PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Serrano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Follow Me by Breaking Benjamin. Danny Clark is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Clark
vs
Serrano

190 cm
23
223 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
29
209 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Serrano!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serrano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Serrano.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Serrano shoots in.
Clark throws a one two combo.
Serrano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clark avoids it really well and circles away.
Serrano shoots in looking for a takedown but Clark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Serrano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danny Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Serrano.
Clark dodges the punch combination from Serrano.
Clark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Serrano misses with a low kick.
Clark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Serrano.
Clark thumps Serrano with a low kick.

Serrano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Clark tries to kick Serrano off but Serrano keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Serrano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Serrano thows a huge punch but Clark dodges it nicely.
Serrano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clark defending well though.
Serrano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Serrano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clark is trying to stand back up but Serrano is controlling him
Serrano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serrano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serrano winds up and cracks Clark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Serrano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clark is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Serrano working Clark over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serrano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Serrano is nestled in close to Clark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Serrano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clark is trying to control but can't.
Serrano throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Serrano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Serrano drops an elbow to the side of Clark's head.
Serrano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Serrano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Serrano not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano thows a huge punch but Clark dodges it nicely.
Serrano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Serrano is nestled in close to Clark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Clark has hold of Serrano's hands but Serrano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Serrano not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Serrano stands up and beckons Clark to join him on the feet.
Serrano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clark.
Danny Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Serrano tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.

Serrano rushes Clark and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Serrano's efforts to push away.
Serrano managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
Serrano has had enough of the clinch but Clark keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Serrano.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Serrano tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.
Serrano working hard to break the clinch.
Serrano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Serrano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark prevents Serrano from breaking the clinch.

Serrano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Serrano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Serrano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Serrano 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.

Serrano shoots in but no luck this time.
Serrano fails to land the takedown.
Serrano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clark defends it nicely.
Danny Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Serrano.
Serrano shoots in but Clark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Serrano 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.
Serrano dives in and grabs Clark's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clark pushes down on Serrano's head and hops out.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Serrano moves away and avoids it.

Serrano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Clark makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark scores with a jab to the body.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Serrano.
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
Serrano shoots in looking for a takedown. Clark tries to sprawl out of it but Serrano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Serrano is breathing heavily.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses Serrano's front leg but catches the back leg as Serrano tries to avoid it.
Clark swinging wildly here.
Serrano shoots in but Clark avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Serrano clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano is trying to break free.
Clark is trying to stall.
Serrano avoiding damage as Clark throws knees to the body.

Serrano breaks the clinch.
Clark stuffs the takedown attempt from Serrano. Serrano gets slowly back to his feet.
Serrano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Serrano shoots in but no luck this time.
Serrano tries to clinch
and Clark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serrano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clark but Clark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clark dips to his left and cracks Serrano with an uppercut!
Clark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Serrano misses with a takedown attempt - Clark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice jab there from Clark.
Clark misses with a looping left.

Clark clinches up with Serrano and pushes him back against the cage.
Serrano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Serrano lands with a left to the head.
Serrano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serrano wants to get back to striking at distance but Clark won't allow it.
Serrano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark is looking to control Serrano's arms but Serrano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clark has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to land knees in the clinch but Serrano avoids the damage to the body.
Clark lands a nice knee to the body.
Serrano is trying to push Clark away but Clark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Serrano is trying to force a seperation but Clark has the dominant position.
Serrano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark keeps control of Serrano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Serrano breaks from the clinch.
Serrano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clark pinned against the cage. Clark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Serrano has Clark up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Serrano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danny Clark will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Serrano looks for a takedown but Clark sprawls well.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Brian Serrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark tries to land a front kick but Serrano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Serrano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark scores with a jab to the head.
Serrano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Serrano.
Clark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clark swings for the body but Serrano moves out of range.
Clark fails to land with a series of punches.

Serrano closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clark quickly recovers to half guard.
Serrano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Serrano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark pushes Serrano off looking to stand but Serrano dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clark's head.
Serrano working over Clark with some ground and pound. Clark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Serrano.
Serrano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clark defending well though.
Clark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Serrano.
Clark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Serrano on the ground.
Serrano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Serrano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Serrano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Serrano slips a nice elbow through Clark's hands, connecting with Clark's forehead.
Serrano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brian Serrano has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Serrano lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serrano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Serrano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Serrano there.
Serrano winds up and cracks Clark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Serrano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Serrano.
Serrano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Serrano winds up and cracks Clark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Serrano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Serrano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Clark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Serrano connects with a nice short shot to Clark's temple.
Serrano lands with a punch from half guard.
Serrano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clark's head.
Serrano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Serrano.
Serrano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Serrano connects with a nice short shot to Clark's temple.
Serrano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Serrano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serrano not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serrano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Serrano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Serrano winds up and cracks Clark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Serrano throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Serrano wants to free his trapped foot but Clark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Serrano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Serrano there.
Serrano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Clark is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Serrano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oh Clark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Serrano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Serrano not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Serrano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Serrano 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Serrano!