PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Clattenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Darkside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clattenburg
vs
Darkside

188 cm
23
202 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
22
209 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Clattenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Darkside!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clattenburg throws a shot from downtown. Darkside moves away and avoids it.
Clattenburg looks to land a left hand but Darkside moved out of range nicely.
Darkside steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Clattenburg.
Darkside throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Darkside misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darkside lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Darkside looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Darkside throws a sloppy head kick and Clattenburg moves out of range easily.
Darkside lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Johny Clattenburg has been cut.
Darkside throws out a leg kick but Clattenburg moves out of range and Darkside only half commits.
Darkside lands a head kick. Clattenburg smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darkside tries to clinch up.
Darkside attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darkside looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darkside thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clattenburg moves out of range of the body kick from Darkside.
Darkside throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clattenburg misses with a two punch combination.
Clattenburg checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Clattenburg misses the target.
Clattenburg throws a nice looking combination but Darkside bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clattenburg moves out of range of the leg kick from Darkside.
Clattenburg moves out of range of the leg kick from Darkside.
Sloppy strikes from Clattenburg. Those never looked like landing.
Darkside throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clattenburg misses with a looping left.
A jab from Clattenburg misses.
Darkside on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clattenburg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Danny Darkside has been cut.
Clattenburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darkside moves away.
Clattenburg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darkside fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darkside throws a wild body kick that Clattenburg sees coming a mile off.
Darkside keeps Clattenburg at a distance using the push kick.
Darkside steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clattenburg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Darkside does no damage.
A leg kick checked by Clattenburg.
A little feinted left hand from Clattenburg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clattenburg lands with a hook. Darkside tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clattenburg misses with a series of wild punches.
Darkside turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clattenburg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Darkside thumps Clattenburg with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Darkside.
Clattenburg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Darkside closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clattenburg quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clattenburg is not content to let Darkside control the position.
Clattenburg wants to improve his position but Darkside is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg is doing well to control the position and prevent Darkside from advancing to side control.
Darkside throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Darkside throwing shots but Clattenburg is blocking nicely.
Clattenburg wants to control but Darkside is keeping busy.
Darkside passes the guard and advances to mount!
Darkside working Clattenburg over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg is squirming around, avoiding Darkside's attempts to control the action.
Darkside has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darkside working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Darkside blocks Clattenburg's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Darkside prevents Clattenburg from getting the reversal.
Clattenburg tries to lock up and control but Darkside gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Darkside landing strikes from the mount.
Clattenburg blocking the ground and pound.
Clattenburg can't escape the position.
Clattenburg is trying to stand up.
Clattenburg wants to hold on but Darkside pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Darkside dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Darkside throws a head kick that Clattenburg semi-blocks.
Clattenburg throws a body shot but no joy.
Clattenburg moves out of range of the leg kick from Darkside.
Darkside lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big left from Clattenburg misses.
Darkside throws a leg kick that misses.
Darkside throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clattenburg misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darkside counters with a nice leg kick.
Darkside lands a leg kick that knocks Clattenburg off balance momentarily.
Darkside is looking to slow Clattenburg down with leg kicks.
Clattenburg throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkside uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clattenburg.
Darkside throws a low kick, looking for Clattenburg's leg but Clattenburg calmly moves out of range.
Clattenburg scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Clattenburg there.
Darkside misses with a kick to the body
and Clattenburg counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clattenburg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darkside stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darkside loads up on a big right hand but Clattenburg slips the punch.
Clattenburg appears to be looking for a big counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darkside. That's going to slow Clattenburg down.
Clattenburg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darkside can pounce on him.
Clattenburg lands a really nice looking cross but Darkside seems unphased.
Darkside on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Darkside takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darkside tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Clattenburg's head coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darkside finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Clattenburg's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Darkside falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Clattenburg!