PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mack Gary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snich Clinchwork (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gary
vs
Clinchwork

182 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Gary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Snich Clinchwork !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clinchwork closes the distance and clinches.
Clinchwork throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clinchwork misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gary.
Clinchwork lands a damaging elbow.
Clinchwork has Gary pressed against the ropes, preventing Gary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clinchwork misses with a knee strike.
Clinchwork crunches a lovely knee into Gary's ribcage.
Clinchwork misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gary.
Gary wants to get back to striking at distance but Clinchwork won't allow it.
Gary is trying to break the clinch but Clinchwork is controlling him.
Clinchwork lands an elbow that stopped Gary in his tracks for a moment.
Clinchwork creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gary's defenses.

It looks like Mack Gary has been cut.
Gary wants to get back to striking at distance but Clinchwork won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clinchwork .
Gary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clinchwork using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Gary's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clinchwork tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gary paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gary with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinchwork moves in looking to clinch but Gary pushes him off.

Clinchwork moves into the clinch successfully.
Clinchwork using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clinchwork tries to land knees in the clinch but Gary avoids the damage to the body.
Gary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clinchwork unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clinchwork lands a good knee to the midsection. Gary won't want to take too many of those.
Gary avoiding damage as Clinchwork throws knees to the body.
Clinchwork using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gary tries to circle away but Clinchwork has him pinned against the ropes.
Gary prevents a body shot from Clinchwork .
Clinchwork tries to throw a body punch but Gary avoids it by throwing Clinchwork back against the ropes.
Clinchwork scores a nice knee to the body.
Gary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gary wants to break free but Clinchwork has control.
Clinchwork lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinchwork misses with a knee to the head.
Clinchwork landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clinchwork throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clinchwork creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gary's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gary tries to break the clinch but Clinchwork is controlling the position.
Clinchwork trying to land knees to the body.
Clinchwork lands a nice knee to the body.
Clinchwork trying to land knees to the body.
Gary tries to break the clinch but Clinchwork is controlling the position.
Clinchwork tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gary wants to get back to striking at distance but Clinchwork won't allow it.
Clinchwork is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gary is defending well for now.
Gary tries to break free but Clinchwork pushes him back against the ropes.
Clinchwork throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clinchwork throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gary blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinchwork lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clinchwork throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gary blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Clinchwork .
Clinchwork lands a nice knee to the body.

Gary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Gary.
Clinchwork dodges the punch combination from Gary.
Clinchwork thows a leg kick but Gary checks it
and Clinchwork takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Clinchwork has closed the distance and engaged Gary in a clinch.
Clinchwork lands a good knee to the midsection. Gary won't want to take too many of those.
Clinchwork using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gary is trying to break the clinch but Clinchwork has him pressed against the ropes.
Gary avoiding damage as Clinchwork throws knees to the body.
Clinchwork lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinchwork misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gary.
Clinchwork with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clinchwork throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gary blocks it with crossed arms.
Clinchwork using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clinchwork looks winded!
Clinchwork creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clinchwork tries to land a knee to the head but Gary blocks with his arms.
Clinchwork looking to throw knees to the head but Gary is blocking nicely.
Gary tries to circle away but Clinchwork has him pinned against the ropes.
Gary is trying to force a seperation but Clinchwork has the dominant position.

Gary breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gary bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clinchwork 's head.
Gary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gary lands a really nice looking cross but Clinchwork seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snich Clinchwork dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mack Gary's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Clinchwork wants to clinch.
Gary throws a shot from downtown. Clinchwork moves away and avoids it.
Gary looks to score with a jab to the body but Clinchwork is just out of range.
Clinchwork fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Gary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clinchwork doesn't manage to clinch there - Gary circles away.
Gary throws a big counter combination but Clinchwork scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gary misses with an uppercut.
Mack Gary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clinchwork fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clinchwork is looking to clinch.
Gary was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gary scores with a jab to the body.
Gary keeps the fight on the outside.
Gary keeps the fight on the outside.
Gary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clinchwork is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gary seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gary connects with a body shot that sends Clinchwork 's belly button to the back.
Gary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clinchwork .
Mack Gary is winning the standup battle so far.

Clinchwork closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gary is looking to break free of the clinch but Clinchwork has double underhooks.
Gary takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinchwork with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gary is trying to force a seperation but Clinchwork has the dominant position.
Clinchwork missing with knees to the body.
Gary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clinchwork landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Clinchwork is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gary is defending well for now.
Gary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clinchwork throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Clinchwork is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clinchwork throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gary working hard to break the clinch.
Clinchwork lands a knee to the head.
Clinchwork lands a good knee to the midsection. Gary won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clinchwork with a knee to the head.
Clinchwork prevents Gary from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gary avoiding damage as Clinchwork throws knees to the body.
Gary takes an elbow to the temple.
Clinchwork throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gary blocks it with crossed arms.
Gary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Clinchwork lands a nice knee to the body.
Gary is looking to break free of the clinch but Clinchwork has double underhooks.
Clinchwork lands a nice knee to the body.
Clinchwork is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gary wants to get back to striking at distance but Clinchwork won't allow it.
Clinchwork misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clinchwork obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Clinchwork .
Clinchwork gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gary has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinchwork tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gary is trying to break the clinch but Clinchwork has him pressed against the ropes.
Clinchwork using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clinchwork crunches a lovely knee into Gary's ribcage.
Clinchwork tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Clinchwork .
Clinchwork tries to land knees in the clinch but Gary avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Clinchwork .
Clinchwork looking to throw knees to the head but Gary is blocking nicely.
Gary is trying to break the clinch but Clinchwork has him pressed against the ropes.
Gary can't break the clinch.
Clinchwork tries to land a knee to the head but Gary blocks with his arms.
Clinchwork misses with a knee strike.
Clinchwork tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gary is trying to force a seperation but Clinchwork has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Snich Clinchwork showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mack Gary's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gary lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gary misses with the combination.
Clinchwork wants to clinch but Gary slips to the side
and Clinchwork takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Clinchwork clinches up with Gary and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gary is trying to break free.
Clinchwork tries to land a knee to the head but Gary blocks with his arms.
Clinchwork looking to throw knees to the head but Gary is blocking nicely.
Clinchwork keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gary's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clinchwork prevents Gary from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Clinchwork .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clinchwork obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clinchwork swings wildly with an uppercut but Gary uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gary takes a knee right on the jaw!
Clinchwork lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gary can't break the clinch.
Clinchwork tries a knee to the head but Gary blocks it.
Clinchwork utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clinchwork trying to land knees to the body.
Gary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clinchwork with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Clinchwork lands an elbow inside that Gary shrugs off.
Clinchwork unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gary lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clinchwork missing with knees to the body.
Snich Clinchwork is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gary is trying to break the clinch but Clinchwork is controlling him.
Clinchwork scores with a knee to the head.
Clinchwork looking to throw knees to the head but Gary is blocking nicely.
Gary avoiding damage as Clinchwork throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gary is trying to break the clinch but Clinchwork is controlling him.
Clinchwork throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Gary's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gary is trying to force a seperation but Clinchwork has the dominant position.
Clinchwork landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gary tries to circle away but Clinchwork has him pinned against the ropes.
Gary blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clinchwork landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Clinchwork with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clinchwork unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gary lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gary takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clinchwork gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clinchwork throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gary blocks it with crossed arms.
Clinchwork has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clinchwork throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Gary breaks from the clinch.
Gary lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Clinchwork moves in looking to clinch but Gary pushes him off.

Clinchwork moves into the clinch.
Gary tries to break the clinch but Clinchwork is controlling the position.
Gary is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinchwork is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gary is defending well for now.
Clinchwork looking to throw knees to the head but Gary is blocking nicely.
Clinchwork has Gary pressed against the ropes, preventing Gary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clinchwork working Gary over with knees to the body.
Clinchwork looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Clinchwork obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Clinchwork .
Clinchwork unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gary is trying to break the clinch but Clinchwork has him pressed against the ropes.
Gary takes an elbow to the temple.
Clinchwork throws an elbow but it misses.
Gary tries to break the clinch but Clinchwork is controlling the position.
Mack Gary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gary misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gary fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snich Clinchwork comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clinchwork winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snich Clinchwork !