PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All Fired Up. The crowd seem to be enjoying Moretti's choice of entrance music: CHANGES. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clark
vs
Moretti

186 cm
32
179 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

178 cm
34
177 lbs
36 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Pearson Specter Litt

Conviction

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 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Clark.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moretti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moretti is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Moretti gets a clinch.
Moretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moretti blocking some punches.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti misses with a punch to the body.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
Clark blocks a body shot from Moretti.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moretti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Moretti saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti throws a right and a left that Clark avoids nicely.
Moretti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moretti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Moretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Moretti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Clark is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Enzo Moretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moretti throws a leg kick but Clark moved away.
Clark went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Moretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Moretti.
Moretti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
Clark scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moretti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moretti.
Moretti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Moretti is predictable there
and Clark counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti throws a wild body kick that Clark sees coming a mile off.
Moretti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Clark. That one must have hurt.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moretti.
Clark lands with a kick to the temple. Moretti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Moretti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clark misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moretti.
Moretti looks for the body kick but Clark saw that one coming.
Clark lands a jab to Moretti's midsection.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moretti can pounce on him.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark avoids the body shot from Moretti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti throws a push kick but Clark slaps the foot to one side.
Moretti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Moretti tries to clinch up but Clark circles away and keeps his distance.
Clark scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Moretti wants to clinch.
Moretti throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark cracks Moretti with a good jab.
Moretti takes one on the button.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moretti.
Clark lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Moretti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moretti is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
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!
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moretti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moretti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moretti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clark tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clark lands an overhand right.
Moretti keeps the fight on the outside.
Moretti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moretti's knee momentarily.

Moretti moves into the clinch.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Moretti.
Clark misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Clark dominated that round.
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.

Moretti throws a leg kick that misses.
Moretti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Moretti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moretti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Clark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moretti checks a low kick from Clark.
Moretti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moretti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moretti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clark's head.
Moretti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Moretti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moretti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moretti throws a push kick but Clark slaps the foot to one side.
Clark misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moretti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moretti thuds his shin into the meat of Clark's side.
Clark throws a hook but Moretti blocks it.
Moretti throws a leg kick but Clark checks it.
Clark misses with a left hand
and Moretti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Moretti does no damage.
And Clark counters with a quick kick to the body but Moretti blocks it.
Moretti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moretti.
Clark throws a nice head kick!
Eddie Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Moretti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moretti takes a step back to recover.
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moretti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moretti connects with a nice looking jab.
Moretti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Clark counters with a two punch combo.
Moretti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark needs to keep his hands up - Moretti had a free shot at his head there.
Moretti lands with a good body shot.
Moretti throws a front kick aimed at Clark's knee but Clark avoids it well.
Moretti connects with a body shot.
Clark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moretti's sensitive parts.
A jab from Clark finds it's way through Moretti's defenses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moretti, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moretti digs a good hook to Clark's body.

Moretti clinches up with Clark and pushes him back against the cage.
Clark blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moretti.
Moretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.

Clark manages to break the clinch.
Clark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Moretti misses with a wild body shot.
Moretti looks for the body kick but Clark saw that one coming.
Clark walks into a jab.
A big left from Clark misses.
Clark throws the left hand but Moretti avoids the punch easily.
Clark throws a poor cross that misses
and Moretti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Clark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clark.
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!
Moretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moretti tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark prevents a body shot from Moretti.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Moretti.
A head punch on the inside from Moretti fails to land.
Clark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Moretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Moretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moretti lands with a short shot to the head.
Clark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moretti or not.
Moretti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clark.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Moretti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Clark checks the leg kick.
Clark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moretti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moretti shapes to counter with a head kick.
Moretti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clark moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Moretti does a little dance to reset his feet.

Moretti moves into the clinch.
Moretti throws a head punch that misses.
Moretti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Moretti.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti is leaning against Clark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark swings wildly with an uppercut but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enzo Moretti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Clark as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moretti blocks a body shot from Clark.
Moretti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark is leaning against Moretti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clark is working Moretti over against the cage.
Moretti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
It appears Clark was looking to counter with a kick there.
Clark checks a low kick from Moretti.
Clark throws the kick towards the body but Moretti avoids it.
Moretti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark throws a right hand that Moretti ducks under and follows up with a left that Moretti also avoids with ease.
Moretti misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Moretti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Moretti misses with a low kick.
Moretti misses with a shot to the body
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moretti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Clark sends Moretti crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Clark is motioning to the referee to let Moretti up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A swing and a miss from Clark.
Clark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moretti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Moretti throws a lazy head kick
and Clark counters with a nice kick to the body.
Moretti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Clark.
Moretti misses the body punch
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Clark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moretti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moretti throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.

Clark sends Moretti crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Clark is motioning to the referee to let Moretti up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Moretti is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark throws a body kick that misses.
Moretti is still on wobbly legs! Can Clark finish him?
Moretti misses with a low kick.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moretti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Clark.
Moretti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moretti misses with a body kick.
Moretti seems to have recovered his senses.
Clark staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti connects with the punch.
Clark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clark lands with a right hand.
Moretti takes one to the chin there.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moretti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moretti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Moretti misses with an uppercut.
And Clark counters with a quick kick to the body but Moretti blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Moretti throws a big shot that misses.
Clark jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Moretti misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Clark!
After winning the bout, Eddie Clark thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.