PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dante Inferno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jdog Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inferno's entrance music is The Animal- Disturbed. A fine choice. Dante Inferno has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Inferno
vs
Clark

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Prestige Nutrition (160! $99)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dante Inferno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jdog Clark!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inferno thows a body shot but no joy.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt - Inferno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clark avoids the body shot from Inferno.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Inferno sprawls well. Inferno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Inferno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Inferno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clark.
Dante Inferno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jdog Clark.
Inferno scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clark in his tracks.
Clark tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inferno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clark has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inferno. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Inferno.

It looks like Jdog Clark has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Clark.
Inferno avoids the head kick by Clark.
Clark keeps the fight on the outside.
Inferno misses with a wild body shot.
Inferno throws a head kick but Clark moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inferno.
Inferno is breathing heavily.
Clark shoots in looking for a takedown but Inferno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Clark displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inferno.
A slapping body kick lands there for Clark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inferno throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Inferno connects with a body shot.
Inferno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark tries to clinch there but Inferno circles away.
Inferno shoots in looking for a takedown but Clark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Inferno's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark wants to clinch.
Clark fails with the takedown.
Clark tries to clinch up but Inferno circles away and keeps his distance.
Inferno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clark shoots in for a double leg but Inferno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Inferno throws a lazy head kick

and Clark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Inferno is trying is best to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inferno is staying active underneath Clark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Inferno tries to kick Clark off but Clark keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jdog Clark wasn't active enough on the ground.
Inferno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inferno swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark with a poor takedown

and Inferno counters with a single leg into guard. Clark didn't expect that.
Inferno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clark on the ground.
Clark working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Inferno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jdog Clark's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Inferno avoids the head kick by Clark.
Inferno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Inferno misses with a wild combination.
Dante Inferno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark lands a high kick!
Clark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Inferno throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inferno connects with a right hand. Clark shakes it off.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inferno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Inferno fails to land with a series of punches.
Inferno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clark counters with a body kick.
Clark fails with the takedown.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inferno misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inferno scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Inferno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clark.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inferno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clark.
Inferno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Inferno wants it to stay on the feet.
Dante Inferno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jdog Clark.
Clark is looking to clinch but Inferno is avoiding it.
Inferno swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Clark or perhaps it was just good defense by Inferno which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Inferno shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Clark wants to improve his position but Inferno is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Inferno content to control rather than advance.
Clark moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Inferno showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dante Inferno.
Inferno misses with a combination

and Clark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Clark is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Inferno pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jdog Clark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jdog Clark's cut.
That's time! Inferno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Clark tries to clinch up but Inferno circles away and keeps his distance.
Inferno digs a good body shot into Clark's ribs.
Inferno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Inferno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt - Inferno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Inferno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clark takes a jab right on the kisser.
Clark throws a head kick that half lands.
Inferno scores with a three punch combo!
Jdog Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inferno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clark.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Clark closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Inferno quickly recovers to half guard.
Clark is trying to control. Inferno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jdog Clark hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Left hook, right uppercut from Inferno.
Clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inferno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dante Inferno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jdog Clark.
Inferno stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inferno. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Clark.
Clark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Inferno circles away.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Inferno swivels and escapes.
Inferno swinging wildly here.
Inferno is looking to wear down Clark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inferno. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark wants to clinch up but Inferno keeps it at a distance.
Inferno misses with a head kick.
Clark looks for a takedown but Inferno sprawls well.
Inferno misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inferno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inferno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inferno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt.
Inferno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inferno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Inferno dives in and grabs Clark's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clark pushes down on Inferno's head and hops out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inferno looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jdog 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29

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