PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes into the arena with War - The Sick Puppies blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martin
vs
Clark

180 cm
24
179 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

5th Round Clothing

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin blocks a head kick by Clark.
Martin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clark takes one on the button.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
Clark lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Clark wants to land a leg kick but Martin is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Clark is predictable there
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Clark scores with a head kick.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Clark throws a leg kick
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clark connects with a high kick.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
Clark misses with a body kick.
Martin lands with a straight right. Clark didn't see that one coming.
Taylor Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Martin misses.
Clark throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Clark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four 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.
Clark lands with a kick to the ribs.
Clark lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Clark misses with a hook
and Martin counters with a low kick, right behind Clark 's knee.
Martin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Taylor Clark will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Clark takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Clark takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin throws a leg kick
and Clark counters with a head kick. That will keep Martin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Clark throws a body kick the misses
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Clark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin blocks a low kick nicely.
Nolan Martin is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clark swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Clark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martin is able to avoid easily.
Martin throws out a leg kick but Clark moves out of range and Martin only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark cracks Martin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
Martin lands a high kick!
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Clark looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin digs a good body shot into Clark's ribs.
Martin thows a leg kick but Clark checks it
and Clark finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Clark throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Martin swings widly with a right hand
and Clark counters with an outside leg kick.
Clark throws a poor cross that misses
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin misses with a hook to the body
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martin to score with a decent uppercut.
Clark misses with a lunging right hand
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Taylor Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clark throws a lazy head kick
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Clark.
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Martin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clark cracks Martin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clark throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a big head kick but Martin shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut there from Clark.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Clark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clark misses with a left hand
and Martin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clark lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark stuffs the takedown.
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Clark scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martin in his tracks.
Clark lands with a slapping head kick.
Martin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clark counters with a body kick that stops Martin in his tracks momentarily.
Clark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice jab there from Martin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws the kick towards the body but Martin avoids it.
Martin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clark counters with a low kick, right behind Martin 's knee.
Martin misses with a body shot
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clark throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a poor cross that misses
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Clark misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Clark throws a poor cross that misses
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Clark counters with an outside leg kick.
Martin throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taylor Clark.
I think Clark has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Taylor Clark!