PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jospeh Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Exequiel De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jospeh Clay has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Clay
vs
De Leon

183 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jospeh Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Exequiel De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Leon defends it nicely.

De Leon scores with a takedown into Clay's guard.
Clay lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leon trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.

De Leon gets to his feet - Clay follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Leon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De Leon lands in his opponent's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Clay manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Clay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Leon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clay tries to pull guard but De Leon won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jospeh Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Clay drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clay wants to stand up but De Leon is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

De Leon looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Leon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clay really is a fat lump.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clay prevents De Leon from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon is looking to control Clay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Leon avoid being mounted?
Clay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Leon trying to control from the bottom.
De Leon tries to kick Clay off in order to stand up. Clay Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
De Leon wants to control but Clay postures up.
De Leon tries to buck Clay off but Clay is having none of it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
Clay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clay moves out of range of the body kick.
A left and a right from De Leon both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Jospeh Clay has been cut.
Clay misses with a double jab.
Clay tries for a takedown but De Leon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Clay tries to sprawl but De Leon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Clay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay tries to kick De Leon off but De Leon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

De Leon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Leon looks winded!
De Leon prevents Clay from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Exequiel De Leon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jospeh Clay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Leon scores with a takedown into Clay's guard.
De Leon prevents Clay from getting back to his feet.
De Leon sitting in guard here, content to control.

Clay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

De Leon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Clay, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leon tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Clay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clay.

De Leon pushes Clay off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clay is looking to clinch.
De Leon wants to clinch up but Clay keeps it at a distance.

Clay gets caught napping as De Leon dives in and scores a takedown. Clay manages to retain guard.
De Leon wants to stand but Clay has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
De Leon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon wants to get up but he can't break Clay's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
De Leon trying to control but Clay is working from the bottom.
Clay wants to stand and escape but De Leon is having none of it.
Clay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

De Leon wants to control but Clay is keeping busy.
De Leon is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Clay is staying active.
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.
De Leon tries to roll over but Clay keeps him under control.
De Leon is breathing heavily.
Clay throwing shots but De Leon is blocking nicely.
De Leon is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Clay jumps into side control!
You can see the frustration on De Leon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Clay has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

De Leon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Clay did well to prevent De Leon getting side control.

Clay manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Clay enables De Leon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Clay manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Clay wants to stand up but De Leon is controlling him.
Clay looking for a sweep. Not yet Clay, not yet.
De Leon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Clay's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Clay manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jospeh Clay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jospeh Clay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

De Leon tries to clinch but Clay moves out of range.
Clay is looking for a counter combo.
De Leon misses with a few strikes there.
De Leon throws a right and a left that Clay avoids nicely.
De Leon jabs Clay right on the nose. Clay blinks but takes it well.
Jospeh Clay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

De Leon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Clay pushes De Leon off and gets back to his feet.

De Leon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Leon showed some decent athleticism there.
De Leon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay is trying to stand back up but De Leon is controlling him
De Leon trying to control the action but Clay is working from the bottom.
De Leon trying to advance position but Clay counters by regaining guard.
De Leon wants to control from the top but Clay keeps moving.
Clay wants to stand up but De Leon is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Clay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

De Leon is looking to improve his position.
Clay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Clay seems to be working for a kimura but De Leon defends the submission attempt.

De Leon is defending against the submission attempts here by Clay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon is looking for a sweep. Clay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Leon has a hand on Clay's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Clay takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
De Leon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De Leon is desperately trying to improve his position but Clay has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four 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.

Clay is standing up, even though he is in mount.

De Leon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Clay manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clay is on top in guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clay tries to stand but De Leon is controlling from the bottom.

Clay decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jospeh Clay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jospeh Clay!