PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Burl Puckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cerrone Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerrone Clark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Puckett
vs
Clark

203 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Burl Puckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cerrone Clark!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Puckett, pushing him back against the cage.

Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clark misses with a double jab.

Clark dives in and scores a takedown into Puckett's guard.
Clark wants to stand but Puckett has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Puckett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Clark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Puckett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clark has managed to get both his arms back between Puckett's legs - danger averted.
Clark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark looking to pass the guard.
Clark controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Puckett looking for a guillotine here but Clark defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Puckett's head.

Puckett is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Clark rolls with it to try and escape but Puckett cranks on the arm and Clark is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Burl Puckett!