PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Clarkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Belford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clarkson
vs
Belford

170 cm
22
146 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

150 cm
19
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Belford!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarkson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Belford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clarkson misses with a double jab.
Clarkson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Clarkson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clarkson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clarkson throws a right hand that Belford ducks under and follows up with a left that Belford also avoids with ease.
Clarkson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Clarkson does no damage.
Belford misses with a takedown attempt
and Clarkson counters with a series of strikes. Belford will be more careful next time no doubt.
Clarkson looks to land a combination but Belford avoids it well.
Clarkson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarkson tries to bum rush Belford with a series of wild strikes but Belford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarkson is breathing heavily.
Belford tries to clinch up.
Belford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clarkson as he avoids it easily.
Trevor Clarkson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Belford.
Clarkson keeps the fight on the outside.
Belford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clarkson circles away.
Clarkson throws a nice looking combination but Belford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clarkson as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belford fails to land the takedown.
Clarkson misses with a few strikes there.
Belford shoots in for a takedown but Clarkson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Belford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clarkson pinned against the cage. Clarkson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clarkson looks to land a combination but Belford avoids it well.
Belford shoots in and drives through. Clarkson sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belford is defended easily by Clarkson.
Clarkson throws a series of punches but Belford avoids them all with ease.
Clarkson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trevor Clarkson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Clarkson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trevor Clarkson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clarkson misses with a two punch combination.
Clarkson keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Belford or perhaps it was just good defense by Clarkson which made him look bad.
Clarkson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belford looks for a takedown but Clarkson sprawls well.
Clarkson misses with a wild combination.
Clarkson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clarkson misses with the combination.
Belford tries for a takedown but Clarkson circles away easily
and Clarkson counters with a three punch combo that has Belford backing up. Belford nods at Clarkson to acknowledge the strikes.
Clarkson misses with a double jab.
Clarkson stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belford.

Belford fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Clarkson to the ground. Belford is now in Clarkson's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Clarkson pushes Belford off and gets back to his feet.
Clarkson tries to bum rush Belford with a series of wild strikes but Belford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clarkson misses with a series of wild punches.
Belford tries to close the distance and clinch but Clarkson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarkson leaves Belford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Clarkson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Clarkson as Belford shoots in.
Belford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clarkson counters with a left and a right that stings Belford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belford is defended easily by Clarkson.
Belford looks for a takedown but Clarkson sprawls well.
Belford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clarkson as he jumps to the side.
Clarkson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clarkson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belford.

Belford shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Clarkson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Clarkson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Clarkson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belford dodges the punch combination from Clarkson.
Belford misses with a takedown
and Clarkson counters with a series of strikes. Belford will be more careful next time no doubt.
Belford shoots in for a takedown but Clarkson shows good takedown defense.
Belford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trevor Clarkson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Belford.
Belford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clarkson pinned against the cage. Clarkson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belford tries for a takedown but Clarkson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clarkson misses with a double jab.
Clarkson throws a series of punches but Belford avoids them all with ease.
Belford moves out of range of the leg kick from Clarkson.
Belford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clarkson is fending him off so far but Belford persists. Nope, Clarkson circles away and we're back to standing.
Belford is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clarkson.
Trevor Clarkson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clarkson throws a right hand that Belford ducks under and follows up with a left that Belford also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clarkson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarkson stuffs the takedown attempt from Belford. Belford gets slowly back to his feet.
Belford shoots in for a takedown but Clarkson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Clarkson throws a right and a left that Belford avoids nicely.
Belford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clarkson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Clarkson. Those never looked like landing.
Trevor Clarkson is winning the standup battle so far.
Clarkson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clarkson stuffs the takedown attempt from Belford. Belford gets slowly back to his feet.
Clarkson leaves Belford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson throws a series of punches but Belford avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Clarkson misses.
Clarkson throws a right hand that Belford ducks under and follows up with a left that Belford also avoids with ease.

Belford scores with a takedown into Clarkson's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clarkson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Belford is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belford slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clarkson dodges the ground and pound from Belford.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Belford tries for a kimura but Clarkson is defending well.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Belford!
Jose Belford managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sport Science Nutrition, into his post fight interview.