PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raive Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Clark
vs
Malapitan

175 cm
30
185 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

173 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raive Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark fails with a takedown attempt.
Clark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Clark bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Malapitan is trying to get back to half guard.
Clark is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Malapitan's shoulder. That is not cool.
Malapitan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Clark trying to pass the guard but Malapitan defending well.

Clark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Malapitan keeping hold of Clark's head, controlling as best he can.
Clark wants to control but Malapitan is keeping him busy.

Clark is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Malapitan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clark.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clark seems to be looking for submissions.

Clark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Malapitan manages to get to full guard.
Malapitan keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Malapitan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Malapitan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malapitan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Malapitan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Clark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Malapitan swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Clark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Malapitan working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark looking to sit in guard and control but Malapitan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malapitan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Clark is looking to sinch up a triangle. Malapitan throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Clark's body to avoid the submission. Clark has instead reached around Malapitan's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Clark arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Clark!