PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cerrone Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marquess Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Clark
vs
Stanley

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
24
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cerrone Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marquess Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws a leg kick but Stanley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stanley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Stanley.

Stanley drops Clark with a nice combination! Stanley dives into Clark's guard, looking to finish!

Clark is rocked!

It looks like Cerrone Clark has been cut.
Clark wants to stand but Stanley is controlling the position.
Oh Clark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stanley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clark is proving hard to escape from.
Stanley looking to pass the guard.
Clark looking for a sweep. Not yet Clark, not yet.
Stanley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stanley stays in close to Clark's body and controls the position.
Clark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clark tries to get out of the position.
Stanley preventing the sweep.
Stanley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clark is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanley stopping the sweep attempt from Clark.
Stanley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Clark looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clark throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stanley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stanley wants to stand but Clark has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stanley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clark trying to keep a closed guard but Stanley is proving a slippery customer.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.

Stanley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley won't allow Clark to sweep him here.

Clark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stanley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stanley trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.

Clark looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clark has his hands on Stanley's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A leg kick checked by Clark.
Stanley throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Stanley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clark.
Clark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stanley counters with a huge left! Clark is in big trouble! He's backing up but Stanley isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Clark from any more damage. A dominating finish by Stanley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marquess Stanley!