PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joba Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong has chosen Western by Roni Size as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joba Clark has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Clark
vs
Armstrong

201 cm
22
245 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

186 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Canadian Fighter Brand - GnP Clothing
White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joba Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong looks for a takedown but Clark sprawls well.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armstrong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Armstrong looks for a takedown but Clark sprawls well.
Clark cracks a nice hook into Armstrong's ribs.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Clark, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Clark against the cage but Clark circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joba Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Armstrong.
Armstrong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Armstrong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Armstrong shoots in for a double leg but Clark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Armstrong shoots in but Clark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Clark shows good takedown defense.
Armstrong looks gassed!
Clark cracks a nice hook into Armstrong's ribs.
Armstrong looks for a takedown but Clark sprawls well.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clark connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Armstrong drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clark is keeping the position for now.
Armstrong is pushing down on Clark's leg trying to pass to half guard. Clark is fighting to maintain full guard but Armstrong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Armstrong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Armstrong is just content to waste time from the top position. Clark takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Armstrong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Armstrong trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
Clark wants to stand and escape but Armstrong is having none of it.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
Armstrong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clark pinned against the cage. Clark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt.
Clark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Armstrong shoots in and drives through. Clark sprawls well.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clark as he avoids it easily.
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clark scores with a jab.
Armstrong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Armstrong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clark pinned against the cage. Clark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clark cracks Armstrong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horrible takedown by Armstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Clark which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clark but Clark pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Armstrong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Armstrong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clark is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Armstrong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong works his way into side control.
Armstrong is working Clark over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joba Clark dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Clark misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Clark. No joy for Armstrong on that attempt.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Armstrong shoots in and drives through. Clark sprawls well.
Clark lands a right hook to the body.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt - Clark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joba Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Armstrong.
Armstrong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armstrong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Clark here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Armstrong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clark circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clark lands a slapping body shot.
Clark is looking to wear down Armstrong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clark stuns Armstrong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clark stuffs the takedown attempt from Armstrong. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Clark lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Armstrong at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Armstrong.
Clark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armstrong on the ground.
Armstrong lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Armstrong advances nicely into full mount.
Armstrong working Clark over with strikes here.
Armstrong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Armstrong landing strikes from the mount and Clark is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong raining down shots from the mount!
Armstrong working the ground and pound effectively.
Armstrong dominating with strikes here.
Armstrong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Armstrong cracks Clark with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Armstrong wants to control the pace but Clark is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Armstrong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clark is looking to escape.
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.
Clark is bucking up trying to escape but Armstrong cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Armstrong has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clark's face.
Armstrong wants to control the pace but Clark is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Armstrong cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Craig Armstrong has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Armstrong with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Armstrong lands a big elbow.
Armstrong postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Clark looks a forlorn figure.
Armstrong in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Armstrong fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Armstrong looking to finish with strikes here!

Armstrong is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Clark is surviving well by controlling Armstrong's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Armstrong shoots in but no luck this time.
Armstrong shoots for a double leg takedown but Clark sprawls well. He's pushed Armstrong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Clark stuffs the takedown.
Joba Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Armstrong.
Armstrong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Armstrong off the cage and back into rage.
Clark stuffs the takedown.
Clark scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Armstrong shoots in for a double leg but Clark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.
Clark scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark punishes Armstrong's body with a nice straight punch.
Armstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.
Clark jabs at Armstrong's body.
Clark connects with a body shot.
Clark connects with a body shot.
Armstrong tries to move into range but Clark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Armstrong shoots in but no luck this time.
Clark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clark lands with a shot to the body.
Armstrong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark stuffs the takedown attempt from Armstrong. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Clark throws a shot to the body.
Armstrong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armstrong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clark as he jumps to the side.
Joba Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clark swivels and escapes.
Armstrong 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 Armstrong off to one side.
Clark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Armstrong shoots in.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Clark is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Armstrong shoots in but no luck this time.
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to de liver by Clark. Beautiful body shot.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Clark shows good takedown defense.

Armstrong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Armstrong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clark is looking to escape.
Armstrong landing punches.
Clark squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Armstrong pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong landing strikes from the mount and Clark is in trouble!
Armstrong cracks Clark with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Armstrong with the ground and pound from mount.
Armstrong is landing with some decent strikes but Clark is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Armstrong lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark wants to get back to his feet.
Clark is squirming around, avoiding Armstrong's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Armstrong tries to control but Clark wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joba Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clark has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joba Clark!