PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dean Clarke (ranked 3639 p4p, 931 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 272 p4p, 88 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.

Clarke
vs
Grant

171 cm
24
145
5 - 6 - 1

183 cm
34
147
24 - 15 - 2

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke works Grant's body with a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Grant as he connects with a hook.
Clarke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clarke throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Clarke throws a leg kick which misses Grant's front leg but catches the back leg as Grant tries to avoid it.
Grant checks a low kick from Clarke.
Grant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clarke. Clarke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Clarke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clarke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
Grant staying out of range there.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dean Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Grant as he connects with a hook.
Clarke connects with a body shot that sends Grant's belly button to the back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, jab by Clarke - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clarke, as that shot connected.
Clarke lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Grant takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grant wants to clinch up but Clarke keeps it at a distance.
Grant tries to clinch up but Clarke circles away and keeps his distance.
Clarke takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Clarke feints and then cracks Grant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grant down.
Clarke thows a leg kick but Grant checks it
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clarke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clarke.
Clarke lands a head kick. Grant smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clarke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grant at a distance.
Grant scores with a hook.
Grant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grant missing with a left hand there. Clarke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grant to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke punishes Grant's body with a nice straight punch.
Grant might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Clarke is looking to land body kicks.
Grant has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Clarke is looking to wear down Grant with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grant misses with a left hand
and Clarke counters with a left to the body.
Grant is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Clarke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clarke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grant's sensitive parts.
Clarke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grant lands a jab.
Grant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clarke throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Clarke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grant is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clarke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice cross by Clarke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clarke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clarke lands with a nice body punch.
Grant throws a series of punches but Clarke avoids them all with ease.
Grant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Clarke checks it well.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Clarke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clarke slips under a jab.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Clarke is out of range.
Clarke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clarke throws a chopping leg kick but Grant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clarke is looking to slow Grant down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Clarke.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clarke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clarke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Clarke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Clarke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grant's head backwards.
Grant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grant ducks right into an uppercut from Clarke.
Grant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clarke misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Clarke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grant misses with a straight right.
A jab from Clarke misses.
Grant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dean Clarke is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Grant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grant.
Grant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grant.
Grant working aggressively here.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Clarke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant misses with a two punch combination.
Clarke cracks Grant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clarke lands with a nice body punch.
That kick from Clarke tenderised Grant's leg. Grant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clarke clobbers Grant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clarke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant checks a low kick from Clarke.
Nice cross by Grant.
Clarke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clarke tries to work over Grant's front leg with a kick but Grant checks it.
Clarke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clarke is looking to score with low kicks.
Clarke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clarke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grant can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Clarke.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Grant looks to land a combination but Clarke avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Clarke.
Clarke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Clarke. That's going to slow Grant down.
Clarke connects with the punch.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clarke walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a leg kick that misses.
Clarke scores with a jab to the body.

Grant closes the distance and clinches.
Grant blocking some punches.
Clarke misses with some punches.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Grant controls his hands.
Grant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Clarke avoids the damage to the body.
Clarke wants to break free but Grant has control.
Clarke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but Clarke blocks with his arms.
Grant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grant blocking some punches.
Clarke lands a shoulder strike.
Grant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Clarke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clarke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grant lands a hook that snaps the head of Clarke backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Clarke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant scores with a nice right hand.
Grant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grant checks a leg kick nicely.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Clarke's head but Clarke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.
Grant tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clarke connects with a jab.
Clarke throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clarke. That's going to slow Grant down.
Clarke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick lands for Clarke.
Grant throws a series of punches but Clarke moves out of range.
As Grant backs away, Clarke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick from Clarke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clarke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant drops his hands momentarily and Clarke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Clarke moves out of range easily.
Grant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant connects with a solid leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Clarke blocks the low kick.
Grant tries to land a leg kick but Clarke saw it coming and moves away.
Clarke throws out a powerful jab.
Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Grant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clarke, pushing him back against the cage.
Grant keeps control of Clarke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grant taking a breather.
Clarke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Grant can't find room to land a body shot as Clarke controls the action.
Grant lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Clarke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grant gets through Clarke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clarke throws a head punch that misses.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
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!
Grant tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant blocking some punches.
Grant lands with a right to the head.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clarke blocks it with crossed arms.
Clarke lands with a left to the head.
Grant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aubrey Grant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Clarke breaks the clinch.
Clarke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
Clarke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Clarke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clarke thuds his right hand into Grant's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grant digs a good hook to Clarke's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Clarke.
Grant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clarke is able to avoid easily.
Clarke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Clarke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aubrey Grant.
I think Grant 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
Aubrey Grant seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.