PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Dye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cameron Dye has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dye
vs
Clark

182 cm
27
182 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
184 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron Dye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Clark!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dye moves into the clinch.
Dye lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.
Clark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
Clark is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Dye.

It looks like Ryan Clark has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dye.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clark avoids the elbow strike from Dye, against the cage.
Dye lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.
Dye misses with an elbow strike.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Dye.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Dye lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.
Dye misses with an elbow over the top.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clark is looking to break free of the clinch but Dye has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
Clark dodges an elbow strike from Dye.
Dye crunches a lovely knee into Clark's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from Dye.
Dye trying to land knees to the body.
Dye misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dye.
Clark dodges an elbow strike from Dye.
Dye misses with an elbow over the top.
Clark avoids a wild elbow strike from Dye.
Dye pushes off an throws an elbow but Clark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clark blocks the elbow strike.
Dye misses with a knee to the head.
Dye throws an elbow that misses.
Dye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from Dye.
Clark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark is looking to break free of the clinch but Dye has double underhooks.
Dye landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clark avoids a wild elbow strike from Dye.
Clark wants to get back to striking at distance but Dye won't allow it.
Dye missing with knees to the body.

Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clark.
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
Dye defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Dye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dye misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye slips a jab from Clark.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clark keeps the fight on the outside.
Dye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clark throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Dye is predictable there
and Clark counters with a slapping leg kick.
Clark looks to land a combination but Dye avoids it well.

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.
Clark misses with a few strikes there.
Dye is looking to clinch but Clark is avoiding it.
Clark lands with a shot to the body.
Clark thuds a left hand into Dye's body.
Dye wants to clinch.
Clark scores with a punch to the head.
Clark misses with a shot to the body

and Dye counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dye.
Dye missing with knees to the body.
Dye with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cameron Dye will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Clark's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dye slips under a jab.
Ryan Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark misses with the body kick

and Dye moves into the clinch.
Dye missing with knees to the body.
Dye throws an elbow but it misses.
Dye lands a nice elbow.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Dye is controlling the position.
Dye pushes off an throws an elbow but Clark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dye utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dye lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Dye is controlling the position.
Dye pushes off an throws an elbow but Clark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.

Clark manages to break the clinch.
Clark avoids the body shot from Dye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dye misses with a head kick.
Clark throws a leg kick
and Dye counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Clark is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Dye slips the punch.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark misses with a double jab

and Dye moves into the clinch.

That's two 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.
Dye misses with an elbow over the top.
Dye missing with knees to the body.
Dye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clark tries to stall but Dye uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dye misses with an elbow over the top.
Dye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dye misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dye throws an elbow but misses.
Dye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Dye landing knees to the body.
Dye tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Dye lands a good knee to the midsection. Clark won't want to take too many of those.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Clark avoids the elbow strike from Dye, against the cage.
Dye keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Dye has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dye pushes off an throws an elbow but Clark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dye keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clark's efforts to push away.
Dye lands an elbow inside that Clark shrugs off.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from Dye.
Dye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dye misses with an elbow strike.
Dye trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
Dye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dye unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clark avoids the elbow strike from Dye, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
Dye lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
Dye landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dye lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
Dye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dye misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Dye.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but Dye has the dominant position.
Dye lands a nice elbow.
Dye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dye using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dye missing with knees to the body.
Dye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dye lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
Dye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dye utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Clark avoiding damage as Dye throws knees to the body.

Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clark throws a head kick that misses

and Dye counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clark's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Dye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Clark's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Dye ducks down to avoid it.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dye crunches a lovely knee into Clark's ribcage.
Clark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dye lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dye.
Dye unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dye throws an elbow that misses.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Clark breaks from the clinch.
Dye looks to clinch
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dye tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Dye darts in trying to clinch
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Dye tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Dye has managed to clinch.
Dye trying to land knees to the body.
Dye unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Clark dodges an elbow strike from Dye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dye lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Dye misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dye throws an elbow but misses.
Dye lands a nice elbow.
Cameron Dye has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dye trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dye throws an elbow but misses.
Dye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Dye.
Dye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clark is defending well for now.
Clark managing to block the knees to the body from Dye.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Dye is controlling the position.
Clark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dye lands an elbow inside.
Dye tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Dye misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clark.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark dodges an elbow strike from Dye.
Dye throws an elbow but it misses.
Dye landing knees to the head.
Dye missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dye throws an elbow but misses.
Clark avoids a wild elbow strike from Dye.
Clark tries to break the clinch but Dye is controlling the position.
Clark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dye throws an elbow that misses.
Clark dodges an elbow strike from Dye.
Clark avoids a wild elbow strike from Dye.
Dye comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dye throws an elbow but it misses.
Dye pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Clark dodges an elbow strike from Dye.
Ryan Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Clark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dye has him pressed against the cage.
Dye lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Clark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dye landing knees to the body.
Dye unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Clark is trying to break the clinch but Dye is controlling him.
Dye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dye pushes off an throws an elbow but Clark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clark blocks an elbow strike.
Dye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dye lands a nice elbow.
Dye tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clark avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dye tries to land knees in the clinch but Clark avoids the damage to the body.
Dye lands an elbow that stopped Clark in his tracks for a moment.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but Dye has the dominant position.
Clark blocks an elbow strike from Dye.
Dye lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Dye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dye, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Dye!