PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Taylor Clark enters the cage!

Rose
vs
Clark

170 cm
31
181 lbs
23 - 16 - 1

180 cm
29
185 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hunter Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark takes a kick to the side of the head.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Clark.
Clark feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
A jab from Rose misses.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose wants to slow Clark down by chopping away at his legs.
Clark lands with a nice body kick.
Rose takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Hunter Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose misses with a double jab
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Clark!
Clark throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
Rose misses with a straight right.
Clark fakes the leg kick and cracks Rose in the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Clark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose connects with a right hand. Clark shakes it off.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rose tries to work over Clark's front leg with a kick but Clark checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a leg kick.
Rose throws a front kick aimed at Clark's knee but Clark avoids it well.
Clark connects with a solid leg kick.
Rose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clark on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
A low kick from Rose misses
and Clark counters with a body kick that stops Rose in his tracks momentarily.
Clark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clark moves away from the strike by Rose.
Rose moves out of range as Clark throws a body kick.
Clark tries to work over Rose's front leg with a kick but Rose checks it.
Clark throws a low kick but Rose moves out of range easily.
Rose connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark slips a straight right by Rose.
Clark avoids the body shot from Rose.
Clark tries to score with a low kick but Rose moves his leg out of the way.
Clark looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
A clash of legs there as Clark blocks the low kick.
Clark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rose wants to slow Clark down by chopping away at his legs.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
Clark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose digs a good hook to Clark's body.
A head kick misses from Clark.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark throws a shot to the body.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose misses with a right hand
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Clark lands a glancing blow to the side of Rose's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose avoids a kick to the body.
Rose connects with a right hand. Clark shakes it off.
Clark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hunter Rose will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
Rose throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a body kick.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Rose takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Rose scores with a spinning back kick!
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Clark avoids a kick to the body.
Clark slips under a jab.
Rose connects with the punch.
Clark lands with a slapping head kick.
Hunter Rose is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clark cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
Clark lands a nice looking body kick.
Clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Rose throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Clark scores with a nice strike.
Rose does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clark.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Rose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Clark lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rose doesn't seem phased though.
Clark cracks Rose with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rose gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rose misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a jab to Clark's midsection.
Clark moves out of range of the body kick.
Clark connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Rose loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Clark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rose takes a step back to recover.
Rose throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clark.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark blocks a head kick by Rose.
Clark misses with a hook. Rose ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Rose misses with a body shot
and Clark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Clark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Clark's head.
Clark moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Taylor Clark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rose with a hook.
Rose misses with a hook
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rose misses with an uppercut
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Rose throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses Rose's front leg but catches the back leg as Rose tries to avoid it.
Rose scores with a nice right hand.
Clark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A low kick from Rose is predictable there
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Rose throws a low kick but Clark moves out of range easily.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clark scores with a nice strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clark blocks a low kick nicely.
Clark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Good leg kick by Clark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.
Rose connects with a looping right hand.
Rose is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clark slips under a jab.
Clark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clark throws a leg kick but Rose sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Clark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rose connects with a crisp jab.
Rose pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Rose slips a jab from Clark.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rose scores with a jab.
Clark misses with a kick to the body.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Clark blocks the leg kick.
Rose takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Rose throws a leg kick
and Clark counters with a left and a right that stings Rose.
Rose misses with a head kick.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clark stuns Rose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Clark tests Rose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose moves out of range of the leg kick from Clark.
Rose checks a low kick from Clark.
Clark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clark lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose lands a really nice looking cross but Clark seems unphased.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Clark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hunter Rose.
Well Rose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Rose!
Hunter Rose made sure to mention his sponsor, Legion of Pain Nutrition in his post fight interview.