PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clarke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Van Canto - Wishmaster. Irving is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunder. Marcus Clarke has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Clarke
vs
Irving

158 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ari Irving!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irving misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Irving!

Irving scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Irving lands a nice forearm strike.
Irving cracks Clarke with a big elbow.
Irving is trying to ground and pound but Clarke uses the momentary lack of control by Irving to regain half guard.

Irving is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Irving wants to take a breather but Clarke is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clarke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Irving misses with a head shot. Clarke uses the momentum to regain guard.
Irving loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Irving must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Irving trying to control but Clarke is working from the bottom.
Irving postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Irving throwing strikes from guard but Clarke blocks nicely.

Clarke is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Irving has his hands clasped together but Clarke extends an breaks Irving's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Clarke.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Clarke!