PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rent a Wreck. Xinhai has chosen Loco as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Clark
vs
Xinhai

168 cm
33
148 lbs
29 - 22 - 1

169 cm
29
143 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Worldwide Nutrition (160q)
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 29 - 22 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Clark misses.
Xinhai throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Xinhai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xinhai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xinhai has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Clark is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Xinhai throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
Clark swings for the body but Xinhai moves out of range.
Xinhai drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Clark defends it well.
Xinhai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
A jab lands there for Clark.
Clark throws a body punch but Xinhai moves out of range.

Xinhai drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clark keeping full guard, as Xinhai tries to pass.
Xinhai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark working a defensive guard here.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Xinhai from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Xinhai with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Clark. No joy for Xinhai on that attempt.
Clark lands a jab to the head.
Xinhai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai misses with a head kick.
Xinhai motions for Clark to come forward. Xinhai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clark slips under a jab.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Xinhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Xinhai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xinhai moves out of range of the strikes.
Xinhai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clark as he avoids it easily.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Xinhai saw that one coming.
Clark drops his hands momentarily and Xinhai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Xinhai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Xinhai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Xinhai slips a jab from Clark.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Xinhai throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Xinhai is looking to score with low kicks.
Xinhai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Xinhai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xinhai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Xinhai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
A counter left hand to the body from Clark misses its target.
Xinhai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xinhai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Clark as he connects with a hook.
Clark misses with a body shot
and Xinhai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Clark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Clark throws a hook but Xinhai avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xinhai.
Clark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xinhai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Xinhai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Xinhai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Xinhai misses
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.

Xinhai is rocked!
Clark drops Xinhai with a naaaaasty hook - Xinhai is in real trouble here! Clark dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Clark!
Our winner, Jack Clark, 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.