PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elisha Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Rabarbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Clark
vs
Rabarbar

160 cm
18
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elisha Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marek Rabarbar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabarbar throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Clark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clark.

Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Rabarbar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clark napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Clark gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Clark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clark wants to control but Rabarbar is keeping busy.
Rabarbar working over Clark with some ground and pound. Clark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark is looking for a sweep. Rabarbar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rabarbar stops Clark from getting back to his feet.
Rabarbar trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark trying to control from the bottom.
Rabarbar drops an elbow to the side of Clark's head.
Rabarbar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clark defending well though.

Rabarbar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clark defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabarbar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clark looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Clark manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabarbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
Rabarbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clark is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rabarbar is controlling him.
Rabarbar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Clark misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with the combination.
Rabarbar with the counter takedown but Clark avoids it easily.
Clark misses with the combination.
Marek Rabarbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rabarbar.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Clark tries to bench press Rabarbar off him but Rabarbar keeps the position.
Clark tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rabarbar easily slips into full mount!
Rabarbar breaks from Clark's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabarbar landing strikes, looking to finish!

Rabarbar has isolated one of Clark's arms. Clark looking to fight him off but Rabarbar twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marek Rabarbar!