PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Clinton
vs
Spartan

174 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Clinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Clinton drives through and clinches with Spartan against the cage.
Spartan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clinton has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Clinton.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clinton.

Clinton decides to pull guard.
Spartan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spartan wants to stand but Clinton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spartan postures up.
Clinton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spartan is one step ahead there.
Spartan cracks Clinton with a solid left hand.
Spartan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clinton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clinton wants to get back to his feet.
Spartan pushes Clinton off looking to stand but Clinton dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Spartan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Clinton closes the distance and clinches up with Spartan, looking for a takedown. Clinton pushes Spartan against the cage but Spartan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spartan lands a nice shot to the body.
Spartan swings for the body but Clinton moves out of range.
Clinton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spartan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clinton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clinton throws a front kick that sends Spartan stumbling back into the cage.
Clinton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spartan looks gassed!
Spartan thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton swinging wilding here.
Clinton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spartan throws a lazy right hand but Clinton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spartan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Clinton.
Spartan missing with a left hand there. Clinton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clinton lands with a kick to the temple. Spartan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Spartan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clinton has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Spartan.
Clinton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clinton fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Clinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clinton fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clinton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clinton tries to clinch but Spartan moves out of range.
Spartan misses the jab.
Matt Spartan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spartan throws a combination that misses

and Clinton counters with a single leg into guard. Spartan didn't expect that.
Spartan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clinton is controlling him.
Clinton content to stall in guard here.
Clinton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Clinton is standing up over Spartan. Spartan looks to escape but Clinton dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton advances nicely into full mount.
Clinton works his way to his opponent's back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spartan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Clinton is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Spartan is defending well though. Clinton let's go of the attempt for now.
Spartan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clinton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spartan has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Clinton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Spartan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spartan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clinton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spartan as he avoids it easily.
Spartan throws a hook but Clinton avoids it easily.
Clinton doesn't manage to clinch there - Spartan circles away.
Eddie Clinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Clinton clinches up against the cage.

Clinton breaks from the clinch.
Spartan throws a jab but it's blocked by Clinton.
Spartan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Clinton tries to clinch there but Spartan circles away.
Clinton wants to clinch.
Clinton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan swats away the attempt to clinch by Clinton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spartan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clinton defending well as Spartan loads up on a big left hand.
Spartan swinging wilding here.
Spartan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Clinton.
Clinton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clinton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spartan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clinton has a takedown stuffed.
Clinton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spartan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Clinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spartan swinging wilding here.
Clinton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spartan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spartan.
Clinton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clinton shoots in for a double leg but Spartan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clinton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clinton shoots for a double leg takedown but Spartan sprawls well. He's pushed Clinton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spartan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clinton moves away.
Eddie Clinton is winning the standup battle so far.
Spartan throws a jab but it's blocked by Clinton.
Clinton is looking to clinch.
Spartan works the jab nicely.
Spartan scores with a hook to the body. Clinton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Clinton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Clinton lands in his opponent's guard.
Clinton won't allow Spartan to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Clinton prevents Spartan from getting back to his feet.
Clinton pushes down on Spartan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Clinton wants to get back to his feet.
Spartan is trying to stand up here but Clinton is controlling him well.
Clinton blocks the strikes from Spartan.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Spartan as Clinton shoots in.
Spartan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Spartan throws a hook but Clinton avoids it easily.
Clinton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clinton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clinton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spartan.
Clinton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Spartan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clinton.
Clinton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clinton closes the distance and clinches up with Spartan, looking for a takedown. Clinton pushes Spartan against the cage but Spartan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spartan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spartan misses with a hook.
Matt Spartan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clinton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spartan stuffs the takedown.
Clinton walks into a jab.
Clinton shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Clinton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Spartan loads up on a big right hand but Clinton slips the punch.
Clinton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Spartan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clinton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Spartan misses its intended target.
Clinton slips under a jab.
Spartan connects with a looping right hand.
Clinton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spartan misses with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spartan stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Clinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spartan misses with a straight right.
Spartan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spartan missing with a left hand there. Clinton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spartan looks to throw the jab but Clinton is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan misses with an uppercut.
Clinton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clinton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spartan throws a body punch but Clinton moves out of range.
Clinton tries to move into range but Spartan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spartan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clinton ducks under a wild hook from Spartan.

Spartan gets caught flat footed, as Clinton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Clinton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clinton is thwarting Spartan's attempts to control the position.
Spartan scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Clinton manages to mount him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Spartan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
You get the feeling that Spartan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Clinton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Spartan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spartan is just holding on here. Clinton manages to take his back.
Spartan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Clinton not allowing Spartan to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Clinton is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Spartan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Spartan controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clinton lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Spartan.
Spartan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clinton tries to get the hooks in deep but Spartan pushed the leg off.
Spartan looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Spartan is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Matt Spartan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Clinton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spartan trying to control the action but Clinton just sinks the hooks in.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eddie Clinton.
Well Clinton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Clinton!