PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyriel Clancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clancy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Sacrifice. Van Damme has chosen Pride theme song as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Clancy
vs
Van Damme

180 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyriel Clancy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme needs to keep his hands up - Clancy had a free shot at his head there.
Van Damme shoots in looking for a takedown. Clancy tries to sprawl out of it but Van Damme keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clancy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clancy misses with a two punch combination.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Clancy is having none of it.
Clancy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clancy misses with a double jab.
Van Damme falls off balance throwing a combination

and Clancy moves into the clinch.

Clancy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Clancy circles away.

Clancy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Van Damme is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Damme regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van Damme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Van Damme is looking for a triangle but Clancy pushes his legs off easily.
Van Damme is looking to stand up but Clancy isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clancy wants to pass the guard but Van Damme is keeping the position.

Van Damme had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Clancy is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Van Damme Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Clancy's back instead.
Van Damme looks gassed!
Van Damme is hanging on to Clancy's back as he tries to escape.
Clancy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Van Damme looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Damme sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Clancy is looking to improve his position but Van Damme isn't that keen on the idea.
Clancy wants to hold on but Van Damme pushes him away.

That's two 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.
Clancy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Clancy tries to hold on but Van Damme pushes him away.
Van Damme scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Van Damme can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clancy is looking to escape.
Van Damme is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Van Damme putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Van Damme lands with some strikes.
Van Damme pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Van Damme trying to control but Clancy is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clancy tries to lock up and control but Van Damme gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clancy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clancy gets back to half guard.
Van Damme has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Clancy kicks Van Damme off and gets back to his feet.
Clancy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Clancy gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Clancy jumps into guard, dragging Van Damme to the mat.
Clancy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Damme manages to get himself to full guard.

Clancy decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Van Damme, up you get!

Clancy rushes Van Damme and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clancy lands a right hand.
Clancy keeps control of Van Damme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clancy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clancy leaning against his opponent.
Clancy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Damme has him pressed against the cage.
Van Damme is trying to break the clinch but Clancy has him pressed against the cage.
Clancy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clancy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clancy is trying to break free.

Van Damme pulls guard.
Van Damme can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clancy controls the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Clancy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Clancy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Clancy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clancy tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Clancy as Van Damme shoots in.
Van Damme tries to clinch up

and Clancy counters with a takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme is looking to get back to his feet here but Clancy is keeping cool and he's managed to take Van Damme's back.
Van Damme is taking damage to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyriel Clancy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Clancy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Damme avoids the body shot from Clancy.
Clancy tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Damme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Damme misses with a takedown attempt - Clancy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Damme throws a nice looking combination but Clancy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Van Damme shoots in and bounces Clancy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Clancy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Damme is one step ahead there.
Van Damme prevents Clancy from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Damme accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cyriel Clancy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Van Damme avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Damme passes Clancy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme wants to pass to mount but Clancy is defending the position.

Van Damme is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Clancy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Van Damme wants to control but Clancy is keeping him busy.
Clancy wants to improve his position but Van Damme is controlling well.
Clancy tries to kick Van Damme off but Van Damme keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Van Damme is tying to control. Clancy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Damme wants to pass to mount but Clancy is defending the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Clancy lands a jab-cross combination.
Van Damme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clancy is fending him off so far but Van Damme persists. Nope, Clancy circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clancy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Clancy closes the distance and clinches.
Clancy tries to break the clinch but Van Damme is controlling the position.
Clancy has had enough of the clinch but Van Damme keeps him there for the moment.

Clancy breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Clancy.
A head kick from Clancy lands but Van Damme takes it in his stride.
Van Damme tries to clinch
and Clancy counters with a left and a right that stings Van Damme.
No luck for Van Damme with that takedown attempt.
Cyriel Clancy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Van Damme.
Van Damme stuffs the takedown.
Clancy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Clancy.

Clancy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Damme's guard.

Van Damme working for a triangle but Clancy defends it easily.
Van Damme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clancy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Clancy cracks Van Damme with a solid left hand.
Clancy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Van Damme is working an open guard so Clancy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Clancy looks to land a combination. Van Damme sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Clancy has Van Damme up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Damme tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clancy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Clancy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Clancy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clancy thows a body kick. Van Damme tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clancy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Van Damme forces Clancy back against the cage and clinches.
Van Damme tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Damme crunches a lovely knee into Clancy's ribcage.

Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Clancy avoids a punch combination nicely.

Clancy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Clancy is going to stand back up.
Van Damme is looking to improve his position.

Clancy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Clancy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Clancy keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Clancy moves away
and Clancy counters with a stiff right hand.
Clancy throws a jab when Van Damme was well out of range.
Clancy misses with a body kick.

Clancy tries to keep at a distance but Van Damme has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clancy lands an elbow that stopped Van Damme in his tracks for a moment.
Van Damme landing knees to the body.
Clancy takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Damme tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Clancy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Damme lands a left hand.
Van Damme jumps guard but Clancy stands there with Van Damme around his waist. Van Damme gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyriel Clancy dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Van Damme tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clancy swivels and escapes.
Clancy throws a head kick but Van Damme moves out of range.

Clancy drives through and clinches with Van Damme against the cage.
Van Damme fails to pull guard.
Clancy wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Damme won't allow it.
Van Damme tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cyriel Clancy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Van Damme.
Clancy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Van Damme.

Van Damme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Damme looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Clancy clinches up against the cage.

Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Van Damme darts in and clinches Clancy up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Damme tries to score a body lock takedown but Clancy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Van Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Clancy avoids the damage to the body.

Van Damme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clancy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clancy misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme shoots and misses

and Clancy counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Damme tries to pull guard but Clancy won't allow it.

Clancy breaks from the clinch.
Clancy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clancy drops Van Damme with a nice combination! Clancy dives into Van Damme's guard, looking to finish!

Van Damme is rocked!

It looks like Mirko Van Damme has been cut.
Clancy stopping the sweep attempt from Van Damme.
Clancy slips nicely into half guard.

Clancy decides to return to a standing position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clancy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Clancy moves out of range.
Clancy shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Damme sprawls well. He's pushed Clancy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Damme takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Damme closes the distance but Clancy moves to the side
and Clancy counters with a good, hard body kick but Van Damme shrugs it off.
Mirko Van Damme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Damme moves out of range of the body kick from Clancy.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cyriel Clancy is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Clancy circles away.
Clancy misses with a double jab.
Van Damme takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clancy lands a high kick!
Clancy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Damme can do to turn this around?
Clancy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clancy scores with a leg kick.
Cyriel Clancy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clancy throws a head kick but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme fails with the takedown.
Clancy keeps the fight on the outside.

Van Damme clinches up against the cage.
Clancy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Damme is keeping busy.
Van Damme fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clancy wants to break free but Van Damme has control.
Clancy is pressed up against the cage. Van Damme has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clancy down to the mat. Clancy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme wants to clinch up but Clancy keeps it at a distance.
Van Damme shoots for a takedown but Clancy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clancy misses with an uppercut. Van Damme saw that one coming.
Van Damme misses with a kick to the body

and Clancy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Clancy.
Van Damme wants to improve his position but instead Clancy has moved into half guard.
Clancy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Clancy thows a huge punch but Van Damme dodges it nicely.

Clancy stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Clancy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clancy misses with a wild combination.
Clancy tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Van Damme counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Damme trying to control from half guard but Clancy is working away.
Clancy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clancy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Van Damme slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Van Damme trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Damme trying to control but Clancy is working from the bottom.
Van Damme pushing down on Clancy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Van Damme seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clancy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clancy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Van Damme decides to stand and escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cyriel Clancy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clancy 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyriel Clancy!