PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Clay (ranked 23182 p4p, 2329 weight class) and Sonatane Veainu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Clay
vs
Veainu

181 cm
29
211
10 - 3 - 0

177 cm
34
210
30 - 17 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sonatane Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay throws a body shot but no joy.
Clay misses with a wild body shot.
Clay slaps away a takedown attempt from Veainu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Veainu fails to land with a series of punches.
Clay looks to score with a jab to the body but Veainu is just out of range.
Clay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sonatane Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay works over Veainu's head and body with a nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Clay.
Veainu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Veainu looks winded!
Clay misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Clay misses the target.
Veainu throws a hook to the side of Clay's head but Clay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clay throws a shot from downtown. Veainu moves away and avoids it.
Veainu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clay connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay misses with a wild body shot.
Veainu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clay.
Clay throwing a counter right hand but Veainu manages to avoid it.
Veainu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clay.
Veainu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clay.
Clay throws a hook but Veainu avoids it easily.
Veainu tries to close the distance and clinch but Clay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Veainu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clay throws a hook to the side of Veainu's head but Veainu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clay swings for the body but Veainu moves out of range.
Veainu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Veainu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clay misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
Clay throws a lazy right hand but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay misses with a body shot.
Veainu tries to clinch but Clay moves out of range.
Clay swats away the attempt to clinch by Veainu.
Clay swings for the body but Veainu moves out of range.
Veainu avoids the body shot from Clay.
Veainu is looking for the big counter here.
Veainu misses with a jab to the body
and Clay counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Clay throws a body punch but Veainu moves out of range.
Clay misses with a straight right.
Clay sizes up Veainu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veainu.
Clay swats away the attempt to clinch by Veainu.
Veainu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu looks to throw a body kick
and Clay counters with a nice body shot.
Clay lands with an uppercut that bounces Veainu off the cage and back into range.
Veainu misses with a combination
and Veainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clay misses with an uppercut. Veainu saw that one coming.
Clay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clay throws a body punch but Veainu moves out of range.
Clay just misses with a punch to the body.

Clay tries to keep at a distance but Veainu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Clay breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Clay as Veainu shoots in.
Clay just misses with a punch to the body.
Clay misses with a looping left.
Veainu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Veainu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andrew Clay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clay takes a swing at Veainu's ribcage but misses.
Clay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clay swats away the attempt to clinch by Veainu.
Veainu misses with a combination
enabling Clay to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Clay dominated that round.
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.

Clay throws a lazy right hand but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veainu swats away the attempt to clinch by Clay.
Clay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Veainu.
Nice uppercut lands for Clay. That snapped Veainu's head back.
Clay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veainu can do to turn this around?
Veainu misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Clay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veainu needs to keep his hands up - Clay had a free shot at his head there.
Veainu fails to land with a series of punches.
Veainu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Veainu is breathing heavily.
Clay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Veainu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay throws a hook but Veainu blocks it.

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

Veainu is rocked!
Veainu throws a body kick that misses
and Clay counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Veainu is still on wobbly legs! Can Clay finish him?
Veainu ducks into an uppercut from Clay and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Clay!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrew Clay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.