PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pitt Don't Play Dat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pitt
vs
Clark

188 cm
29
184 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
32
185 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute

Crippler's Corner

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clark looks for the body kick but Pitt saw that one coming.
Pitt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Pitt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pitt connects with a single shot there.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Pitt.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pitt jabs Clark right on the nose. Clark blinks but takes it well.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Pitt saw that one coming.
Jab by Pitt.
Pitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark throws a wild body kick that Pitt sees coming a mile off.
Pitt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clark counters with a low kick, right behind Pitt 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a low kick.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pitt misses with a looping left.
Pitt moves out of range of the body kick.
Clark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitt jabs Clark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clark throws a leg kick but Pitt moved away.
Clark scores with a nice body kick.
Pitt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Clark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clark looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitt throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Pitt throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Pitt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pitt misses with the combination.
Clark lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark throws a front kick that sends Pitt stumbling back into the cage.
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pitt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clark blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clark.
Pitt throws a hook but Clark blocks it.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Pitt.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitt.
Clark throws a push kick but Pitt slaps the foot to one side.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitt throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Pitt.
Nice body kick there by Clark.
Clark throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clark looks to land a right hand but Pitt moved out of range.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Pitt moved out of range nicely.
Clark lands a nice hook to Pitt's body. Pitt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.

Pitt rushes Clark and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitt can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitt.
Clark wants to break free but Pitt has control.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Pitt is controlling the position.
Pitt keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clark connects with a leg kick. Pitt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Pitt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitt throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
Pitt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clark misses with a looping right.
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 Dirk Pitt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pitt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Clark lands with an overhand left.
Pitt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clark makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pitt really felt that one!
Pitt blocks the body kick.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Pitt lands the left hand.
Pitt throws an off balance right hand
and Clark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Pitt saw that one coming.
Clark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pitt if he has to take too many more of those.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitt throws out the jab.
Clark tries to land a leg kick but Pitt saw it coming and moves away.
Clark avoids the body shot from Pitt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt looks to clinch
and Clark counters with a leg kick.
Clark is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark is looking to land body kicks.
Pitt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Pitt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitt moves away.
Pitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clark cracks the inside of Pitt's front leg.
Pitt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pitt slips under a jab from Clark.
Clark throws a leg kick but Pitt moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt moves forwards but Clark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Clark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clark lands a leg kick that knocks Pitt off balance momentarily.
Clark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Pitt drops his hands momentarily and Clark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pitt connects with a leg kick. Clark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clark scores with a nice body kick.
Clark throws a leg kick but Pitt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Clark throws a push kick but Pitt slaps the foot to one side.
Pitt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pitt moves out of range of the leg kick from Clark.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Clark lands with a kick to the ribs.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
Pitt throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Clark clobbers Pitt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice combination there by Pitt.
Pitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitt throws a good cross that connects.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Clark looks to throw the jab but Pitt is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitt tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.

Pitt clinches.
Pitt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pitt tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Pitt back against the cage.
Pitt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pitt missing with knees to the body.

Clark manages to break the clinch.
Clark checks the leg kick.
Clark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitt ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Pitt tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark throws a leg kick but Pitt sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pitt moves into range and clinches up with Clark.
Pitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pitt prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.

Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitt motions for Clark to come forward. Pitt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clark connects with the punch.
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.

Pitt takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pitt - that landed with a thud.
Pitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clark tries to circle away but Pitt has him pinned against the cage.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clark tries to break free but Pitt pushes him back against the cage.
Pitt pushes Clark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pitt throws a head punch that misses.

Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pitt duly obliges.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pitt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pitt misses with a low kick.
Clark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pitt doesn't seem bothered though.
Pitt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clark at a distance.
Pitt thuds a left hand into Clark's body.
Pitt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clark checks it well.
Taylor Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark throws a body kick that misses.
Clark misses with a kick to the body.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt tries to close the distance and clinch but Clark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Pitt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Clark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pitt takes a step back to recover.
Clark throws the kick towards the body but Pitt avoids it.
Clark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Clark walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pitt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pitt tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.

Pitt moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pitt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Pitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.

Clark manages to break the clinch.

Clark tries to keep at a distance but Pitt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pitt lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.
Dirk Pitt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Clark can't break the clinch.
Pitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitt throws a head punch that misses.

Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitt slips under a jab from Clark.
Pitt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Pitt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pitt 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dirk Pitt!
Dirk Pitt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.