PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Clarke (ranked 1226 p4p, 1317 weight class) and Nuufo Seanoa (ranked 183 p4p, 197 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Clarke
vs
Seanoa

193 cm
22
250
6 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
260
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

New Standard

HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuufo Seanoa!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke jabs Seanoa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Seanoa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clarke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Clarke throws a leg kick but Seanoa checks it.
Clarke misses with a shot to the body
and Seanoa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice body kick from Clarke.
Clarke missing with a left hand there. Seanoa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seanoa tries a quick counter leg kick but Clarke is wise to it.
Clarke swings for the body but Seanoa moves out of range.
Clarke cracks Seanoa with a good jab.
Seanoa scores with a nice body kick.
Clarke looks to land a right hand but Seanoa moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seanoa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clarke misses with a looping left.
Seanoa tries to clinch but Clarke is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seanoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Clarke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clarke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seanoa's head.
Seanoa throws a good cross that connects.
Clarke throws a nice looking combination but Seanoa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clarke scores with a jab.
Clarke scores with a shot to the body.
Lewis Clarke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke scores with a decent looking hook.
Seanoa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clarke works over Seanoa's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clarke throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seanoa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Clarke.
Seanoa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Seanoa avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Clarke lands a nice shot that snaps Seanoa's head back.
Seanoa throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Clarke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Seanoa.
Clarke missing with a left hand there. Seanoa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clarke scores with the left hand. Seanoa knows he should have avoided that one.
Clarke tests Seanoa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clarke throws a right hand that Seanoa ducks under and follows up with a left that Seanoa also avoids with ease.
Clarke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seanoa counters with a nice leg kick.
Seanoa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seanoa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clarke throws a hook but Seanoa blocks it.

Seanoa rushes Clarke and presses him up against the cage.
Clarke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clarke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seanoa.
Seanoa jumps guard but Clarke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Seanoa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Clarke after a bit of a struggle.

Seanoa jumps guard.

Seanoa has his foot on Clarke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clarke works his way back into a safe position though.

Seanoa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clarke content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Seanoa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Seanoa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarke is one step ahead there.
Clarke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Seanoa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Clarke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Clarke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seanoa.
Clarke misses with a body shot
and Seanoa counters with a nice uppercut.
Clarke throws a looping overhand right but Seanoa ducks down to avoid it.
Seanoa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Clarke jabs at Seanoa's body.
Seanoa delivers a nice body kick.
Seanoa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clarke tries to bum rush Seanoa with a series of wild strikes but Seanoa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seanoa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clarke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clarke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seanoa can do to turn this around?
Seanoa moves to clinch but Clarke breaks away
and Clarke counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Seanoa clinches.

Clarke manages to break the clinch.
Seanoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seanoa tries to counter with a clinch but Clarke shakes him off and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke lands with a hook. Seanoa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the body from Clarke misses
and Seanoa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Lewis Clarke has been cut.
Seanoa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice leg kick from Clarke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Clarke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clarke.
Seanoa tries to move into range but Clarke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clarke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Seanoa.

Seanoa drives through and clinches with Clarke against the cage.
Clarke misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seanoa.
Seanoa lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clarke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seanoa struggles to land a body shot inside as Clarke controls his hands.
Seanoa tries to pull guard but Clarke holds him up against the cage and eventually Seanoa drops back down to his feet.
Seanoa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clarke's elbow.
I was talking to Clarke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seanoa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clarke smiles and moves away.
Clarke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clarke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seanoas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seanoa walks into a jab.
Clarke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seanoa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seanoa moves out of range as Clarke strikes.
Seanoa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Clarke blocks it well.
Seanoa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Seanoa blocks a jab.
It seemed like Seanoa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seanoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seanoa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Seanoa pushes Clarke up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Clarke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Seanoa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seanoa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lewis Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuufo Seanoa.
Clarke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clarke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seanoa cracks Clarke with a nice body shot.
Seanoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Clarke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seanoa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Seanoa throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seanoa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clarke has a couple of punches blocked by Seanoa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seanoa tries a body shot but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke looking to throw knees to the head but Seanoa is blocking nicely.
Seanoa lands with a light punch inside.
Seanoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seanoa misses with a body punch.
Seanoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seanoa tries to pull guard but Clarke won't allow it.
Clarke gets underhooks to prevent Seanoa's takedown attempt.
Seanoa tries a body shot but Clarke blocks it.

Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clarke cracks a nice hook into Seanoa's ribs.
Clarke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seanoa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clarke throws a jab when Seanoa was well out of range.
Seanoa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Clarke.
Seanoa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clarke connects with a looping right hand.
Seanoa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Clarke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Clarke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Seanoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Clarke catches Seanoa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Seanoa slips a jab and a cross from Clarke.
Seanoa is looking to clinch but Clarke is avoiding it.
Clarke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Clarke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clarke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarke backing away here, and Seanoa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seanoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Seanoa scores with a one two! Clarke had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Seanoa rushes Clarke and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Seanoa.
Seanoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Seanoa controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seanoa.
Seanoa lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Seanoa fails to land.
Clarke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Seanoa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Clarke is rocked!
Seanoa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oh Clarke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seanoa lands a nice uppercut.
Seanoa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Clarke to his knees! Seanoa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuufo Seanoa!