PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stan Danko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Clason will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Danko
vs
Clason

176 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
138 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stan Danko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Clason!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Danko thinking.
Clason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danko swings for the body but Clason moves out of range.
Danko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stan Danko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danko throws the left hand but Clason avoids the punch easily.
Clason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clason misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Danko finds it's target.
Danko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clason darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danko misses the jab.
Clason is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clason staying out of range there.
Danko jabs Clason right on the nose. Clason blinks but takes it well.
Clason throws a right hand that Danko ducks under and follows up with a left that Danko also avoids with ease.
Clason just misses with a punch to the body.
Clason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danko.
Danko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Danko duly obliges.
Danko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danko misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danko tests Clason's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Danko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clason's waist but Clason gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Danko off to one side.

Danko has managed to clinch.
Clason lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danko trying to stall but Clason improves his position.
Clason effectively controlling the action here.
Clason has Danko pressed against the cage, preventing Danko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clason.
Danko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clason tries a body shot but Danko blocks it.
Clason holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Danko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clason prevents a body shot from Danko.
Danko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clason lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danko throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clason can't find room to land a body shot as Danko controls the action.
Clason stalling in the clinch but Danko improves position.
A short left from Danko.
Come on Clason - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Clason lands a left hand.
Danko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Danko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clason's elbow.
A short right from Clason.
A right hand to the body from Clason.
Danko is looking to break free of the clinch but Clason has double underhooks.
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 Stan Danko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Danko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stan Danko is winning the standup battle so far.
Clason connects with a body shot that sends Danko's belly button to the back.
Danko throws out a leg kick but Clason moves out of range and Danko only half commits.
Danko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clason checks it well.
Clason connects with a body shot that sends Danko's belly button to the back.
Danko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danko missing with a left hand there. Clason was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Clason tries to keep at a distance but Danko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clason content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Danko can't find room to land a body shot as Clason controls the action.
Danko takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Clason on the inside.

Danko manages to break the clinch.
Danko throws out a loose jab but Clason uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danko looks for a takedown but Clason sprawls well.
Danko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danko avoids the body shot from Clason.
Danko misses with a lunging right hand
and Danko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clason is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Danko rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danko misses the body punch
and Clason counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danko scores with a one two! Clason had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clason tries to bum rush Danko with a series of wild strikes but Danko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danko misses with an uppercut
and Clason counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danko manages to avoid it.

Danko clinches with his opponent.
Clason blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Clason.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danko.
Danko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clason stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clason being controlled against the cage.
Clason looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Clason.
Clason lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danko backwards.
Danko is trying to push Clason away but Clason has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clason blocks a body shot from Danko.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Danko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danko misses with a series of wild punches.
Clason scores with a hook to the body. Danko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Danko closes the distance and clinches.
Clason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Clason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Danko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danko throws an overhand right that lands on Clason's shoulder, as Clason tries to avoid the shot.
Danko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clason tries to clinch up.
A jab from Danko misses.
Danko misses with a wild body shot.
Clason is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clason smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clason displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Danko is rocked!
Clason defending well as Danko loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danko throws a hook but Clason blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Danko.
Danko lands a body shot.
Danko lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Danko.

Danko takes the fight into the clinch.
Clason lands a left hand.
Clason lands a shot to the body.
John Clason seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Danko as Clason tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danko can't break the clinch.
Danko looking to stall.
Danko misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clason.
Clason is leaning against Danko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clason leaning against his opponent.
Danko misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danko taking a breather.
Danko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danko struggles to land a body shot inside as Clason controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danko misses with a punch to the body.
Clason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clason working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danko tries to throw a body punch but Clason avoids it by throwing Danko back against the cage.
Clason has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Come on Clason - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Danko.
Clason leaning his opponent against the cage.

Danko manages to break the clinch.
Danko throws a lazy uppercut
and Clason cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danko misses with a right hand
and Clason counters with a three punch combo that has Danko backing up. Danko nods at Clason to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Danko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danko throws an overhand right that lands on Clason's shoulder, as Clason tries to avoid the shot.
Clason steps in with a hook that catches Danko right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Clason follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Danko looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Clason!
After the fight, John Clason was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.