PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Clattenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tearrius George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Clattenburg
vs
George

188 cm
30
202 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

186 cm
26
227 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Clattenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tearrius George!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clattenburg rushes George and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clattenburg misses with a body punch.
Clattenburg lands with a left to the head.
Clattenburg tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Clattenburg back against the cage.
Clattenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George tries to work over Clattenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clattenburg misses with an elbow over the top.
Clattenburg has George pressed against the cage, preventing George from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Clattenburg lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
Clattenburg misses with an elbow over the top.
Clattenburg can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
George leaning his opponent against the cage.
Clattenburg misses with the head strike.
George blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clattenburg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
George lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Clattenburg.
I was talking to Clattenburg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clattenburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George throws out a leg kick but Clattenburg moves out of range and George only half commits.
Clattenburg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as George throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Clattenburg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clattenburg looks to land a left hand but George moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by George.
George connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clattenburg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clattenburg looks to land a combination but George avoids it well.
George ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clattenburg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from George.
George misses the body punch
and Clattenburg counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Clattenburg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clattenburg lands an elbow inside.
George manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clattenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clattenburg.
George stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Clattenburg.
Clattenburg can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
Clattenburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clattenburg tries a body shot but George blocks it.
Clattenburg misses with a punch on the inside.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
George throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Clattenburg.
George lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clattenburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.

George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Clattenburg misses.
A good leg kick by George.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Johny Clattenburg has been cut.
Clattenburg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and George connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clattenburg throws a right and a left that both miss.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clattenburg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
George misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clattenburg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Clattenburg takes the fight into the clinch.
Clattenburg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clattenburg prevents a body shot from George.
A bit of stalling here from George.
Clattenburg blocks an uppercut.
Clattenburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
Clattenburg lands a nice uppercut.
Clattenburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
George trying to stall but Clattenburg improves his position.
George prevents a body shot from Clattenburg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clattenburg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Clattenburg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
George ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by George.
George lands a right hook to the body.
Clattenburg misses with a few strikes there.
George flicks out a counter leg kick but Clattenburg steps away.
George is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Clattenburg rather than just go for the knockout.
George swats away the attempt to clinch by Clattenburg.
George lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clattenburg misses with a left hand
and George counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick from George.
George ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clattenburg defending well as George loads up on a big left hand.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johny Clattenburg will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Clattenburg lands with a right hand.
Clattenburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clattenburg.
Clattenburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
George chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tearrius George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George throws a leg kick but Clattenburg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Clattenburg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
George slips under a jab from Clattenburg.
Clattenburg wants to clinch.
George lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
George blocks a head kick by Clattenburg.
George appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
George lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
George misses with a jab to the body
and Clattenburg counters with a stiff right hand.
Clattenburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Clattenburg is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clattenburg. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from George - that will leave a mark!
Clattenburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but George swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Clattenburg rushes George and presses him up against the cage.
Clattenburg lands a right hand.
A short right from Clattenburg on the inside.
Clattenburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johny Clattenburg has scored more points in the clinch so far.

George breaks the clinch.
Clattenburg blocks a leg kick.
Clattenburg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
George throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
George misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
Clattenburg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clattenburg tries a head kick but it misses.
George swats away the attempt to clinch by Clattenburg.
George now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Clattenburg defending well as George loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Clattenburg misses the target.
Clattenburg misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
George misses with the combination.
George misses with a hook.
A head kick by Clattenburg misses
and George counters with a straight right hand.

Clattenburg rushes George and presses him up against the cage.
George wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
George pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee calls for George to work.
The crowd are getting on George's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clattenburg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clattenburg misses with a body punch.
George avoids a wild elbow strike from Clattenburg.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clattenburg lands a right hand that snaps the head of George backwards.
Clattenburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George tries to work over Clattenburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

George pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
George avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tearrius George seems to be getting the better of the standup.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clattenburg was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
Clattenburg avoids a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Clattenburg.
George misses with a combination

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clattenburg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Tearrius George's cut even more.
George dodges an elbow strike from Clattenburg.
George avoiding damage.
George scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clattenburg swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from George.
Clattenburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clattenburg misses with a body punch.

George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clattenburg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
George swats away the attempt to clinch by Clattenburg.
George is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Clattenburg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clattenburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Johny Clattenburg will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Clattenburg lands a nice hook to George's body. George takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
George takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
George keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clattenburg.
George missing with a left hand there. Clattenburg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clattenburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
Clattenburg misses with a straight right.
George is looking to slow Clattenburg down with leg kicks.
Clattenburg's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Clattenburg duly obliges.
George pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clattenburg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
George chopping away at his opponent's legs.
George lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from George.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Clattenburg forces George back against the cage and clinches.
George misses with the head strike.
George blocks an elbow strike from Clattenburg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clattenburg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through George's defenses.
Clattenburg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of George backwards.
George scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clattenburg tries to throw a body punch but George avoids it by throwing Clattenburg back against the cage.
Clattenburg throws a punch but it's blocked by George.
George slowing the pace effectively.
George misses with a punch on the inside.
George will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Clattenburg up against the cage.
George holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Clattenburg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clattenburg takes a shot to the head.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clattenburg prevents a body shot from George.
Clattenburg lands a nice uppercut.

The cut above Tearrius George's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clattenburg is leaning against George and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
George is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tearrius George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
George misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clattenburg just misses with a elbow thrown towards George's brow.
George lands a hook that snaps the head of Clattenburg backwards.
George wants to stall.
Clattenburg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clattenburg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Tearrius George's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Clattenburg lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

George breaks from the clinch.
Clattenburg throws a series of punches but George moves out of range.
George throws a jab when Clattenburg was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Clattenburg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clattenburg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before George has time to react.

Clattenburg clinches with his opponent.
Clattenburg throws an elbow but it misses.
George lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
George works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clattenburg backwards.
George lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clattenburg.

George manages to break the clinch.
Clattenburg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by George. George obviously looking to wear him down.
Clattenburg moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left and a right from George both land. Nice combination.
Clattenburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Clattenburg.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tearrius George's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johny Clattenburg!