PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ballard Magnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clam Digger comes into the arena with Body Rott blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Clam Digger
vs
Magnar

177 cm
28
152 lbs
19 - 4 - 1

174 cm
32
158 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ballard Magnar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnar misses with a wild combination.
Clam Digger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magnar moves out of range as Clam Digger throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magnar. That's going to slow Clam Digger down.
Clam Digger connects with a single shot there.
Magnar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clam Digger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Magnar moves out of range as Clam Digger strikes.
Magnar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clam Digger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnar lands with a good body shot.
Clam Digger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clam Digger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magnar misses with a looping left.
We've been hearing reports that Clam Digger has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Clam Digger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Clam Digger clinches.
Clam Digger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magnar throws a head punch that misses.
Clam Digger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clam Digger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clam Digger throws a punch but it's blocked by Magnar.
Clam Digger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magnar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Clam Digger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Clam Digger - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Clam Digger.
Magnar lands with a short shot to the head.

Magnar breaks the clinch.
Magnar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ballard Magnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magnar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clam Digger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Clam Digger clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clam Digger can't find room to land a body shot as Magnar controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clam Digger struggles to land a body shot inside as Magnar controls his hands.
Magnar blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnar.
Magnar prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Clam Digger.
Magnar taking a breather.

Magnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Magnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clam Digger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magnar has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Magnar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clam Digger is out of range and Magnar settles back down.
Clam Digger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clam Digger throws the kick towards the body but Magnar avoids it.
Clam Digger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Clam Digger connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnar throws an off balance right hand
and Clam Digger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magnar's knee momentarily.
Magnar misses with a body shot

and Clam Digger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clam Digger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clam Digger.
A nice left hand lands by Clam Digger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clam Digger.
Clam Digger tries to throw a body punch but Magnar avoids it by throwing Clam Digger back against the cage.
Clam Digger misses with a body punch.
Clam Digger is working for takedown but Magnar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Magnar has Clam Digger pushed against the cage.
Magnar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clam Digger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Clam Digger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clam Digger as Magnar tries to tie him up.
Clam Digger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magnar misses with the head strike.
Clam Digger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clam Digger lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clam Digger trying to stall but Magnar improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clam Digger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magnar digs a right hand underneath Clam Digger's ribcage. Clam Digger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Magnar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Magnar throws a head punch that misses.
Magnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clam Digger backwards.
Clam Digger throws a head punch that misses.
Magnar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magnar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magnar is looking to break free of the clinch but Clam Digger has double underhooks.
Magnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Clam Digger.
Magnar prevents a body shot from Clam Digger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magnar taking a breather.
Clam Digger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magnar looking to stall.
Clam Digger blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ballard Magnar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Clam Digger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Clam Digger moves away from the strike by Magnar.
Clam Digger works Magnar's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Clam Digger misses
and Magnar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clam Digger connects with a nice looking jab.
Clam Digger punishes Magnar's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clam Digger, right into the meat.
Clam Digger takes one on the button.
Magnar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clam Digger's hands.
Clam Digger throws the kick towards the body but Magnar avoids it.
Magnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clam Digger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clam Digger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Clam Digger darts in and clinches Magnar up against the cage.
Magnar blocks an uppercut.
Magnar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clam Digger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Clam Digger manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Clam Digger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnar looking to pass the guard.
Clam Digger working a defensive guard here.
Clam Digger wants to sweep here but Magnar controlling him for the moment.
Magnar wants to pass the guard but Clam Digger is keeping the position.
Magnar stopping the sweep attempt from Clam Digger.

Clam Digger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magnar defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger wants to sweep here but Magnar controlling him for the moment.
Clam Digger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clam Digger trying to control but Magnar is having none of it.
Magnar regains half guard.
Clam Digger slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clam Digger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Magnar won't allow Clam Digger to pass to mount.
Magnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clam Digger wants to control but Magnar is keeping him busy.
Magnar tries to roll over but Clam Digger keeps him under control.
Magnar controlling the position well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger is thwarting Magnar's attempts to control the position.
Clam Digger prevents Magnar from improving his position.
Magnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger wants to take a breather but Magnar is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clam Digger not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Magnar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Magnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Clam Digger dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Clam Digger swats away the attempt to clinch by Magnar.
Clam Digger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clam Digger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magnar looks to land a left hand but Clam Digger moved out of range nicely.
Clam Digger is looking to score with low kicks.
Terrance Clam Digger is winning the standup battle so far.
Magnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clam Digger shoots for a takedown but Magnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Magnar throws a hook but Clam Digger avoids it easily.
A combination from Clam Digger does no damage.
Magnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clam Digger scores with a leg kick.
Magnar misses with a hook

and Clam Digger holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Magnar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clam Digger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magnar's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clam Digger.
Clam Digger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Clam Digger jumps into guard, dragging Magnar to the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clam Digger holds on and takes a little breather.
Magnar looking to pass the guard.

Clam Digger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Magnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clam Digger looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnar wants to control from the top but Clam Digger keeps moving.

Clam Digger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magnar defends well.
Clam Digger trying to control the position.
Magnar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clam Digger trying to remain calm as Magnar controls from the top position.
Magnar taking a break here but Clam Digger is having none of it and regains half guard.
Magnar tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Clam Digger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger trying to control here.
Clam Digger is staying active underneath Magnar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Magnar trying to control the pace.
Clam Digger is trying to control but can't.
Terrance Clam Digger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ballard Magnar.
No joy there for Magnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger lands with a kick to the temple. Magnar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Magnar scores with a nice right hand.
Clam Digger throws a leg kick which misses Magnar's front leg but catches the back leg as Magnar tries to avoid it.
Magnar scores with a body shot.
Clam Digger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magnar. That did some damage!
Clam Digger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Magnar lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Clam Digger as he checks the leg kick.
Clam Digger throws a wild body kick that Magnar sees coming a mile off.
Clam Digger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clam Digger lands a nice looking body shot.
Clam Digger misses with a looping right.
Magnar throws a hook but Clam Digger avoids it easily.
Magnar throws a hook but Clam Digger blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Clam Digger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clam Digger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Clam Digger!
After winning the bout, Terrance Clam Digger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.