PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Clarke (ranked 4290 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Brockington (ranked 6315 p4p, 0 weight class). Clarke has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kevin Brockington enters the cage!

Clarke
vs
Brockington

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kevin Brockington!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Clarke darts in and clinches Brockington up against the cage.

Brockington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Clarke clinches.

Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Clarke closes the distance and clinches.
Clarke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clarke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brockingtons head.
Clarke is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Brockington moves out of range.
Brockington feints the counter takedown.

Clarke has closed the distance and engaged Brockington in a clinch.
Brockington is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clarke is defending well.
Brockington goes for a takedown attempt but Clarke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anthony Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Brockington.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brockington.
Brockington looks winded!

Clarke clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brockington wants to take the fight to the mat but Clarke manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Clarke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brockingtons head.

Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Clarke closes the distance and pushes Brockington back into the cage.

Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Brockington gets tackled into the cage by Clarke. Clarke maintains the clinch.
Clarke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Clarke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clarke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clarke lands with a short shot to the head.
Clarke scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Clarke.
Brockington wants a takedown but no success here.
Clarke lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Clarke manages to break the clinch.
Brockington goes for a double leg but Clarke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Clarke continues to drive forward.

Clarke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brockington tries for a takedown but Clarke manages to get underhooks.
Clarke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Clarke.
Clarke lands with a right to the head.
Clarke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Clarke darts in and clinches Brockington up against the cage.
Brockington is trying to drag Clarke to the mat but Clarke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clarke lands with a left to the head.

Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Clarke takes the fight into the clinch.
Clarke lands an uppercut.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brockington feints and as Clarke raises his hands in defense, Brockington changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clarke wants to stand but Brockington is controlling the position.
Clarke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clarke tries to get out of the position.
Brockington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brockington with a nice head shot there.
Brockington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brockington trying to control the position from guard on top but Clarke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brockington passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clarke taking a bit of punishment here - Brockington scoring with strikes.

Brockington tries for a kimura but Clarke is defending well.
Brockington prevents Clarke from escaping the position.

Brockington looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clarke is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Brockington asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've been informed that Brockington has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Clarke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brockington on the ground.

Brockington has hold of Clarke's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Clarke seems comfortable defending it but Brockington has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Clarke is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Clarke is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Brockington couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Brockington!