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). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Carr
vs
Clark

185 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
39
185 lbs
30 - 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 - 2 - 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 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
Clark lands a leg kick that knocks Carr off balance momentarily.
Carr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Carr swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Clark counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clark won't allow Carr to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carr wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Clark is now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Clark is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carr is looking to improve his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Clark decides to stand up.
That kick from Clark tenderised Carr's leg. Carr is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clark. That's going to slow Carr down.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carr misses with a left hand

and Clark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Clark working aggressively here.
Carr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Clark.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark gets through Carr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carr wants to stall.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr is trying to stall.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Carr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carr prevents a body shot from Clark.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carr backwards.
Clark tries a body shot but Carr blocks it.
Clark pushes Carr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Clark dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Carr misses with a looping left.
Carr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carr tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carr throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.

Clark gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carr lands a hook that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Carr taking a breather.
Clark working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Carr tries to stall but Clark uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Clark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Carr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Carr fails to land.
Clark prevents Carr from breaking the clinch.
Carr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carr blocks an uppercut.
Carr blocking some punches.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark pushes Carr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Carr controls the action.
Carr throws a head punch that misses.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taylor Clark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carr tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Clark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Carr avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
Carr prevents a body shot from Clark.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clark as Carr tries to tie him up.
Clark lands a right hand.
Clark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Carr misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is leaning against Carr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clark lands a body shot.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
Carr wants to break free but Clark has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right hook to the body lands for Clark.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clark scores with the left hand. Carr knows he should have avoided that one.
Clark throws a shot to the body.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carr.
Carr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cornelius Carr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carr throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark wants to counter the offense by Carr and move into the clinch position.
Clark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carr misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr.
Clark scores with a decent looking hook.
Carr misses with a straight right.
Carr misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr misses with a hook to the body

and Clark moves into the clinch.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Carr controls the action.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark lands a left hand.
Carr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carr is trying to push Clark away but Clark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carr trying to control the position but instead, Clark has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carr into the cage.
Clark is leaning against Carr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clark scores with a shot to the side of Carr's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark digs a right hand into Carr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carr's gas tank.
Clark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark lands a left hand.
Carr swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cornelius Carr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carr looking to slow down the pace here.
Carr stalling in the clinch but Clark improves position.
Carr can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carr tries to stall but Clark uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cornelius Carr.
Carr just misses with a punch to the body.
Carr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Clark.
Taylor Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carr throws a poor cross that misses

and Clark counters with a single leg into guard. Carr didn't expect that.
Clark showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Clark stands and steps away. Carr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark delivers a nice body kick.
Clark is looking to slow Carr down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Clark.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carr lands with a right hand.
Carr throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carr. That did some damage!
Carr misses with a hook

and Clark counters by clinching up.
Carr looking to slow down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Clark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clark has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Clark!
A victorious Taylor Clark thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.