PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elisha Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josua Clothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Clark
vs
Clothe

160 cm
18
151 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elisha Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josua Clothe!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark looks to land a combination but Clothe avoids it well.
Clothe stuffs the takedown.
Clothe throws a right and a left that Clark avoids nicely.
Clark tries a head kick but it misses.
Clothe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clothe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Josua Clothe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Clothe clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clothe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clark up against the cage.

Clothe has picked Clark up - he's going for a ride! Clothe dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Clark is trying to stand up here but Clothe is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clothe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clark is looking to improve his position.

Clothe seems to be working for a kimura but Clark defends the submission attempt.
Clothe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Clark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clark tries to kick Clothe off but Clothe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Clark has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clothe is working away from the top position though.
Clothe passes the guard and advances to mount!
Clothe controlling the position easily from mount.
Clark tries to hold on but Clothe pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clothe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Clark wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Clothe slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Clothe connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Clark to escape the position.
Clothe is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to break free.
Clothe slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Clothe lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Clark.
Clothe just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josua Clothe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Clark avoids the head kick by Clothe.

Clothe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Clothe decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Clark has closed the distance and engaged Clothe in a clinch.
Clark could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stalling in the clinch from Clothe.

Clothe successfully pulls guard.

Clothe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clothe wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clothe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Clothe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clothe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Clark keeping full guard, as Clothe tries to pass.
Clark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clark can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clothe controls the pace.
Let's hope that Clothe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

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.
Clark is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clothe stopping the sweep attempt from Clark.
Clark can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clothe controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Clothe forces his way into half guard.
Clark is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clothe wants to stand but Clark has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Clark gets caught flat footed, as Clothe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Clothe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clark lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Josua Clothe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clothe on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clothe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clark is aware though and is defending well.
Clark postures up in Clothe's guard and throws a big left but Clothe blocks it.

Clothe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clothe is pulling down on Clark's head. It's preventing any offense from Clark, at least for the moment.

Clothe is looking for a triangle but Clark pushes his legs off easily.
Clark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clark preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josua Clothe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Clothe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Clark is trying to defend but Clothe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark is trying to get back to full guard.
Clothe slips a nice elbow through Clark's hands, connecting with Clark's forehead.
Clothe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Clothe has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
A nice elbow there by Clothe.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clothe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Clothe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Clark wants to hold on but Clothe pushes him away.
Clark is wriggling around trying to escape.

Clark defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Clothe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clothe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clark is bucking up trying to escape but Clothe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Clothe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clothe goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Clark is on top in guard.
Clothe has control of Clark's left arm, preventing Clark from doing any damage.
Clark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Clothe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clark throws an elbow that misses. Clothe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Clark's guard. Nice move by Clothe!

Clothe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Clark has his foot on Clothe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clothe works his way back into a safe position though.
Clothe wants to stand but Clark is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clothe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josua Clothe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clothe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josua Clothe!