PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bento Barboza (ranked 254 p4p, 243 weight class) and Joe Clark (ranked 10 p4p, 9 weight class). Barboza comes to the cage accompanied by Angel Of Death. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Barboza
vs
Clark

190 cm
27
265
21 - 6 - 0

195 cm
31
309
23 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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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 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bento Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Clark!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barboza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barboza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Clark has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barboza.
Barboza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Barboza scores with a leg kick.
Clark checks a low kick from Barboza.
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barboza counters with a nice leg kick.
Clark misses the jab.
Barboza jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark swings for the body but Barboza moves out of range.
Clark tests Barboza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark misses with a jab to the body
and Barboza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barboza throws a wild body kick that Clark sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Clark looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barboza punishes Clark's body with a nice straight punch.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barboza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barboza lands a front kick.
Clark looks winded!
Barboza lands a leg kick that knocks Clark off balance momentarily.
Barboza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Barboza has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIST OF FURY in the buildup to the fight.
Barboza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barboza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barboza staying out of range there.
Barboza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clark will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barboza throws out a leg kick but Clark moves out of range and Barboza only half commits.
Clark pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barboza is out of range and Clark settles back down.
Barboza was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Clark 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.
Barboza is looking to wear down Clark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Clark feints and then cracks Barboza's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barboza down.
Barboza scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good shot there by Barboza.
Clark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barboza. Barboza obviously looking to wear him down.

Barboza cracks Clark with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Barboza has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Clark to stand back up!

It looks like Joe Clark has been cut.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barboza thuds a left hand into Clark's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Barboza lands a jab to Clark's midsection.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark misses with a looping right.
Barboza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barboza.
Barboza works Clark's body with a nice hook.
Barboza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barboza with the inside leg kick.
Clark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clark throws a sloppy body shot
and Barboza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barboza connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboza connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barboza throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barboza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barboza with the inside leg kick.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barboza lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barboza. That's going to slow Clark down.
Barboza scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joe Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barboza throws a leg kick
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Barboza.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bento Barboza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Clark's cut.
That's time! Barboza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Clark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
You can see that Clark has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Clark checks a leg kick.
Clark misses with a hook
and Barboza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark misses with a double jab
letting Barboza counter with a right hand.
Clark swings for the body but Barboza moves out of range.

Barboza sends Clark crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Barboza is motioning to the referee to let Clark up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Barboza.
Barboza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barboza thuds a left hand into Clark's body.

Barboza feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Clark sprawling to the canvas! Clark rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Barboza finish him?!

Clark is rocked!
Clark is breathing heavily.
Barboza is looking to slow Clark down with leg kicks.
Clark is still on wobbly legs! Can Barboza finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clark is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Barboza doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Clark crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Clark's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bento Barboza!
Bento Barboza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Joe Clark stepped up to the mic, saying 'I Will be back even better!!!! '.