PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Obi Canuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendel Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Canuel
vs
Clark

189 cm
25
201 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obi Canuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wendel Clark!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark misses with a lunging right hand
and Canuel counters with a good, hard body kick but Clark shrugs it off.
Canuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canuel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clark.
Canuel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Canuel finds it's way through Clark's defenses.
Clark scores with a jab to the body.
Canuel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clark takes a step back to recover.
Nice uppercut there from Canuel.
Canuel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clark under the eye.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Canuel is just out of range.
Clark misses with a jab to the body
and Canuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canuel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Clark appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canuel.
Canuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Canuel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clark throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Canuel moves away and avoids it.
We've been informed that Clark has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Canuel needs to keep his hands up - Clark had a free shot at his head there.
Canuel scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canuel tries to counter by clinching up but Clark breaks away and moves out of range.
Clark throws a leg kick
letting Canuel counter with a right hand.
Canuel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Canuel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clark looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Canuel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Canuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Canuel throwing a counter right hand but Clark manages to avoid it.
Canuel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Canuel misses with a leg kick
and Clark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obi Canuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Clark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Canuel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Clark just manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canuel.

Clark bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Canuel is looking to reverse the position.
Clark working away.
The referee asks Clark politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Clark prefers to stall for the moment though.
Canuel is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Clark is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Clark throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Canuel because Clark loaded up on that one.
Canuel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Canuel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clark's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clark's back!
Clark covers up after that shot from Canuel.
Clark is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Canuel off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Canuel misses with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuel is not going to allow Clark to sit and survive in this position.
Clark covering up well and avoiding damage.
Canuel 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.
Clark is covering up but some of the strikes from Canuel are getting through and doing damage.
Canuel throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Clark takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Canuel lands shots from the back.
Clark trying to control the position but Canuel manages to sink in the hooks.
Canuel struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Clark is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Canuel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Clark right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canuel is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Clark up.
Clark trying to control the action but Canuel just sinks the hooks in.
Canuel missing with strikes from the back.
Clark is trying to remain composed but Canuel is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark covering up well under a series of strikes from Canuel.
Even with his hooks in, Canuel manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Clark covering up well under a barage of strikes.
I really don't envy Clark right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Obi Canuel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Canuel moves into the clinch.
A short left from Canuel.
Clark gets through Canuel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Canuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canuel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Canuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Canuel prevents a body shot from Clark.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clark blocking some punches.
Canuel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Clark wants to take the fight to the mat but Canuel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Canuel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Canuel.
Canuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Canuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Canuel tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
Clark lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Canuel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
Canuel misses with some punches.
Clark gets through Canuel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Clark.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.
Canuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Clark.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Canuel misses with some punches.
Canuel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wendel Clark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Canuel.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Clark digs a right hand into Canuel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Canuel's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
Clark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Canuel throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clark digs a right hand underneath Canuel's ribcage. Canuel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clark pushes Canuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Canuel misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Clark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuel tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
Canuel stalling the fight.
Canuel has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark tries to work over Canuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canuel backwards.
Canuel prevents a body shot from Clark.
Clark working aggressively here.
Clark avoiding damage as Canuel throws knees to the body.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark lands an uppercut.
Canuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
A head punch on the inside from Canuel fails to land.
Canuel trying to stall but Clark improves his position.
Canuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Canuel with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Canuel lands with a left to the head.
Canuel leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Canuel backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canuel.
Canuel looking to stall.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Clark lands a big right hand that drops Canuel! The killer instinct kicks in and Clark finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Clark!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wendel Clark!
During a confident post fight interview, Wendel Clark thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.