PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egg Nok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Nok

185 cm
20
163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

177 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Egg Nok!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nok feints and then cracks Clark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clark down.
Clark lands a nice hook to Nok's body. Nok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Clark.
Clark works Nok's body with a nice hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Clark scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nok.
Crunch! Nok slams his shin into Clark's torso.
Nok looks gassed!
Nok takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Clark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clark is trying to drag Nok to the mat but Nok just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Clark is working Nok over against the cage.
Clark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nok gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clark dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nok backwards.

Clark lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Clark gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nok can pounce on him.
Nice straight punches there by Clark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Egg Nok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nok lands with a thumping leg kick.

Clark gets a clinch.
Clark scores with a shoulder strike.
Nok wants to break free but Clark has control.
Clark is leaning against Nok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Clark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Nok should have avoided that one.
Clark lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Clark blocks a low kick nicely.
Clark lands a lovely overhand right.
Clark stuns Nok with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clark.
Nok misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
Clark throws a shot to the body.
Nok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clark.
Clark lands a two punch combo.
Clark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clark!
Clark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Clark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clark works Nok's body with a nice hook.
Nok is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clark.
Clark jabs Nok right on the nose. Nok blinks but takes it well.
Clark is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Clark closes the distance and pushes Nok back into the cage.
Clark lands with a left to the head.
Nok wants to get back to striking at distance but Clark won't allow it.

Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nok lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clark takes a step back to recover.
Clark scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clark lands a shot to the body.

Clark manages to break the clinch.
Nok walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nok looks to land a left hand but Clark moved out of range nicely.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clark lands a jab-cross combination.
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Clark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nok, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Clark scores with a nice short uppercut.

Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Clark scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clark lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nok misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
Clark throws a one two combo.
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clark!
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Clark misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Clark lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nok has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nok doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
Nok tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nok avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nok gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Clark walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nok.
Clark cracks Nok with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nok circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Clark 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.

Clark has closed the distance and engaged Nok in a clinch.
Clark cracks Nok with a nice body shot.
Clark lands a nice uppercut.
Clark keeps control of Nok as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nok's efforts to push away.
Nok looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Nok's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nok gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nok wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nok has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Clark manages to break the clinch.
Nok throws the left hand but Clark avoids the punch easily.
Nok has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nok avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nok.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bobby Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nok throws a head kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nok can do to turn this around?
Clark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Clark keeps control of Nok as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clark stalling the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Clark.

Clark manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Clark.
Clark cracks Nok with a good jab.

Clark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nok.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clark lands a shot to the body.

Clark successfully pulls guard.
Clark is controlling Nok's posture.
Nok thows a big elbow that misses.
Nok wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Nok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nok preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nok avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nok with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clark is trying to keep Nok in close.
Clark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nok manages to get himself to full guard.
Nok looking to control.
Clark throwing strikes from guard but Nok blocks nicely.
Nok controls Clark momentarily but Clark frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nok is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nok has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Clark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Nok clinches.

Nok breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nok feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clark's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nok looks to land a left hand but Clark moved out of range nicely.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nok ducks right into an uppercut from Clark.
Clark throws a series of strikes that have Nok backpedaling.
Bobby Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Clark. That snapped Nok's head back.
Clark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clark lands a slapping body shot.
Nok will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clark!

Clark instigates a clinch.
A short left from Clark.
Nok gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clark.
Clark is leaning against Nok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Clark.
Clark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Clark gets control of Nok's arms and successfully pulls guard. Clark will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nok postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Clark dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jab by Clark.
Nok darts in trying to clinch
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Clark moves into the clinch.
Clark avoiding damage as Nok throws knees to the body.

Clark successfully pulls guard.
Nok must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Nok from controlling successfully.

Nok has gone for a leg lock! Clark slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nok's guard.
Nok trying to control the position.
Nok keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Clark is really struggling to control Nok but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Clark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Clark stands up from Nok's guard - Clark perhaps looking for a knockout.
Clark is working the combinations to good effect here.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Nok.
Clark blocks a low kick nicely.
Nok tries to score with a low kick but Clark moves his leg out of the way.
Nok tries a head kick but it misses.
Clark throws a one two combo.
Clark throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nok is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clark.

Clark clinches up against the cage.

Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nok is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Nok off the cage and back into rage.
Clark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nok falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clark cracks Nok with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark lunges at Nok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nok's hand.
No joy there for Clark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Clark gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark tests Nok's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nok throws a wild body kick that Clark sees coming a mile off.
Nok tries a head kick but it misses.
Nok looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Clark pushes Nok up against the cage in a clinch.

Clark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clark lands a two punch combo.
Clark throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clark lands a body shot.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Clark.
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clark thuds a left hand into Nok's body.
Clark stalks Nok and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nok's face. Nok staggers backwards, shaken.
Clark throws a shot to the body.
Clark defending well as Nok loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Nok tries to clinch but Clark moves away
and Clark counters with a one-two to the body.
Nok throws a combination that misses
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
Clark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nok doesn't seem bothered though.
Nok tries to land a front kick but Clark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Clark moves into the clinch.
Egg Nok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clark is working for takedown but Nok is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nok is looking to break free of the clinch but Clark has double underhooks.
Nok is trying to maintain a safe position but Clark gets an underhook and turns Nok into the cage.

Clark pulls guard.
Clark is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Clark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nok defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nok thows a big elbow that misses.
Bobby Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Nok has gone for a leg lock! Clark slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nok's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Clark!