|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Clark (ranked 1793 p4p, 2457 weight class) and Rhondon Rousey (ranked 105 p4p, 144 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rhondon Rousey enters the cage!
 |
|
 |
| 171 cm
27
133
8 - 3 - 0 |
|
180 cm
21
145
5 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhondon Rousey!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark cracks Rousey with a good jab.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
Clark has managed to clinch.
Rousey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rousey lands an elbow inside.
Rousey tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Rousey.
Rousey tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rousey working aggressively here.
Clark manages to break the clinch.
Clark tries to clinch but Rousey moves out of range.
Rousey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Clark's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clark throws an elbow but misses.
Rousey throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Rousey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rousey misses with an elbow strike.
Rousey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clark prevents a body shot from Rousey.
Rousey tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rousey prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Rousey avoids the elbow strike from Clark, against the cage.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Rousey controls the action.
Clark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey misses with a body punch.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kurt Clark has been cut.
Rousey misses with a punch on the inside.
Rousey misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
Rousey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clark.
Rousey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clark working aggressively here.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rousey backwards.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark lands a body shot.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike from Clark.
Rousey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clark lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Rousey controls his hands.
Rousey tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Clark working aggressively here.
Rousey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clark tries to circle away but Rousey has him pinned against the cage.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
Rousey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clark.
Rousey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Rousey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rousey scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Clark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark blocks a body shot from Rousey.
Rousey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rousey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rousey blocking some punches.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rousey throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Rousey.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rousey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark avoiding damage as Rousey throws knees to the body.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Rousey avoids the elbow strike from Clark, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Clark.
Nice body punch from Rousey.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rousey blocks a body shot from Clark.
Rousey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Rousey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rhondon Rousey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurt Clark's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rousey misses with a hook to the body
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Clark drives through and clinches with Rousey against the cage.
Rousey trying to land knees to the body.
Rousey lands a knee to the body.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Rousey takes a shot to the head.
Clark misses with some punches.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Rousey.
Rousey keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark misses with an elbow strike.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Rousey won't allow it.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Rousey backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rousey.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark tries to circle away but Rousey has him pinned against the cage.
Rousey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rousey lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
Rousey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rhondon Rousey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rousey obliges.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Rousey misses with a body punch.
Rousey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clark blocks a body shot from Rousey.
Rousey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rousey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark can't find room to land a body shot as Rousey controls the action.
Rousey swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike from Clark.
Clark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark misses with an elbow strike.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Rousey.
Rousey tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rousey's brow.
Clark lands a hook that snaps the head of Rousey backwards.
Clark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clark lands a left hand.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rousey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rousey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rousey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rousey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rousey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark prevents a body shot from Rousey.
Rousey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rousey struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Rousey.
Kurt Clark's cut is getting worse.
Clark lands with a right to the head.
Clark misses with the head strike.
A short left from Clark.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clark.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Rousey is controlling the position.
Clark pushes Rousey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rousey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clark throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rousey.
Rousey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rousey tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Rousey blocking some punches.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Rousey.
Rousey struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Rousey prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike from Clark.
Rousey tries to land a knee to the head but Clark blocks with his arms.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Rousey.
Rousey misses with the head strike.
Clark lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kurt Clark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurt Clark's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Clark cracks a nice hook into Rousey's ribs.
Rousey moves into the clinch successfully.
Clark blocking some punches.
Rousey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clark lands a right hand.
Rousey misses with a body punch.
Rousey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rousey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Clark.
A knee to the head by Rousey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rousey swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rousey misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Rousey throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Rousey.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clark throws an elbow but misses.
Rousey throws an elbow but it misses.
Clark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rousey blocks the elbow strike.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rousey's brow.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from Rousey.
Rousey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clark.
Rousey takes a shot to the head.
Rousey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
Rousey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Rousey controls his hands.
Rousey lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Rousey won't allow it.
Clark lands an uppercut.
Rousey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clark's face.
Clark tries to circle away but Rousey has him pinned against the cage.
Rousey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rousey keeps control of Clark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rousey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rousey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clark is rocked!
Rousey lands a hook that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Rousey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Rousey keeps him there for the moment.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.
Rousey has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark lands a right hand.
Rousey working aggressively here.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Rousey is controlling him.
Clark avoiding damage as Rousey throws knees to the body.
Clark can't break the clinch.
Rousey prevents a body shot from Clark.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rousey.
Rousey misses with a punch to the body.
Rousey misses with an elbow over the top.
Rousey landing knees to the head.
Rousey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to throw a body punch but Rousey avoids it by throwing Clark back against the cage.
Rousey has Clark pressed against the cage, preventing Clark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clark.
Rousey has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark tries to circle away but Rousey has him pinned against the cage.
Rousey tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Rousey back against the cage.
Rousey lands an uppercut.
Clark lands a nice uppercut.
Rousey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rousey blocks the elbow strike.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark avoids a wild elbow strike from Rousey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clark lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rhondon Rousey.
I think Rousey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rhondon Rousey!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rhondon Rousey waved his t-shirt featuring Sportivité's logo in front of the cameras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
