PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake LaMotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by Rent a Wreck. LaMotta has chosen Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Clark
vs
LaMotta

168 cm
23
148 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

173 cm
34
146 lbs
31 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake LaMotta!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaMotta darts in trying to clinch
and Clark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - LaMotta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clark tries to bum rush LaMotta with a series of wild strikes but LaMotta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LaMotta takes one to the side of the head.
LaMotta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LaMotta tries to clinch there but Clark circles away.
Jake LaMotta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark punishes LaMotta's body with a nice straight punch.
LaMotta wants to clinch but Clark slips to the side
and Clark counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LaMotta thinking.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by LaMotta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. LaMotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. LaMotta does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark scores with a jab.
Clark keeps the fight on the outside.
LaMotta wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.
Clark misses with a wild combination.

LaMotta takes the fight into the clinch.

Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clark swinging wildly here.
LaMotta is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.
LaMotta tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - LaMotta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LaMotta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clark counters with an inside leg kick.

LaMotta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clark, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clark manages to break the clinch.
LaMotta wants to clinch
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
LaMotta is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.
LaMotta moves in looking to clinch but Clark pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark throws a series of punches but LaMotta moves out of range.

LaMotta closes the distance and clinches.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
LaMotta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark tries to work over LaMotta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LaMotta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clark is struggling to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of LaMotta backwards.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Clark trying to stall but LaMotta improves his position.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by LaMotta.
LaMotta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.

LaMotta moves into the clinch.

Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaMotta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LaMotta looks to clinch
and Clark counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps LaMotta thinking.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but LaMotta is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
LaMotta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - LaMotta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
LaMotta looks to clinch
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaMotta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LaMotta tries to clinch up.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
LaMotta tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt.
LaMotta tries to clinch there but Clark circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark jabs LaMotta right on the nose. LaMotta blinks but takes it well.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark scores with a three punch combo!

LaMotta is rocked!
LaMotta walks straight into a right hand from Clark - that's dropped him! Clark jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save LaMotta from any more punishment! LaMotta complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Clark!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jack Clark made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.