PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rothsilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Clayton
vs
Rothsilva

188 cm
20
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
208 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Global Empire MMA Gear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clint Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Rothsilva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothsilva misses with a series of wild punches.
Rothsilva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Clayton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Clayton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rothsilva tries to bum rush Clayton with a series of wild strikes but Clayton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rothsilva has his takedown stuffed
and Clayton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Brock Rothsilva has been cut.
Clayton throws a head kick that misses.
Rothsilva scores with a one two! Clayton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rothsilva moves in looking to clinch but Clayton pushes him off.
Rothsilva throws a series of punches but Clayton moves out of range.
Rothsilva tries to bum rush Clayton with a series of wild strikes but Clayton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rothsilva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Clayton jabs Rothsilva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rothsilva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rothsilva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clayton's waist but Clayton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rothsilva off to one side.

Clayton feints and as Rothsilva raises his hands in defense, Clayton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rothsilva looks gassed!
Clayton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Clayton drops back looking for a leg! Rothsilva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rothsilva manages to kick Clayton off! Clayton jumps back into Rothsilva's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rothsilva looking for subs off his back but Clayton has passed one foot through into half guard.
Well, if Clayton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Clayton decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothsilva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clayton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rothsilva.
Rothsilva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clayton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rothsilva misses with a double jab.

Clayton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rothsilva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Rothsilva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Clayton passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Clayton escapes and gets back to his feet.
Rothsilva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Rothsilva gets tackled into the cage by Clayton. Clayton maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clayton is trying to trip Rothsilva. He has hold of a leg but Rothsilva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Clayton persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Clayton controlling from the top position.

Clayton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Some wild striking there from Rothsilva.

Clayton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rothsilva did well to prevent Clayton getting side control.

Clayton is working for a kimura but Rothsilva is defending it quite comfortably.
Clayton tries to pass to full mount but Rothsilva defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothsilva is trying to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clayton controlling the pace.

Clayton gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Rothsilva tries to bum rush Clayton with a series of wild strikes but Clayton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Clayton closes the distance and clinches.
Clayton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rothsilva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clayton taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clayton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rothsilva backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Clayton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Rothsilva's cut.
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.

Rothsilva tries to bum rush Clayton with a series of wild strikes but Clayton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rothsilva fails to land with a series of punches.
Rothsilva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Clayton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rothsilva's guard now.
Clayton is stalling in the full guard.
Clayton tries to free his leg and advance position but Rothsilva is retaining full guard.
Rothsilva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rothsilva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Clayton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rothsilva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clayton kicks Rothsilva off and gets to his feet.
Rothsilva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Clayton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rothsilva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clayton counters with a good, hard body kick but Rothsilva shrugs it off.
Brock Rothsilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Clayton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Clayton not doing much here.
Clint Clayton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rothsilva tries to get to full guard but Clayton has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Clint Clayton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Clayton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clayton fails with a takedown attempt.

Clayton clinches with his opponent.

Clayton manages to break the clinch.
Rothsilva throws a right and a left that Clayton avoids nicely.
Rothsilva misses with a double jab

and Clayton counters with a shoot takedown. Rothsilva fights it but they end up in guard.
Clayton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clayton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rothsilva's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton trying to control the pace.
Rothsilva wants to sweep but Clayton has passed to side control!
Clayton trying to control the action but Rothsilva is working from the bottom.
Rothsilva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rothsilva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Clayton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothsilva can do to turn this around?
Still in half guard, Clayton seems content to control.

Clayton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rothsilva misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clayton looking to score a takedown here. Rothsilva is defending well but Clayton drives through and ends up in Rothsilva's guard.
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!
Clayton chips away with some ground and pound.
Clayton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rothsilva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rothsilva is looking to stand back up but Clayton counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rothsilva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Clayton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Clayton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Rothsilva'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. This is the final round!

Rothsilva tries for a takedown but Clayton circles away easily

and Clayton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rothsilva!
Rothsilva is bucking up trying to escape but Clayton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rothsilva is in all sorts of trouble here.

Clayton is working for a guillotine from mount but Rothsilva frees his head quite easily.
Clayton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Clayton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton controlling from mount.
Rothsilva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Clayton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rothsilva is working to get back to half guard.
Rothsilva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton lands a heavy elbow.
Clayton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rothsilva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rothsilva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rothsilva is fighting to break Clayton's control of his arms but Clayton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Clint Clayton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rothsilva throws a nice looking combination but Clayton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clayton misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothsilva throws a combination that misses
and Clayton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Clayton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Clayton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rothsilva has escaped the position, nice work there.

Clayton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rothsilva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rothsilva seems a little lost for a moment, as Clayton dominates the positioning.
Rothsilva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rothsilva is pressing down on Clayton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Clayton is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clayton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothsilva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rothsilva stopping the sweep attempt from Clayton.
Clayton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clayton looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Clayton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rothsilva is in a horrible position here. Clayton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clayton controlling his opponent.
Clayton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brock Rothsilva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clint Clayton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothsilva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Clayton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clayton 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Clayton!
Clint Clayton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.