleon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Deleon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Trevor Clarkson has been cut.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clarkson avoids it.
Deleon trying to land knees to the body.
Deleon with a knee to the head.
Deleon landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Deleon.
Clarkson wants a takedown.

Clarkson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Clarkson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Deleon passes into half guard.
Deleon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon passes into side control, despite Clarkson's attempt to control the position.
Clarkson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Deleon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Clarkson to his feet.

Deleon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Clarkson blocks with his arms.
Deleon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deleon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deleon scores with a knee to the head.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson jumps guard but Deleon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Clarkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deleon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon lands a nice knee to the body.
Clarkson is breathing heavily.
Deleon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deleon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deleon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clarkson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deleon blocks it with crossed arms.
Deleon lands a nice knee to the body.
Clarkson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Deleon lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Deleon.
Deleon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clarkson's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deleon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Deleon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clarkson is trying to pull guard but Deleon has him pressed against the cage.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Clarkson blocks with his arms.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Clarkson is blocking nicely.
Deleon crunches a lovely knee into Clarkson's ribcage.
Deleon connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Deleon.
Clarkson jumps guard but Deleon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Clarkson blocks with his arms.
Clarkson tries to pull guard but Deleon won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon scores with a knee to the head.
Deleon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clarkson is trying to pull guard but Deleon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Deleon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deleon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clarkson's face.
Deleon landing knees to the body.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deleon scores with a knee to the head.
Deleon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clarkson is trying to pull guard but Deleon has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clarkson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deleon avoids the damage to the body.
Clarkson tries to pull guard but Deleon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clarkson tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Deleon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Clarkson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Deleon stuffs the takedown.

Clarkson tries to keep at a distance but Deleon has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Deleon.
A knee to the head by Deleon.
Deleon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Deleon landing knees to the body.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clarkson fails to pull guard.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Clarkson is blocking nicely.
Clarkson jumps guard but Deleon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Clarkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deleon scores with a knee to the head.
Deleon is breathing heavily.
Deleon trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but Clarkson blocks it.
Deleon landing knees to the head.
Deleon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clarkson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Deleon smiles and moves away.
Jay Deleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Deleon. Beautiful body shot.
Clarkson shoots in looking for a takedown but Deleon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clarkson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Deleon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Clarkson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Deleon!

Clarkson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Deleon is on top in guard.

Clarkson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Deleon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deleon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Clarkson, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Deleon drives through and clinches with Clarkson against the cage.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon looking to throw knees to the head but Clarkson is blocking nicely.
Deleon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clarkson is defending well for now.
Clarkson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deleon.
Deleon tries to land knees in the clinch but Clarkson avoids the damage to the body.
Deleon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clarkson is trying to pull guard but Deleon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Deleon misses with a knee to the head.
Deleon with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Clarkson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Clarkson is working for a kimura but Deleon is defending it quite comfortably.

Clarkson wants to work for an arm triangle but Deleon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Clarkson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deleon sees it coming and defends easily.

Deleon is defending against the submission attempts here by Clarkson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clarkson looking for a submission but Deleon manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Deleon wants to stand but Clarkson is controlling the position.
Clarkson trying to control the position from guard on top but Deleon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarkson is really struggling to control Deleon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Deleon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clarkson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jay Deleon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Trevor Clarkson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Clarkson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Deleon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deleon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clarkson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clarkson is defending well for now.
Clarkson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clarkson is trying to pull guard but Deleon has him pressed against the cage.
Deleon missing with knees to the body.
Deleon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deleon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clarkson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clarkson tries to pull guard but Deleon won't allow it.
Clarkson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Deleon just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Clarkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clarkson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkson jumps guard but Deleon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Deleon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but Clarkson blocks with his arms.
Clarkson is trying to pull guard but Deleon has him pressed against the cage.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Deleon.
Deleon misses with a knee strike.

Clarkson manages to pull guard.

Clarkson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Deleon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Deleon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Clarkson working for a triangle but Deleon defends it easily.

Deleon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deleon is looking to clinch but Clarkson is avoiding it.
Trevor Clarkson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deleon lands a slapping body shot.
Deleon moves in looking to clinch but Clarkson pushes him off.

Deleon has managed to clinch.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clarkson blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarkson jumps guard but Deleon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but Clarkson blocks it.
Deleon with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clarkson blocks it with crossed arms.
Deleon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deleon tries to land knees in the clinch but Clarkson avoids the damage to the body.
Deleon tries a knee to the head but Clarkson blocks it.
Deleon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clarkson goes for a takedown attempt but Deleon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Clarkson swats away the attempt to clinch by Deleon.
Clarkson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deleon misses with a combination

and Clarkson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleon is trying to stand back up but Clarkson is controlling him

Clarkson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Clarkson works his way into full mount!

Clarkson throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Deleon has his hands clasped together but Clarkson breaks the hold and Deleon is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Clarkson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trevor Clarkson!
Trevor Clarkson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.