PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clay
vs
Evil

170 cm
24
149 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

165 cm
28
140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Clay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Evil!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evil keeps the fight on the outside.
Clay looks to land a combination. Evil sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Evil is rocked!

Clay moves into the clinch.
Evil is trying to force a seperation but Clay has the dominant position.
Clay tries to work over Evil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evil tries for a takedown but Clay manages to get underhooks.
Clay taking a breather.
Evil is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clay is defending well.
Clay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evil backwards.
Evil has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clay is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tyson Clay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Evil.
Clay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay is pressed up against the cage. Evil has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clay down to the mat. Clay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been told by Clay's head coaches at Dark Horse MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyson Clay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evil looks for a takedown but Clay sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Clay as Evil shoots in.
Clay throws the left hand but Evil avoids the punch easily.
Clay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Evil's head backwards.
Evil is still on wobbly legs! Can Clay finish him?
A big left from Clay misses.
Evil seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Evil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Clay misses the target.

Clay rushes Evil and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evil has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clay after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evil.
Clay pushes Evil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Evil.
Evil is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Evil has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clay after a bit of a struggle.
Come on Clay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Clay for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Evil is trying to push Clay away but Clay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Clay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clay swivels and escapes.
Clay throws a jab when Evil was well out of range.
Clay punishes Evil's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Evil on the side of the head.
Evil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clay moves away.
A jab from Clay misses.
Evil slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Clay.

Clay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clay has a couple of punches blocked by Evil.
Evil drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clay pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyson Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clay misses with a hook. Evil ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyson Clay dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Clay throws a jab but it's blocked by Evil.
Evil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clay to score with a decent uppercut.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Evil got wobbled bad by a big combination! Clay presses forward with punches and knees until Evil stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Evil closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Clay!
Tyson Clay is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Tyson Clay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.