PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornelius Carr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carr
vs
Clark

185 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
39
185 lbs
29 - 19 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carr to score with a decent uppercut.
Clark moves away from the strike by Carr.
Clark goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carr, as that shot connected.

Clark gets a clinch.
Carr misses with the head strike.
Carr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
Carr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Carr lands a right hand.
Clark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carr's elbow.
Carr working aggressively here.
Carr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carrs head.
Clark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carr misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carr backwards.
Carr tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Carr has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
Carr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark tries to work over Carr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr misses with a body punch.
Clark digs a right hand underneath Carr's ribcage. Carr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clark lands a nice uppercut.
Carr working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carr throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Carr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Carr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Carr fails to land.
A short left from Clark.
Clark blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
Carr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carr misses with the head strike.
Clark pushes Carr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Carr stalling in the clinch but Clark improves position.
Clark cracks Carr with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Carr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Clark on the inside.
Carr throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark lands a left hand.
Clark misses with some punches.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carr throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carr throws a head punch that misses.
Clark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Clark lands an uppercut.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark gets through Carr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Carr can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Carr working aggressively here.
Carr misses with some punches.
Carr swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Clark.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carr misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark is working Carr over against the cage.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Clark dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Carr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Carr throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Clark changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Clark connects with a high kick.
Clark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Carr misses its intended target.
Clark wants to counter with a clinch but Carr pushes him away.
Clark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carr throws a right hand that misses

and Clark counters by moving into the clinch.
Clark lands a left hand.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark blocking some punches.
Carr takes a shot to the head.
Carr blocking some punches.
Carr throws a head punch that misses.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Carr controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark gets through Carr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carr tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Carr back against the cage.
Clark keeps control of Carr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Taylor Clark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carr.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Clark.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Carr's head.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark cracks Carr with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Clark as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Clark.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.

Carr is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oh Carr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark pushes Carr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Clark gets through Carr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Clark.
Carr working aggressively here.
Carr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
A short uppercut from Clark.
Clark lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Carr to his knees! Clark keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taylor Clark!
Taylor Clark thanked the fans post fight for their support.