PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Clarke (ranked 2912 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Delio (ranked 5091 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clarke
vs
Delio

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
186 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wade Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Delio!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delio misses with a series of wild punches.
Clarke takes one to the side of the head.
Delio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clarke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Delio.

Clarke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clarke showed some decent athleticism there.
Clarke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Delio looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke lands with a punch from half guard.
Delio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Clarke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delio being controlled here, momentarily.
Clarke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clarke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clarke cracks Delio with a solid left hand.
Clarke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clarke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Delio's head.
Clarke advances to half guard.
Clarke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke slows the pace down in half guard.
Clarke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clarke lands a nice short elbow.
Clarke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Clarke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Clarke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clarke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Clarke not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke lands with a punch from half guard.
Clarke drops an elbow to the side of Delio's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delio has hold of Clarke's hands but Clarke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clarke lands a nice short elbow.
Clarke is nestled in close to Delio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Clarke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Clarke working Delio over with strikes.
Clarke keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Clarke working over Delio with some ground and pound. Delio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clarke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Clarke slips a nice elbow through Delio's hands, connecting with Delio's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Clarke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Clarke moves into range and clinches up with Delio.
Clarke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delio can do to turn this around?
Delio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delio managing to block the knees to the body from Clarke.
Clarke is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Delio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Delio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clarke.
Clarke is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wade Clarke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Delio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Delio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delio tries to land a knee to the head but Clarke blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke can't get the takedown.
Delio is breathing heavily.
Clarke jumps guard but Delio stands there with Clarke around his waist. Clarke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Delio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clarke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clarke wants a takedown but no success here.

Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delio throws an off balance right hand

and Clarke counters with a takedown into side control.

Delio bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delio misses with a hook

and Clarke counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Delio!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Clarke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Clarke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Delio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Clarke connects with a decent elbow.
Clarke working the head with strikes.
Clarke lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Delio down.
Clarke landing strikes.
Clarke controls the position from side control.
Clarke has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Clarke lands a nice forearm strike.
Delio being controlled for a moment.
Clarke lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four 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.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wade Clarke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clarke scoring with punches from side control.
Clarke working the head and body with strikes.
Clarke moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Clarke scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Clarke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Clarke dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Clarke feints and as Delio raises his hands in defense, Clarke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clarke landing some decent shots from guard.
Clarke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Clarke postures up and lands a big shot to Delio's brow.
Delio being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Delio for as long as he can get away with.
Clarke's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Delio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke looking to pass the guard.
Delio being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clarke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delio.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Delio enables Clarke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Delio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Clarke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Clarke continues to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clarke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wade Clarke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clarke passes into half guard.
Well, if Clarke is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Delio loads up on a big right hand but Clarke slips the punch.
Clarke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Delio sprawls and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clarke.

Clarke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Clarke wants to pass the guard but Delio is defending well.
Eric Delio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clarke not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Clarke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Clarke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clarke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Clarke!