PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes into the arena with Rent a Wreck blaring out of the sound system. Peter Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Clark
vs
Jones

168 cm
23
148 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

169 cm
29
146 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones tries to work over Clark's front leg with a kick but Clark checks it.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Jack Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clark.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Clark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Clark.
Clark checks a leg kick.
Clark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Clark swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Clark 's knee.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clark throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Clark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Clark lands a right hook to the body.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clark's waist but Clark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jack Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clark misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.

Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
Clark struggling a bit here.
Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jones tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Clark to see if he's OK.
Jones in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Clark managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark is looking to reverse the position.
Clark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clark tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Clark has escaped the position, nice work there.
Clark tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark struggling a bit here.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Clark is looking for a sweep.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
Clark is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Clark is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Jones digs a good hook to Clark's body.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clark avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clark, as that shot connected.

Jones drives through with a takedown into Clark's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Clark kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Clark is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Clark is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clark avoids the head kick by Jones.
Clark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jack Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Clark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Clark tries to sprawl out of it but Jones 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.
Jack Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Jones.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Clark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Clark falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clark pinned against the cage. Clark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clark is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A left lands for Clark.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jack Clark is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Jones.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clark as he avoids it easily.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clark scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clark. Clark circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Clark.
Clark moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peter Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!

Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Clark sees coming a mile off.
Clark looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Clark swinging wildly here.
Clark avoids the head kick by Jones.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Clark.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Nice cross by Clark.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jack Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Clark is rocked!
Clark misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Clark collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Peter Jones!