PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Neumann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clarke has chosen Bring your daughter to the slaughter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bobby Clarke will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Neumann
vs
Clarke

192 cm
27
242 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

220 cm
23
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harold Neumann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Clarke catches Neumann right on the button with a cross.
Neumann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clarke counters with a three punch combo that has Neumann backing up. Neumann nods at Clarke to acknowledge the strikes.
Neumann misses with a takedown
and Clarke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Neumann thinking.
Clarke lands a slapping body shot.
Neumann is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clarke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neumann.
Neumann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neumann takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Clarke tries to sprawl but Neumann drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Clarke is looking to control Neumann's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarke avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke is pressing down on Neumann's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clarke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neumann might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clarke wants to sweep but no luck.
Neumann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clarke seems keen to control Neumann's posture.
Clarke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

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.
Neumann doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

Clarke gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Neumann misses with a takedown attempt
and Clarke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Neumann. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neumann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clarke swings for the body but Neumann moves out of range.
Neumann moves away from the strike by Clarke.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clarke.
Clarke scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bobby Clarke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarke scores with a shot to the body.
Clarke throws a leg kick but Neumann checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clarke sizes up Neumann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clarke looks to land a left hand but Neumann moved out of range nicely.
Clarke throws a big shot that misses.
Clarke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clarke cracks Neumann with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clarke jabs Neumann to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clarke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Clarke dominated that 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.

Clarke tries to clinch up but Neumann circles away and keeps his distance.

It looks like Harold Neumann has been cut.
Clarke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neumann manages to avoid it.
Neumann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clarke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clarke lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Neumann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarke scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neumann.
Clarke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neumann on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clarke connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neumann rather than just go for the knockout.
Clarke tests Neumann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Neumann on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke misses with a body shot

and Neumann counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Clarke's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neumann throws a big right hand that misses.
Neumann throwing strikes from guard but Clarke blocks nicely.
Clarke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neumann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clarke pulls Neumann in close to prevent any damage.
Clarke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Neumann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clarke seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Clarke trying to control the position.

Bobby Clarke has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Clarke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neumann's head.
Neumann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Clarke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neumann slips a jab from Clarke.
Clarke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Clarke.
Neumann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neumann there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke lands with a shot to the body.
Clarke scores with a jab to the body.
Clarke misses with an uppercut. Neumann saw that one coming.
Harold Neumann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neumann has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clarke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neumann ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Clarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harold Neumann's cut.
That's time! Neumann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Neumann moves out of range as Clarke strikes.
Clarke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neumann has his takedown stuffed
letting Clarke counter with a right hand.
Neumann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clarke tries to clinch up.
Clarke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Clarke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clarke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neumann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Neumann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neumann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clarke throws out the jab.
Clarke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neumann tries for a takedown but Clarke circles away easily
letting Clarke counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Neumann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clarke throws a hook but Neumann avoids it easily.
Harold Neumann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neumann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neumann moves away.
Clarke thows a body shot but no joy.
Clarke misses with a looping right.
Clarke lands a nice hook to Neumann's body. Neumann takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neumann manages to avoid it.
Bobby Clarke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neumann slips a straight right by Clarke.
Clarke scores with a jab. Neumann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clarke lands a jab to the head.
Neumann gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Neumann takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clarke misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Clarke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neumann doesn't seem phased though.
Clarke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke jabs Neumann to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clarke thuds his right hand into Neumann's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke throws a right and a left that Neumann avoids nicely.
Clarke throws a shot from downtown. Neumann moves away and avoids it.
Clarke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Neumann misses with a takedown
and Clarke counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Clarke lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Clarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clarke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30

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