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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benton Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bearowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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173 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benton Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Bearowsky!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton shoots in looking for a takedown but Bearowsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clayton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bearowsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clayton blocks a head kick by Bearowsky.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Clayton enables Bearowsky to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Clayton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bearowsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Clayton is retaining full guard.
Bearowsky drops back, looking for a kneebar! Clayton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Clayton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Clayton!
Clayton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Clayton crashes against the mat.
Clayton working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearowsky takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Clayton sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bearowsky is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Clayton tries to stand but Bearowsky is controlling his head.
Clayton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bearowsky tries to bench press Clayton off him but Clayton keeps the position.
Clayton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Clayton trying to control the action but Bearowsky is working from the bottom.
Clayton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Clayton crashes against the mat.
Clayton throws a strike aimed at the side of Bearowsky's head but Bearowsky avoids it well.
Bearowsky dodges the ground and pound from Clayton.
Clayton working the ground and pound but Bearowsky is defending the strikes.
Bearowsky defending against the ground and pound.
Clayton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bearowsky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clayton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bearowsky managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Clayton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Clayton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Clayton tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Clayton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Clayton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bearowsky manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bearowsky is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearowsky is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Clayton is just riding it out for now. Bearowsky eventually gives up the hold.
Bearowsky looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton trying to control from the bottom.
Bearowsky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bearowsky seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benton Clayton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clayton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bearowsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clayton somewhat.
Bearowsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clayton.
Bearowsky closes the distance and clinches.
Clayton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bearowsky is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Clayton to the mat. Clayton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Clayton is trying to keep Bearowsky in close.
Bearowsky postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Clayton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bearowsky, into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton distracts Bearowsky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearowsky looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benton Clayton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bearowsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clayton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bearowsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bearowsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clayton looking to sit in guard and control but Bearowsky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clayton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearowsky won't allow Clayton to sweep him here.
Bearowsky looking to pass the guard.
Clayton trying to keep a closed guard but Bearowsky is proving a slippery customer.
Clayton seems keen to control Bearowsky's posture.
Bearowsky drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Clayton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bearowsky has Clayton in his guard.
Bearowsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton is looking to work some ground and pound but Bearowsky has wrist control.
Bearowsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bearowsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bearowsky looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bearowsky is breathing heavily.
Clayton throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Clayton wants to control from the top but Bearowsky keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clayton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bearowsky.
Clayton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bearowsky to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Clayton holds on and takes a little breather.
Clayton trying to keep a closed guard but Bearowsky is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clayton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bearowsky is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bearowsky drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Clayton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bearowsky has Clayton in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Bearowsky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bearowsky stuffs the takedown.
Bearowsky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Clayton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bearowsky is fending him off so far but Clayton persists. Nope, Bearowsky circles away and we're back to standing.
Clayton has his takedown stuffed
and Bearowsky counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benton Clayton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clayton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Clayton is trying to break the clinch but Bearowsky is controlling him.
Bearowsky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clayton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton working hard to break the clinch.
Bearowsky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clayton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bearowsky has clasped his hands together around Clayton's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Clayton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bearowsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearowsky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bearowsky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Clayton struggling a bit here.
Clayton is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Clayton holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Bearowsky goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Clayton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bearowsky but great work by Clayton.
Clayton cracks Bearowsky with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bearowsky managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Clayton.
Bearowsky is looking to regain half guard here but Clayton keeps moving and retains side control.
Clayton trying to control the position but Bearowsky is working away.
Clayton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Clayton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Clayton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bearowsky regains half guard, as Clayton was trying to land strikes.
Clayton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clayton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clayton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bearowsky taking some punishment here, with Clayton in his half guard.
Clayton thows a huge punch but Bearowsky dodges it nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clayton shoots in looking for a takedown. Bearowsky tries to sprawl out of it but Clayton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bearowsky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clayton shoots in for a takedown but Bearowsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clayton has his takedown stuffed
and Bearowsky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clayton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bearowsky smiles and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bearowsky.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Bearowsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bearowsky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Bearowsky!
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energy
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RATING
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