PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Clark (ranked 595 p4p, 196 weight class) and Hiro Manowaru (ranked 19 p4p, 6 weight class). Manowaru has chosen Lay Down as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Clark
vs
Manowaru

195 cm
31
309
22 - 11 - 0

193 cm
38
272
38 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Manowaru!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Manowaru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Clark clinches up with Manowaru and pushes him back against the cage.

Manowaru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clark throws a jab when Manowaru was well out of range.
Clark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Clark misses.
Clark backing away here, and Manowaru unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Clark tries to clinch there but Manowaru circles away.
Manowaru has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark misses with a kick to the body
and Manowaru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manowaru counters with an inside leg kick.
Clark connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manowaru momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark lands a nice looking body shot.
Clark lands a nice shot that snaps Manowaru's head back.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
Manowaru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clark lands with a right hand.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manowaru.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and Manowaru counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Joe Clark has been cut.
Donk. Clark catches Manowaru right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
Manowaru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manowaru looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clark misses with an uppercut
and Manowaru counters with a straight right hand.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clark digs a good body shot into Manowaru's ribs.
Clark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manowaru.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manowaru! But no joy.
Clark scores with a hook to the body. Manowaru takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Manowaru counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark throws a body punch but Manowaru moves out of range.
Clark misses with an uppercut

and Manowaru counters with a crisp one two that drops Clark! Manowaru thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Clark to his feet! Clark is in big trouble!
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manowaru.
Clark stalks Manowaru and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manowaru's face. Manowaru staggers backwards, shaken.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Manowaru moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manowaru! But no joy.
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.
A nice combination there by Clark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manowaru flicks out a counter leg kick but Clark steps away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manowaru! But no joy.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Manowaru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manowaru is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
An inside leg kick from Clark misses.
Clark is looking to land body kicks.
Manowaru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manowaru takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clark throws an off balance right hand
and Manowaru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manowaru blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clark, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Clark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Manowaru ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Manowaru throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Clark throws a body punch but Manowaru moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manowaru! But no joy.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark throws an off balance right hand
letting Manowaru counter with a right hand.
Clark throws the left hand but Manowaru avoids the punch easily.
Manowaru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clark, as that shot connected.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Manowaru in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark throws an off balance right hand

and Manowaru counters with a crisp right hand that drops Clark! Manowaru lets Clark back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark works the jab nicely.
Clark misses with a shot to the body
and Manowaru counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clark moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromManowaru.
Manowaru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Manowaru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
Manowaru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manowaru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manowaru on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Manowaru does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manowaru throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Clark misses with an uppercut
and Manowaru counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark is looking to clinch.
Manowaru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark catches Manowaru with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Clark backing away here, and Manowaru unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Clark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Manowaru moves away and avoids it.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manowaru.
Manowaru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No joy there for Clark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manowaru shapes to counter with a head kick.
Clark throws a poor cross that misses
and Manowaru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manowaru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Manowaru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Clark scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark scores with a jab. Manowaru acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clark lands a nice looking body kick.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joe Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manowaru is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manowaru moves away.
Manowaru throws a counter combo.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Manowaru is just out of range.
Manowaru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Manowaru moves out of range of the strikes.
Manowaru swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a hook but Manowaru blocks it.
Manowaru tries a quick counter leg kick but Clark is wise to it.
Manowaru slips a straight right by Clark.
Manowaru takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Manowaru throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Joe Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark misses with a combination

and Manowaru counters with a crisp right hand that drops Clark! Manowaru lets Clark back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark throws a hook but Manowaru avoids it easily.
Manowaru looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hiro Manowaru will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Clark's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Clark throws the kick towards the body but Manowaru avoids it.
Manowaru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clark. That's going to slow Manowaru down.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Manowaru's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Manowaru keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clark misses with a left hand
and Manowaru counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark tries a low kick but Manowaru avoids it.
A nice side step and Manowaru releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manowaru takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a body punch but Manowaru moves out of range.
Manowaru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Clark misses the jab.
It seemed like Manowaru was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Manowaru takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Manowaru throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manowaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manowaru was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Clark moves to clinch but Manowaru breaks away
and Manowaru counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manowaru.
Manowaru unleashes a big counter combination but Clark bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Manowaru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark stuns Manowaru with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manowaru slips a jab and a cross from Clark.
Manowaru unleashes a big counter combination but Clark bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Manowaru ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
A little jabbing left from Manowaru on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clark throws a jab when Manowaru was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manowaru! But no joy.
Manowaru moves away from the strike by Clark.
As Clark backs off Manowaru throws a huge counter combo but Clark manages to avoid it all.
Manowaru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manowaru moves away.
Clark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clark backing away here, and Manowaru unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Clark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clark swings away with a body shot that misses

and Manowaru counters with a nice right hand that sends Clark toppling to the canvas! Clark scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Manowaru finish him?!
A slapping leg kick lands for Clark.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manowaru has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark swings for the body but Manowaru moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Manowaru moved out of range nicely.
Manowaru only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Clark misses the body punch
and Clark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Joe Clark's cut is getting worse.
Manowaru blocks a jab.
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manowaru moves out of range as Clark strikes.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clark throws a shot to the body.
Clark misses with a body kick.
Manowaru looks like he wants to counter punch here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Clark!
Our winner, Joe Clark, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.