PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Demidov
vs
Clarke

177 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

158 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Bloodbath Fighting Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruslan Demidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Demidov both land. Nice combination.
Demidov connects with a single shot there.

Clarke gets the takedown into side control.

Clarke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demidov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Clarke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Demidov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clarke on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Clarke is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Demidov is trying to escape and Clarke transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Demidov is forced to tap! Nice work there by Clarke! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Clarke!