PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Clark (ranked 671 p4p, 340 weight class) and Pedro Fuentes (ranked 29 p4p, 13 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Clark
vs
Fuentes

195 cm
22
309
8 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
300
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuentes throws a leg kick but Clark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Pedro Fuentes has been cut.
Fuentes misses with a kick to the body.
Fuentes blocks a jab.
Fuentes connects with a solid leg kick.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fuentes throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
Clark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clark misses with a hook. Fuentes ducked under it nicely.
Fuentes avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Fuentes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fuentes slips under a jab from Clark.
Fuentes throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Fuentes ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Fuentes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Fuentes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuentes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clark looks to throw the jab but Fuentes is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses the body punch
enabling Fuentes to counter with a crisp jab.
Clark misses with a body shot
and Fuentes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Fuentes moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fuentes, as that shot connected.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
Fuentes scores with a nice right hand.
Fuentes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fuentes ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Fuentes throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Fuentes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clark cracks a nice hook into Fuentes's ribs.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fuentes scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fuentes.
Clark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fuentes lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes scores with a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Fuentes.
A low kick lands for Fuentes.
Fuentes with a hook.
Clark misses with a left hand
and Fuentes counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuentes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clark lands with a shot to the body.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuentes moves away.
Fuentes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That has opened up Pedro Fuentes's cut even more.
Nice body kick from Fuentes.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuentes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Fuentes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Fuentes throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Jab, jab by Fuentes - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Fuentes saw that one coming.
Fuentes lands a head kick. Clark smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fuentes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuentes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clark swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Clark - just one landing.
Clark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuentes feints and then cracks Clark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clark down.
Clark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark looks to throw the jab but Fuentes is out of range.
Clark backing away here, and Fuentes unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fuentes counters with a nice body kick.
Clark is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
Clark looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Clark as he connects with a hook.

The cut above Pedro Fuentes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
A jab from Fuentes finds it's way through Clark's defenses.
Fuentes ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Fuentes uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fuentes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clark gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuentes.
An attempted straight right counter from Clark misses the target.
Fuentes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Fuentes.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuentes.
Fuentes with a jab.
Clark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuentes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clark looks to land a combination but Fuentes avoids it well.
Fuentes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fuentes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fuentes connects with a solid leg kick.
Fuentes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Fuentes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Fuentes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Clark throws a lazy right hand but Fuentes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark throws an off balance right hand
and Fuentes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Clark might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Clark walks into a jab.
Pedro Fuentes seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Fuentes drops Clark with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Clark looks back up at him and smiles so Fuentes waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Clark is rocked!
Clark misses with the combination.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fuentes flicks out a counter leg kick but Clark steps away.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.
Clark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark misses with a body shot

and Fuentes counters with a nice right hand that sends Clark toppling to the canvas! Clark scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fuentes finish him?!
Clark cracks a nice hook into Fuentes's ribs.
Clark 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.
Clark swings for the body but Fuentes moves out of range.
Fuentes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clark.

Fuentes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Clark.
Fuentes lands a left hand.
Fuentes struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fuentes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clark working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Fuentes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuentes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clarks head.
Fuentes pushes Clark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fuentes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Fuentes.

Fuentes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fuentes moves into the clinch.
Fuentes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Fuentes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark tries to work over Fuentes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuentes controls his hands.
Fuentes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Pedro Fuentes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fuentes tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Fuentes back against the cage.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Clark fails to land.
Fuentes misses with some punches.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.

Fuentes breaks the clinch.
Clark misses with a shot to the body
and Fuentes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Fuentes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuentes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fuentes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clark takes a step back to recover.
Good shot there by Fuentes.
Fuentes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fuentes lands a glancing blow to the side of Clark's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Clark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuentes.
Fuentes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clark at a distance.

Fuentes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Fuentes as the two fighters clinch.
Fuentes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Fuentes avoiding damage.
Clark's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A shot in the inside from Fuentes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fuentes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuentes.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fuentes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuentes pushes Clark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fuentes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Fuentes.
Fuentes lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Fuentes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuentes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuentes thumps Clark with a low kick.
Clark takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fuentes works Clark's body with a nice hook.
Fuentes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fuentes connects with a leg kick.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuentes was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Fuentes thuds his shin into the meat of Clark's side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuentes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fuentes.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Fuentes counters with a huge right that knocks Clark out cold! Fuentes is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Fuentes!
Pedro Fuentes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.