PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rocha's choice of entrance music: Refuse/Resist by Sepultura. Antonio Rocha is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Clark
vs
Rocha

180 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
182 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rocha fails to land the takedown.
Rocha shoots for a takedown but Clark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taylor Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rocha.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clark moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rocha crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Clark - the referee stops the clock and Rocha gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Clark. Rocha manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clark with a hook.
Clark feints and then cracks Rocha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rocha down.
Clark stuns Rocha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rocha looks gassed!
Clark thumps Rocha with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rocha.
Clark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rocha's sensitive parts.
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rocha throws a solid leg kick but Clark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rocha.
Clark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rocha. That did some damage!
Rocha needs to keep his hands up - Clark had a free shot at his head there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark cracks the inside of Rocha's front leg.
Clark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rocha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rocha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clark.
Jab from Clark.
Clark keeps Rocha at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Clark.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Clark.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark lands a head kick. Rocha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Clark tests Rocha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Clark.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown but Clark shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clark cracks Rocha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Clark. Rocha shrugs it off though.
Rocha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clark. Clark obviously looking to wear him down.
Clark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rocha's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clark. That's going to slow Rocha down.
Rocha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clark is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rocha.
Clark scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Clark finds it's way through Rocha's defenses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clark.
Clark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clark throws a head kick that half lands.
Rocha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Rocha moves out of range easily.
Rocha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Clark.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clark.
Clark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Clark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rocha's calf.
Rocha tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clark throws a nice head kick!
Rocha tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clark.
Rocha misses with a looping left.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Rocha moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Clark.
Rocha walks into a jab.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rocha throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark checks a leg kick.
Clark lands with a slapping head kick.
Clark walks into a left hand.
A solid body kick from Clark.
Clark connects with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clark. That's going to slow Rocha down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a low kick.
Clark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rocha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
Rocha throws a combination that misses
and Clark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rocha's knee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clark.
Rocha tries to land a front kick but Clark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rocha throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.
Clark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rocha's calf.
Rocha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clark can pounce on him.
Rocha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rocha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taylor Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rocha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clark lands with a kick to the temple. Rocha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good standup being displayed there by Clark as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Clark dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Clark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rocha thumps Clark with a low kick.
Clark throws a good cross that connects.
Clark lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rocha will feel that in the morning.
Clark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Clark lands a really nice looking cross but Rocha seems unphased.
Rocha wants to clinch.

Rocha darts in and clinches Clark up against the cage.
Rocha looking to stall.

Rocha ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rocha no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Clark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Rocha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clark defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Clark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Clark decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rocha, up you get!
Rocha thumps Clark with a low kick.
Clark slips under a jab from Rocha.
Clark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clark moves forwards but Rocha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rocha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rocha shoots in but no luck this time.
Clark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rocha's hands.
A head kick misses from Clark.
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Rocha shoots in.
Rocha wants to clinch.
Rocha shoots for a takedown but Clark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taylor Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rocha.
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
Rocha lands a head kick!
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
Clark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clark scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rocha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rocha misses with a hook.
Clark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rocha takes a step back to recover.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Clark.
Clark stuffs the takedown.
Clark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rocha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rocha blocks a head kick by Clark.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clark.
Clark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Decent striking displayed by Clark there.
Taylor Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark thumps Rocha with a low kick.
Rocha misses with a body kick.
Rocha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clark.
Clark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocha tries for a takedown but Clark circles away easily
and Clark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clark throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rocha.
Clark lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rocha takes a step back to recover.
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Clark dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Rocha misses the target.
Clark tries to bum rush Rocha with a series of wild strikes but Rocha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rocha misses with a looping right.
Clark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocha can do to turn this around?
A head kick by Rocha misses
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown but Clark shows good takedown defense.
Clark scores with a push kick.
Clark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Rocha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clark working hard to break the clinch.
Rocha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark tries to circle away but Rocha has him pinned against the cage.
Clark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clark throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Rocha.
Rocha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Clark lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rocha doesn't seem phased though.
Clark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rocha misses with a takedown
and Clark counters with a head kick.
Taylor Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rocha.
Clark thumps Rocha with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Clark.
Clark scores with a nice head shot.
Rocha throws a body kick the misses
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Clark lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rocha's sensitive parts.

Rocha shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rocha was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rocha prevents Clark from getting the reversal.
Antonio Rocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha avoids the attempt from Clark to control.
Rocha dominating with strikes here.
Rocha throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rocha throws some wild stikes that Clark manages to avoid easily.
Rocha misses with a head shot.
Rocha thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rocha punching from mount but Clark doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rocha unloads with some shots from mount but Clark bucks and avoids them well.
Clark is desperately trying to improve his position but Rocha has a good base and remains in mount.
Clark avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rocha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Clark blocking the ground and pound.
Clark avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rocha.
Clark blocking the ground and pound.
Clark really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rocha throws some wild stikes that Clark manages to avoid easily.
Clark manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Clark is not content to let Rocha control the position.
Clark wants to improve his position but Rocha is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rocha throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Rocha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rocha.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rocha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clark defending well though.
Clark keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clark, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Taylor Clark!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Taylor Clark!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Taylor Clark!

Taylor Clark wins by unanimous decision!