PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anaru Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeney has chosen Jesus Walks as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Anaru Clay has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anaru Clay seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Clay
vs
Sweeney

180 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Asphyxiation Ltd.

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anaru Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay tries to clinch up.

Clay pushes Sweeney up against the cage in a clinch.

Sweeney manages to pull guard.
Sweeney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clay.
Sweeney keeping moving, preventing Clay from controlling successfully.
Clay postures up in Sweeney's guard and throws a big left but Sweeney blocks it.
Clay is in close to Sweeney's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clay forces his way into half guard.
Sweeney tries to get to full guard but Clay has control of the leg.
Clay really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sweeney pushes Clay off looking to stand but Clay dives back in and keeps control.
Clay trying to control the action but Sweeney is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clay seems to be looking for submissions.
Clay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clay is looking to clinch but Sweeney is avoiding it.
Clay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sweeney throws a big shot that misses.
Sweeney misses with an uppercut.
Clay lands with a shot to the body.
Clay fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sweeney on the side of the head.
Sweeney looks gassed!
Sweeney loads up on a big right hand but Clay slips the punch.
Sweeney scores with a punch to the head.
Sweeney keeps the fight on the outside.
Clay slips under a jab from Sweeney.
Clay shoots for a takedown but Sweeney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sweeney misses with an uppercut. Clay saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney scores with a punch to the head.
Clay blocks a jab.
Clay tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clay, right into the meat.
Clay misses with a double jab.
Sweeney loads up on a big right hand but Clay slips the punch.

Clay moves into the clinch.
Sweeney gets through Clay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sweeney tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clay smiles and moves away.
Sweeney throws a hook but Clay blocks it.
Sweeney throws a hook to the side of Clay's head but Clay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anaru Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Sweeney misses.
Brock Sweeney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sweeney slips a jab and a cross from Clay.
Clay's corner calls for a 1-2. Clay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Clay darts in and clinches Sweeney up against the cage.
Sweeney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clay as Sweeney tries to tie him up.

Sweeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clay staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clay throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sweeney scores with a jab to the head.
Sweeney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sweeney lands with a nice combination. Clay backs away looking to recover.
Sweeney fails to land with a series of punches.

Clay moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sweeney gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clay.
Sweeney tries to circle away but Clay has him pinned against the cage.
Sweeney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sweeney trying to stall but Clay improves his position.

Clay gets control of Sweeney's arms and successfully pulls guard. Clay will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Clay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sweeney has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clay is proving hard to escape from.

Clay kicks Sweeney off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay wants to clinch.
Clay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clay walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sweeney checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sweeney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clay is looking to clinch.
Sweeney throws a hook but Clay blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Sweeney.
Sweeney lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sweeney misses with a hook. Clay ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Sweeney.
Sweeney 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.
Sweeney misses the jab.
Clay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anaru Clay dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sweeney scores with a sloppy right hand. Clay should have avoided that one.
Sweeney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clay slips a straight right by Sweeney.
Clay takes one on the button.

Clay moves into range and clinches up with Sweeney.

Sweeney pulls guard.
Clay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sweeney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clay stopping the sweep attempt from Sweeney.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clay throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Clay is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sweeney is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sweeney has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clay's head.
Sweeney distracts Clay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Clay trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Clay uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sweeney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sweeney misses the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Sweeney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sweeney.
Nice defenses there by Sweeney.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Clay moves in looking to clinch but Sweeney pushes him off.
Sweeney dodges the punch combination from Clay.
Sweeney swats away the attempt to clinch by Clay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney connects with a jab.
Sweeney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clay.
Sweeney scores with a sloppy right hand. Clay should have avoided that one.
Sweeney misses with an uppercut.
Clay wants to clinch.
Sweeney works the jab nicely.
Sweeney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clay.
The fighters circling - Sweeney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sweeney misses with a straight right.
Clay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sweeney.
A telegraphed right hand from Sweeney misses the target.
Clay throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clay is defended easily by Sweeney.
Clay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sweeney.
Anaru Clay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sweeney, as that shot connected.
Sweeney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sweeney jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clay tries to clinch but Sweeney is having none of it.
Clay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clay staying out of range there.
Sweeney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sweeney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clay wants to clinch up but Sweeney keeps it at a distance.
Clay doesn't manage to clinch there - Sweeney circles away.
Sweeney lands a lovely overhand right.
Sweeney misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Clay darts in and clinches Sweeney up against the cage.
Clay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sweeney smiles and moves away.
Clay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sweeney.
Clay doesn't manage to clinch there - Sweeney circles away.
Sweeney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sweeney lunges at Clay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clay's hand.
Clay walks into a stiff left hand from Sweeney.
Sweeney moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Clay throws a hook but Sweeney avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clay is defended easily by Sweeney.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anaru Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sweeney with a hook.
Clay throws a sloppy head kick and Sweeney moves out of range easily.
Sweeney connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Sweeney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Clay ducks right into an uppercut from Sweeney.
Clay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweeney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Sweeney misses its intended target.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Sweeney is out of range.
Clay misses with a body kick.
Clay wants to clinch.
Sweeney connects with a good right hand that stumbles Clay. Clay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Sweeney misses the target.

Clay darts in and clinches Sweeney up against the cage.
Sweeney stalls.
Sweeney misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sweeney smiles and moves away.
Sweeney tries to bum rush Clay with a series of wild strikes but Clay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clay misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney throws a hook but Clay avoids it easily.
Clay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sweeney.
Clay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clay shoots in for a double leg but Sweeney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clay ducks under a wild hook from Sweeney.
Sweeney looks to throw the jab but Clay is out of range.
Sweeney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Sweeney catches Clay right on the button with a cross.
Clay tries to clinch but Sweeney moves out of range.
Sweeney scores with a nice right hand.
Clay takes one to the side of the head.
Clay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sweeney drives through and clinches with Clay against the cage.
Sweeney tries for a takedown. No joy.

Sweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch but Sweeney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sweeney throws a shot from downtown. Clay moves away and avoids it.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Sweeney is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clay walks into a straight right hand from Sweeney.
A punch lands to the side of Sweeney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anaru Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clay thuds his right hand into Sweeney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab by Sweeney.
Clay misses with a looping left.
Sweeney misses with a hook. Clay ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Sweeney misses.
Sweeney looks to throw the jab but Clay is out of range.
Clay is looking to clinch but Sweeney is avoiding it.

Clay moves into the clinch.

Sweeney jumps guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sweeney wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clay thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Clay throwing strikes but missing.
Clay throwing strikes but missing.
Clay wants to control from the top but Sweeney keeps moving.
Clay tries to free his leg and advance position but Sweeney is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sweeney moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clay wants to clinch.
Brock Sweeney seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch but Sweeney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clay tries to clinch there but Sweeney circles away.
A punch combination from Sweeney misses.

Clay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sweeney gets through Clay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Clay gets control of Sweeney's arms and successfully pulls guard. Clay will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sweeney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Sweeney stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sweeney slaps away a takedown attempt from Clay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Sweeney misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sweeney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clay.
Clay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sweeney sprawls well. Sweeney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clay gets slowly back to his feet.
Clay with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Sweeney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sweeney 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Sweeney!