PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Clarke (ranked 3683 p4p, 125 weight class) and Keon Douglas (ranked 3965 p4p, 137 weight class). Douglas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gangsters Paradise. Jack Clarke looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Clarke
vs
Douglas

225 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keon Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas thuds his right hand into Clarke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Jack Clarke has been cut.
Clarke looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Douglas moves into the clinch.
Clarke wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.
Douglas has Clarke pushed against the cage.
Clarke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Douglas stalling against the cage.
Douglas receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Douglas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Douglas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Douglas stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keon Douglas.

Douglas drives through and clinches with Clarke against the cage.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Douglas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Douglas.
Douglas is struggling to control the position.
Clarke takes a shot to the head.
Clarke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Douglas gets through Clarke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Douglas - that landed with a thud.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clarke up against the cage.
Douglas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands with a left to the head.
Clarke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Douglas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Douglas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Douglas lands with a short shot to the head.
Douglas pushes Clarke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Clarke is rocked!

Jack Clarke's cut is getting worse.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Clarke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas dips a shoulder and cracks Clarke with a mighty uppercut! Clarke falls back against the cage and Douglas unloads with a barrage of strikes! Clarke is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Douglas screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keon Douglas!